Facilitated by Rabbi Benjamin and Rabbinic Chaplain Tivona Reith.

What do I do when visiting someone who is sick or in the hospital?  What do I say to someone in mourning, or who is experiencing loss or suffering of any kind? How do I work with my own questions and discomforts around illness, death, and suffering?

Havurah Shalom’s theme this year of Hineinu: Here We Are takes many forms. In this workshop, we will explore how we can say Hineinu when visiting those who are ill (bikkur ḥolim) or comforting mourners (niḥum aveylim). We will learn how to cultivate a listening heart and to sit with each other in compassionate and caring ways. The workshop will include study of Torah and other Jewish texts, chanting and meditation, reflection and discussion, and more. This series is a first step in creating a Bikkur Ḥolim (Visiting the Sick) cohort within Havurah, and will be designed as a training for those interested in helping us support each other in this way. Everyone is welcome to participate in the workshop, though, regardless of future commitment.
 

The remaining sessions of this workshop will be taught online, via Zoom. Please use the following login instructions to attend: