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Edythe Mencher LCSW

Faculty for Sacred Caring Community, Director URJ Presidential Disabilities Inclusion Initiative
Union for Reform Judaism
Participates in 4 items
Rabbi Mencher serves as URJ Faculty for Sacred Caring Community and Coordinator of the URJ-Ruderman Family Foundation Partnership for Inclusion of People with Disabilities and is an adjunct faculty member of Hebrew Union College-JIR’s Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program in Pastoral Counseling. She has served on the Steering Committee of the Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership, created to foster dialogue between psychiatrists and faith leaders. She is the co-author of Resilience of the Soul: Developing Emotional and Spiritual Resilience in Adolescents and Their Families. Ordained by Hebrew Union College-JIR in 1999, Rabbi Mencher is also a graduate of the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and of Hunter College School of Social Work.
 

Sessions in which Edythe Mencher LCSW participates

Tuesday 21 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:15 AM
8:15 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom

Worship

Shira Joseph, Congregation Shaaray Shalom (Participant)

Matan Koch (Participant)

Ben Spratt, Congregation Rodeph Sholom (Participant)

Edythe Mencher LCSW, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

Rebecca Dubowe, Moses Montefiore Temple (Participant)

Cantor Faryn Kates Rudnick, Temple Beth-El, Northbrook, IL (Participant)

This worship experience will model how an inclusion-intentioned prayer enables the most meaningful experience for all.  From setting to liturgy to ...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Ethics and Disabilities
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Inman

Workshop

Edythe Mencher LCSW, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

In every setting in which we serve, rabbis regularly face and are asked about ethical dilemmas related to disability. Ethical questions and challen...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Building Isaiah's Vision
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Inman

Workshop

Rebecca Dubowe, Moses Montefiore Temple (Participant)

Shira Joseph, Congregation Shaaray Shalom (Participant)

Cantor Faryn Kates Rudnick, Temple Beth-El, Northbrook, IL (Participant)

Matan Koch (Participant)

Ben Spratt, Congregation Rodeph Sholom (Participant)

Edythe Mencher LCSW, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

This workshop will offer both concrete tools and philosophical considerations to create worship experiences inclusive of a wide range of needs and ...

Wednesday 22 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
4:00 PM
4:00 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Inman

Workshop

Edythe Mencher LCSW, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

The role of the Rabbi as a leader, pastoral counselor and teacher is often a complex role. This workshop will explore the ethics around the profess...