Past events held by the RAA’s Chaplaincy Commission Committee, led by Rabbi Yehuda (Leonard) Blank MS, BCC, Director of Chaplaincy Commission & External Affairs rablenblank@gmail.com
Full Video: Seminar on Halachic Challenges of the Orthodox Healthcare Jewish Chaplain
On April 26, 2021, RAA/Igud held a seminar titled Halachic Challenges of the Orthodox Healthcare Jewish Chaplain and featuring Rabbi Hershel Welcher, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Rabbi Yehuda (Leonard) Blank, Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, Rabbi Mark Dratch and Rabbi Doniel Kramer. [...Click headline above for more...]
Workshop: The Age of Anxiety
The Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim and Ohel held a webinar on February 15, 2021, titled The Age of Anxiety. The full video is below.
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TOMORROW: Refuah Children’s Center, and Two Other Programs
Three Upcoming Events
- TOMORROW: Refuah Program and the Children’s Center at The Phoenix – Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7:30pm
- CSI and NYU Langone L.I. “Stop the Bleeding” Training – March 10, 2021 at 1:00pm and March 16, 2021 at 7:00pm
- Something to Say at the Seder by Rav Dr. Aaron Glatt – Motzei Shabbos, March 13, 2021 at 8:30pm
1. Refuah Program and the Children’s Center at The Phoenix
The Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim is delighted to invite you to attend a special Zoom presentation on the Refuah Program and the Children’s Center at The Phoenix [...Click headline above for more...]
RECORDING: Special Conference Call on Corona Virus and Halacha
On Wednesday February 19th, 2020, Igud HaRabbonim and the National Council of Young Israel held a special conference call with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Director of RAA/Igud’s Halacha and Medicine Commision, about the Halachic and Medical Implications of Corona Virus. [...Click headline above for more...]
Training Rabbis and Community Leaders To Deal With Social Issues
How can rabbis and community leaders help community members struggling with issues related to drugs, at risk youth, domestic violence and abuse? On August 6, 2019, the Rabbinical Alliance of America — Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American rabbis, the National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) — a national orthodox Synagogue Organization representing 130 Synagogues across the United States with a combined membership of approximately 30,000 families, and the Vaad HaRabbonim of Queens (VHQ) representing the Orthodox rabbinate of Queens, New York teamed up with Amudim, the renowned Jewish agency dedicated to crisis intervention, for a presentation at the Young Israel of Queens Valley, Queens, New York. The special workshop and training overview was titled, “The Role of Rabbis and Community Leaders Dealing with Substance Abuse, Addiction, Sexual Abuse and Mental Health.” Rabbi Zvi Gluck, the founder and director of Amudim, lectured to a crowd of 105 rabbis, rebbitzens, educators and Jewish Communal leaders who attended this important workshop. [...Click headline above for more...]
FULL VIDEO: Rabbis Learn About Self-Care
On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Lenox Hill Hospital, a world premier medical institution opened its doors to a joint program of the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/IGUD), an Orthodox rabbinical association with a membership near 1,000 Orthodox rabbis serving throughout the United States, and the National Council of Young Israel (NCYI), an Orthodox synagogue association with over 130 congregations across America. The symposium, entitled “Mchayil Lchayil, Taking YOUR SELF seriously, THE RABBI and HIS SELF care!”, was geared toward congregational rabbis and institutional chaplains. The symposium reflects the desire of both the RAA/IGUD and the NCYI to collaborate long-term on professional development and training that will enhance the Orthodox rabbi and chaplain. This training focuses on the rabbi’s and chaplain’s need to avoid burnout and to make certain that they are physically and spiritually healthy. A burnt-out rabbi or chaplain is unable to properly tend to the religious and spiritual needs of his congregation and patient. Therefore, the first of this series of professional development focused on staying healthy in order to best answer their calling to serve the community. [...Click headline above for more...]
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