NAJC Los Angeles Symposium: What Mortality Can Teach Us About Living

Presented by Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains

A full day event taking place on Wednesday, October 24 at AJRCA, 574 Hilgard, Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024 and featuring:

Dr. Ira Byock, FAAHPM, leading palliative care physician, author and public advocate for improving care through the end of life, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Institute for Human Caring of Providence Health and Services.

Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, BCC, member of the spiritual leadership at B’nai David Judea Congregation, member of the NAJC Board, and member of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Clergy Roundtable.
The day will include a panel discussion featuring:

Rabbi Jason Weiner, BCC, Director of the Cedars-Sinai Spiritual Care Department, President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California

Rabbi Rochelle Robins, VP and Dean of the Chaplaincy School, The Academy for Jewish Religion, California

Joel Kushner, PsyD, Director, HUC/JIR Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health

Rabbi Dr. H. Rafael Goldstein, BCC, Executive Director of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains