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JAAN hosts, sponsors, and participates in a diverse range of events, presentations, and workshops related to raising awareness and understanding of addiction and recovery in Jewish communities, as well as how Jewish traditions can be applied to these issues. View our upcoming events, as well as past events.
Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS) and JAAN Co-Sponsored
2021 Quarterly Online Recovery-Focused Free Meditation Sits
Next meditation will be on Friday, September 10, 2021 (9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT)
Full schedule and registration information can be found here.
View previous meditations here:
December 5, 2020, March 5, 2021, June 4, 2021.
Tisha B’Av Program (online)
From Destruction to Redemption: Personal Stories of Addiction & Recovery
JAAN will be participating in this program hosted by The Rabbinical Association and Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City
Sunday, July 18, 2021 (2:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm CDT, 5:00 pm EDT)
An invitation to members of any Jewish community is extended.
To register, click here.
JAAN Virutal Workshop for Jewish Communal Professionals
It Happens Here:
Addiction and Mental Health Issues in the Jewish Community
Thursday, July 29, 2021, Sponsored by JFS Washtenaw County, The Lior Project & Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit
Open only to Jewish communal professionals in this area of Michigan
Limmud Seattle Summer 2021 eFest
Shanda No More: Addicition, Recovery & Inclusion in Our Jewish Community
Sunday, August 8, 2021
Registration information forthcoming soon!
Online & National Events
Co-sponsor and panelist - “Lessons from Recovery for Navigating a New World,” a panel discussion about emerging from the pandemic, with JCS Baltimore, Rales JFS Florida, and Beit T’Shuvah
Workshop at Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies’ (NJHSA) 2021 Virtual Annual Conference - “Stories from the Frontline: Addiction & Mental Health in the Jewish Community”
Webinar presenter – “Creating a Culture of Compassion and Action in Response to the Opioid Crisis,” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Partnership Center
Online Speaker Series - “Becoming Vulnerable,” JCSRecovery (The Jewish Board, NY) and T’Shuvah Center
Online blogcast panelist – “Jews Are Not Immune: Exploring Addiction & Mental Health,” Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA), archived here
Workshop for Jewish Educators Assembly’s 65th Annual Conference (Woodland Hills, CA) – “It Happens in Every Community – A Jewish Educator’s Guide to Understanding & Addressing Addiction”
Arizona
Workshop for clergy and Jewish professionals - “It Happens Here: Addiction & Mental Health Issues in the Jewish Community,” Shalom Center at Temple Chai, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, and Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
California
Workshop for Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Pacific District, Southern California Annual Area Day - “It Happens Here, Addiction in the Jewish Community: Creating a Culture of Compassion & Action,” Los Angeles
Sponsorship and presentations at Serenity Shabbat services at various synagogues; these special services focus on addiction awareness and the wisdom of Jewish tradition as it relates to recovery, read article here.
Presentation of Addiction & Recovery Book Sets to synagogues in collaboration with Jewish Federation & Family Services, funded by a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation, Orange County, read article here.
Participant and workshop leader – “Coping with Addiction from a Family Perspective,” at Problems and Solutions: A Community Response to the Opioid and Addiction Epidemic, Orange County
Provided addiction and recovery materials to the Jewish Chaplain at Central California Women’s Facility State Prison
Presentation for teens and parents – “Beyond Prevention: When a Jewish Family Faces Addiction,” University Synagogue, Irvine
Workshop for clergy and educators – “It Happens Here: Addiction in the Jewish Community,” Orange County
Participant and speaker at multi-faith celebration to honor National Recovery Month, Orange County
Presentation at Orange County Jewish Substance Abuse Task Force, Irvine
Presentation at Board of Rabbis, Orange County
Colorado
Workshop for clergy and Jewish professionals - “It Happens Here: Addiction & Mental Health Issues in the Jewish Community,” Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council, BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy Program, and JEWISHcolorado, Denver
Session Leader at Rabbinic and Lay Leadership Training Day – “The Jewish Professional Role: Application to Your Community,” BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy Program at Camp Ramah of the Rockies, Denver
Georgia
Workshop for clergy – “Addiction and Mental Health Issues in the Jewish Community,” Atlanta
Presenter and panelist – “How Wilderness Therapy and Collaborative Community Engagement Can Bring Healing,” Temple Kehillat Chaim, Atlanta
Co-leader in interactive educational presentation with post-B’nai Mitzvah teens, Temple Beth Tikvah, Atlanta
Illinois
Presentation at JCFS Chicago’s Addiction Services Program, Chicago
Ohio
Community Panel Discussion, “Addiction to Recovery: Circle of Caring for Self, Others & Community,” The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University’s Substance Abuse Series, Cleveland
Workshop for clergy and Jewish professionals - “It Happens Here: Addiction & Mental Health Issues in the Jewish Community,” Siegal Jewish Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve Univerisity and Jewish Federation, Cleveland, read article here.
Maryland
Presentation on community addiction advocacy and programming to community leaders and educators, Beth Tfiloh Community School, Baltimore
Michigan
Workshop for clergy and Jewish professionals - “It Happens Here: Addiction & Mental Health Issues in the Jewish Community,” Jewish Family Service and Tri-Community Coalition, Detroit
Texas
Workshop for clergy and clinicians – “It Happens Here: Addiction in the Jewish Community,” Jewish Family Service, Houston
Washington
Book Study - Recovery, the 12 Steps & Jewish Spirituality - Temple Beth Am Hearth Groups, Seattle
Session on Substance Use Disorder, Harm Reduction & Treatment - GIFT (Giving Initiative for Teens) Program of the Stroum Jewish Community
Center, Seattle
D’var Torah – A Jewish Family Faces Addiction – Kavana Cooperative, Seattle
Serenity Shabbat service with Temple Beth Or, Everett
Washington, DC
Workshop for clergy and Jewish professionals - “Wellness & the Jewish Community Agenda,” Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, D.C.
Addiction is a Jewish issue. We’re working to address it.
