Mental Health Awareness Weekend
Date: Mar 09, 2018 - Mar 11, 2018
Location: Chicago Area
Out of the Darkness, Into the Light: A Mental Health Awareness Weekend in Chicago
Featuring Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Mychal Springer, Director, Center for Pastoral Education, JTS
Friday, March 9-Sunday, March 11, 2018
In partnership with Anshe Emet Synagogue, Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel, Emanuel Congregation, Mishkan Chicago, Temple Sholom, and Jewish Child and Family Services
Saturday, March 10
9:30 a.m.: Special D’var Torah: “The Promise of a New Heart and a New Spirit”
1:15 p.m.: Post-Kiddush Discussion: “Prayer as a Resource for Wellbeing”
Anshe Emet Synagogue
Sunday, March 11
10:15–11:45 a.m.: Workshop: “How Do I Know If Something’s Wrong?: Cultivating Empathic Listening”
Emanuel Congregation
The Mental Health Awareness Weekend aims to bring the entire community together to learn about strengthening mental health and supporting those in the community who struggle with mental illness.
