Resiliency Series

Congregation Emanu-El is proud to announce a program series to guide our community through the process of finding our own strength and resiliency in this time of isolation, fear, grief, and uncertainty due to COVID-19. On select Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30pm, join us for nine (virtual) sessions that will explore and uncover tools to help build resiliency in thought and practice—as individuals and in community. We will explore Jewish texts and history to illuminate the topic of resilience, and we’ll learn from clergy, expert facilitators, and each other as we deepen sacred and communal connections and spark our own light in this dark season. The series is free for members of our congregation ($10 per class for non-members). 

You can create your own path by signing up for individual courses or for multiple. You’re welcome to enjoy your dinner or a snack while participating in the class.  

To learn more or register for individual sessions, click the links below:

January 13, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Building Resilience: Lessons from Jewish History”
(led by Rabbi Stephen Pearce, DD, PhD and co-facilitated by Heidi Winig, M.Ed, MPH)
January 20, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Sustaining and Nourishing Relationships During Quarantine”
(led by Rabbi Ryan Bauer)
January 27, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Maintaining Emotional Health in the Face of Social Isolation”
(led by Rabbi Beth Singer and co-facilitated by Madeline Levine, PhD)
February 10, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Childcare and Becoming Teachers to our Children”
(led by Rabbi Sarah Parris and Early Childhood Education Director Nika Greenberg, and co-facilitated by Dana Blum, Senior Director Bay Area & Partnership Events, Common Sense Media)  
February 17, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Supporting Your School Age Child and Adolescent Through the Pandemic”
(led by Rabbi Ryan Bauer and Marjorie Swig, MS/LMFT)  
March 3, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Navigating Bereavement and Loss”
(led by Rabbi Sarah Joselow Parris)  
March 10, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Caring for Sick or Aging Relatives”
(led by Julie Mayer, Emanu-El’s Pastoral Care Provider)
March 17, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Confronting Uncertainty”
(led by Rabbi Jason Rodich)
March 24, 7:00 to 8:30 pm – “Creating a Roadmap and Developing Tools”
(led by Cantor Marsha Attie and co-facilitated by Nina Kaufman, Coach)