25th Annual “Ministering to the Elderly” Conference on Thursday, June 4th, 2020
The Tapestry of Aging: Weaving Threads of Life
Our conference this year will be led by Rabbi Laura Geller. Rabbi Geller will be talking about Getting Good at Getting Older, a book that she wrote with her departed Husband. Rabbi Geller will explain how she came about this topic and why she decided to write this book. Prior to becoming one of the first women to be selected through a national search to lead a major metropolitan synagogue, Rabbi Geller served as the Director of Hillel of University of Southern California for 14 years and as the Pacific Southwest Region's Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress for 4 years. She was featured in the PBS documentary “Jewish Americans.” Author of numerous articles in books and journals, she was on the editorial board of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary. She serves as a Fellow of the Corporation of Brown University from where she graduated in 1971. In addition, she serves on the boards of Encore.org and the Jewish Women's Archive's. Ordained by Hebrew Union College in 1976, she is the third woman in the Reform Movement to become a rabbi.
Rabbi Geller will lead conference participants in the discussion of 70 is not the new 50; 80 is not the new 60. 70 is the new….70. 80 is the new…80. New stage of life between midlife/building our careers and frail old age. What are the fears of this stage? While this generation is no longer young, it is still revolutionary and is now confronting and challenging assumptions about aging by living longer, by being more active than their parents and grandparents, and by simply doing things differently as they age. In the process, boomers are changing the way the world sees older people. Getting Good at Getting Older is a tour for all those of "a certain age" through the resources and skills needed to navigate the years between maturity (building careers/raising families) and frail old age. It brings humor, warmth, and more than 4,000 years of Jewish experience to the question of how to shape this new stage of life.
The Program
Continuing education credits will be available for mental health care professionals, guardians and nursing home administrators.
Miami Jewish Health
Ruby Auditorium
5200 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33137
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
$36 per person Includes CE credit, continental breakfast and lunch.
Miami Jewish Health maintains a traditional kosher kitchen but is not under an external kosher supervision agency. Please call 786.866.8621 if you request a kosher certified meal (KM Hashgacha) or if you have a special dietary request.
Sponsorships and exhibit tables available. Call 786.866.8621 for more information.
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*Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS) has been approved by the Florida Board of Psychology and the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling to sponsor 3.5 continuing education credits for mental health professionals. Also, The South Florida Guardianship Association has been approved by the Florida Statewide Public Guardianship of ce for 4 CEUs for guardians. Continuing education credit will also be available for nurses.
