In support of CMHA Mental Health Week, join us for a special virtual event 2ND ANNUAL JEWISH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS SHABBAT,

MENTAL HEALTH

Thursday May 7, 2020

7:30-9:00 PM

Join the symposium: www.TBDJ.org/mentalhealth2020

Call-in Phone Number: 1-855-5 31-0118;

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Norman Blumenthal

A licensed clinical psychologist in New York, Dr. Blumenthal heads the trauma team for OHEL and has, for the last 25 years, been at the forefront of addressing the emotional impact of calamitous events and losses particularly in the Jewish community. Most recently, this has included the Pittsburgh shooting, Houston floods, Malibu fires and the assaults in Jersey City and Monsey. At Yeshiva University's rabbinic program, Dr. Blumenthal actively participates in the training of prospective clergy, particularly in the areas of pastoral counseling, trauma and grief. He maintains a practice in Cedarhurst, New York and serves on the boards of several programs geared towards special education services, mentoring and continuing education and career development for Orthodox mental health professionals. SYMPOSIUM Anxiety through the Lifespan: A Jewish Community Response Featuring a panel of local speakers

Dr. Rachel Goodman, Moderator;   Co-Chair, Mental Health Shabbat 2020

Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich; Rabbi, Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem

Barbara Victor; Chief Clinical Officer, Ometz

Lynn Harris; Family Peer Support Worker, AMI-Quebec

For more information: Event Co-Chairs

rachel.goodman@aspler.com, yairmeyers@gmail.com

Event partners:

ADATH ISRAEL POALE ZEDEK ANSHEI OZEROFF; ALBERT & TEMMY LATNER FOREST HILL JEWISH CENTRE; BETH AVRAHAM YOSEF OF TORONTO; BETH ISRAEL BETH AARON; BETH ZION CONGREGATION; CHABAD CHAI CENTER; CHABAD NDG - ROHR JEWISH CENTRE; CHABAD OF THE TOWN; CHEVRA KADISHA B’NAI JACOB SYNAGOGUE; CONGREGATION BETH ORA; CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH; CONGREGATION; DORSHEI EMET; CONGRÉGATION SEPHARADE OR HAHAYIM; CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM; CONGREGATION SHOMRIM LABOKER; CONGREGATION TIFERETH BETH DAVID JERUSALEM; MONTREAL TORAH CENTER; OR CHAIM MINYAN; SHAAREI SHOMAYIM CONGREGATION; SHAAREI TEFILLAH; SHAARE ZEDEK; SHAARE ZION; TEMPLE EMANU-EL-BETH SHOLOM; THE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE OF MONTREAL; ZICHRON YISROEL

Event sponsors: AGENCE OMETZ; AMI QUEBEC, FEDERATION CJA, CONGREGATION TIFERETH BETH DAVID JERUSALEM, CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM