WILLIAM CUTTER, RABBI, PhDis Steinberg Emeritus Professor inHuman Relations. He was Professor ofEducation and Modern HebrewLiterature and Founding Director of theKalsman Institute, HUC-JIR, Los Angeles.

KAREN FOX, RABBI, MFThas served Wilshire Boulevard Templesince the the mid 1980’s when she wasthe Director of Camp Hess Kramer. Shealso holds a Doctor of Divinity and is alicensed Marriage and FamilyPsychotherapist.

JULIE PELC, RABBI, MAEdis Assistant Director of Kalsman. She isco-editor of the anthology, Joining theSisterhood: Young Jewish Women WriteTheir Lives. She writes and teaches onpastoral care based on her studies of theBook of Job: “When More Bad ThingsHappen to Good People.”

MICHELE PRINCE, LCSW, MAJCSis Director of the Kalsman Institute.She is a member of the oncology socialwork staff at the USC/Norris CancerHospital and is founder of the JewishBereavement Project.

HOWARD SILVERMAN, MDcurrently serves as the Assistant Dean forInformation Resources at the Universityof Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenixin partnership with Arizona StateUniversity. He is a Clinical Professor ofFamily and Community Medicine at theUniversity of Arizona.

Faculty

A project of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Healthand Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles

OPENING RETREATDecember 12-14, 2008

Los Angeles

ONLINE LEARNINGDecember 15, 2008 to

February 27, 2009

CLOSING RETREATMarch 1, 2009

Los Angeles

THE KALSMAN INSTITUTEON JUDAISM AND HEALTH

Michele Prince, Director

In the connections between Judaism and health, theKalsman Institute is a catalyst for interaction, dis-cussions and partnerships among spiritual leaders,healthcare providers, and community members.Kalsman provides pastoral education to futureReform leaders on the Los Angeles HUC-JIR cam-pus. Conferences and workshops convened byKalsman generate ideas and projects on Jewish spir-ituality and healing, bioethics, illness and wellness,and the health of the healthcare system. Through anetwork of nearly 200 Kalsman Partners, theInstitute contributes to Jewish thought and practicethrough training, collaboration and dialogue.

www.huc.edu/kalsman213-749-3424

WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE

One of our country’s most highlyrespected Reform congregations,Wilshire Boulevard Temple has beenresponding to the needs of the LosAngeles Jewish community since 1862.Wilshire Boulevard Temple is many things:

� A center for Jewish spirituality and celebration.� A place to explore the wisdom and power of ourreligious legacy.

� A place for lifelong learning and friendship.� An involved congregation where every personmakes a difference.

wwwwww..wwiillsshhiirreebboouulleevvaarrddttemple.orgg213-388-2401

© 2008 Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health

2008 KALSMANINSTITUTE

ASSAF:JUDAISM, HEALTH

& HEALINGFOR PHYSICIANS

2008 KALSMANINSTITUTE

ASSAF:JUDAISM, HEALTH

& HEALINGFOR PHYSICIANS

RETREAT SITE The Steve Breuer Conference Center at Camp HessKramer in Malibu rests in the valley of a mountain,with walking access to the beach on the PacificOcean. See www.wbtcamps.org/rentals.aspfor pictures and details.

COST$695 covers your cost for the ten-week course and the opening and closing retreats. This includesa single-occupancy room and meals for two nightsin December, and meals in March. TRAVELLos Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the closest airport to Camp Hess Kramer. Travelarrangements must be handled privately. Pleaseplan to arrive in Malibu no later than 2:00 PM onDecember 12 and depart the camp no earlier than2:00 PM on December 14. Please make carpool or flight plans accordingly.

Accommodations&Travel

Encinal Beach, Malibu: Sarah Dixon

ASSAFThe name ASSAF originated from the Book of Assaf, the earliestmedical book in Hebrew. Written by a physician, Assaf, whopracticed medicine in Israel in the fifth century BCE, the bookdiscusses illness, treatment and prevention. The Book of Assafincludes Assaf's Oath, which in many aspects resembles theoaths of Hippocrates and Maimonides, which will be studied inthe program. The hospital in central Israel, Assaf Harofeh (Assafthe Physician), is named after him.

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The Kalsman Institute and WilshireBoulevard Temple, Los Angeles areproud to offer ASSAF: Judaism, Healthand Healing for Physicians. This retreatand online learning program isdesigned to help Jewish physiciansintegrate their clinical and spirituallives.

The course of study brings togetherthe clinical experience and theory ofleading practitioners with the richresources of the Jewish tradition.

The online education course is book-ended by retreats, and providesa realistic program for clinicians whooften have cramped schedules andcompeting demands on their time.

Please Join Us

We will convene in Malibu, California, outside of LosAngeles, in December, 2008, where we will cele-brate Shabbat, study together and provide you withall of the information you will need to access theinteractive online course.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 20082:00 PM – 9:30 PM includes orientation, text study,Shabbat celebration and dinner, followed by anevening program.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 20088:00 AM – 8:00 PM includes meals, prayer services,group and chevruta, or partnered, Torah and textstudy and ample free time.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER14, 20088:00 AM – 2:00 PMText study continuesand the group will writeand share kavanot, per-sonal statements, andlearn “Tools for TenWeeks” in preparationfor the distance learn-ing. Breakfast, lunchand a closing programwill round out the day.

DECEMBER 15, 2008 - FEBRUARY 27, 2009Immediately following the Opening Retreat, partici-pants begin the online portion of the program,studying in chevruta, or partners, using the internet,telephone and printed materials.

The website has easy to follow details, includingHebrew and English texts, partner study questions, aparticipant and faculty discussion board for onlinedialogue, and materials for further study.Participants should plan to spend between 1-3 hoursper week on average. This can be done anywhereand any time it is convenient for you to access theinternet.

MARCH 1, 200910:00 am - 4:00 pmWe will reconvene in Malibu for a final day of study,sharing, reflection and program closure.

For physicians hungry for exposure to Jewish learning specifically related to Judaism and health.

THE PROGRAMINCLUDES:

� Opening Shabbaton retreat

� 10 weeks of partnered,interactive online learning

� Closing retreat

No previous online learningexperience is needed.

TOPICS COVERED• Suffering • End of Life• Ethics • Hope

Opening Retreat

REGISTRATION

Interactive OnlineLearning - 10 weeks

Closing Retreat

Please visit www.kalsman.org

This program was initially created as a collaboration between the KalsmanInstitute and Phoenix’s Temple ChaiDeutsch Family Shalom Center, offeringJewish physicians a way to integrate theirclinical and spiritual lives.

A team of clergy, physicians and health-care professionals came together to draftthe scope and curriculum for ASSAF. Anadvisory group was convened to createand implement a course in Jewish healthand healing for physicians. Members ofthis advisory group are:

� Rabbi Mari Chernow, Temple Chai, Phoenix, Arizona

� Sharona Silverman, Director, Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Temple Chai, Phoenix, Arizona

Three individuals who also made importantcontributions to the initiative are:

� Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, CSW, Rabbinic Director of the National Center for Jewish Healing of the JBFCS in New York � ElizabethFeldman, MD, Pediatric/Adolescent Coordinatorof the UIC/Illinois Masonic Family PracticeResidency in Chicago � Chaplain BruceFeldstein, MD, Founder and Director, JewishChaplaincy, Stanford University Medical Centerin Palo Alto.

History

The Abraham Perlman Foundation and Mark and Peachy Levy

are thanked for their generous support of this program.

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