Upcoming Events

• Experiential Jewish Mindfulness as Shabbos/Shabbat Practice - Nefesh International Annual Conference, Hauppauge NY - December 29th, 2023

• Generalist Social Work Practice I and II - graduate courses at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Fall 2023-Spring 2024.

• Scholar-in-Residence, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit, Shavuot 5784 / June 2024

Past Events

Generalist Social Work Practice I and II - graduate courses at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Spring-Summer 2023.

International Presenter, Limmud NZ. Auckland, New Zealand. August 26th and 27th, 2023.

Pain-killers: Opioid Addiction, Chronic Pain, and the Science of Mindfulness (a full-day webinar). Thursday, July 20th, 2023; Thursday, October 26th, 2023; Thursday, December 7th, 2023.

Cultural Competence: LGBTQ and Conflicting Religious Values, a webinar. Wednesday, July 26th, 2023; Wednesday, October 18th, 2023; Wednesday, December 13th, 2023.

Retreat Faculty - Shavuot at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT. May 25th-May 28th, 2023.

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend - Rochester, NY. April 28th-30th, 2023.

Making Space for G!d: Experiential Jewish Mindfulness - Nefesh International 25th Annual Conference, Hilton Parsippany, New Jersey. January 7th, 2023.

Addiction, The Golden Calf, and Us - Limmud Festival, Birmingham, England. December 25th, 2022.

Listen to Your Heart: A Psychotherapist and a Rabbi Walk into a Session: a joint presentation with Rabba Yaffa Epstein - Limmud Festival, Birmingham, England. December 24th, 2022.

Mindfulness? That’s Meshuga! - Limmud Festival, Birmingham, England. December 24th, 2022.

What Does G!d Want Us to Do With Our Feelings? - Soulful Shavuot, A Night of Learning. Riverdale, NY. June 5th, 2022.

“Cultural Competence: LGBTQ and Conflicting Religious Values”, a webinar - April 5th, 2021

“Calm in a Crisis: COVID-related Stress Reduction and Self-Care” - Morningside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bronx, NY - March 24th, 2022

“Treating Chronic Pain with the Science of Mindfulness” - a webinar - March 21st, 2022

“Opioid Addiction: What, Why, and What Now?” - a webinar - March 21st, 2022

“Cultural Competence: LGBTQ and Conflicting Religious Values”, a webinar - December 12th, 2021

“Caring for Clients with Addiction during COVID”, a webinar - November 18th, 2021

“Addiction and COVID-19, Part II” - A webinar event for Social Workers and Case Managers - April 28th, 2021

“Addiction and COVID-19, Part I” - A webinar event for Social Workers and Case Managers - April 21st, 2021

“Anxiety Theory and Treatment” - A webinar event for Social Workers and Case Managers - December 9th, 2020

Connection, Childhood, and China - featured storyteller at Global Variety Hour, a JDC Entwine storytelling festival - August 3rd, 2020

“Tips and Tools for Mental Resilience During COVID-19” - A grief-focused webinar with My WellBeing - May 15th, 2020

“Managing Crisis Situations” - A Webinar for Hospital and Nursing Home Social Workers and Case Managers - May 5th, 2020

“Tips and Tools for Mental Resilience During COVID-19” - A coping-focused webinar with My WellBeing - May 5th, 2020

Speaking Residency for Passover with Passover Getaways - Callaway Resort & Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA - April 7th-19th, 2020 - Cancelled due to COVID-19

“The Opioid Crisis: How did we get here, and what do we do now?” - Professional event, Brooklyn NY - February 27th, 2020

“Individuality, Community, and Football” - Community event, Washington Heights, NY - February 2020

“Finding Support and Resilience in Tough Times” - Community event, Washington Heights, NY - January 2020

“Practical Mindfulness Tools You Will Actually Use In Session” - Professional Conference (Nefesh), Hauppauge NY - December 2019

“Stress Reduction for College Students” - Hillel @Kansas University, Lawrence, KS - November 2019

“Why do we have feelings?” - Community event, Washington Heights, NYC - August 2019

“Caring for others, caring for ourselves”- Community event, Washington Heights, NYC - August 2019

“Mindfulness under the Stars” - Professional event, New City, NY - July 2019

“Jewish Mindfulness” - Limmud Conference, Shanghai, China - May 2019

“Introduction to Mindfulness” - Private event, Tobyhanna, PA - April 2019

“Using Mindfulness to Treat Addiction”  - Webinar for Professionals, October 2018

“The Twelve Step Approach to Addiction” - Webinar for Professionals, October 2018

“The Self of the Therapist” - Professional event, Lawrence, NY - July 2018

“Mindfulness: An Experiential Practice” - Professional event, Lakewood, NJ - November 2017