Past Events
Refa'einu Healing Service - Past Speakers and Topics
Yoga in Judaism: A tool for increasing awareness and intention
Ida Unger, M. Ed., Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
Presented June 28, 2010
Pediatric Psychiatry
Lance Steinberg, M.D.
Presented March 22, 2010
The Healing Power of Pets
Jack Barron, Jr., Director of UCLA's People Animal Connection
Presented February 22, 2010
Getting Older... and Better: Tools for preserving health and vitality
Hyla Cass, M.D.
Presented January 25, 2010
Living With and Managing Chronic Pain
Dr. David Wallenstein, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA
Presented November 30, 2009
Breast Cancer
Dr. Sylvana Martino, Director of the Breast Cancer Program at Angeles Clinic
Presented October 19, 2009
Depression: Integrating Medical and Psycho/Spiritual Approaches
Dr. Robert Ashley, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine
Presented May 18, 2009
Infertility
Debra Sussman of Resolve, the National Infertility Associatiion
Presented April 27, 2009
Ms. Sussman spoke on infertility, stress reduction and various treatment options
Prostate Cancer
Dr. David Josephson
Presented February 23, 2009
Breast Cancer
Dr. Susan Love, author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
Presented January 26, 2009
Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimers – New Developments
Dr. Helen Lavretsky, Associate Professor In-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA
Presented November 17, 2008
Dr. Lavretsky is a geriatric psychiatrist with research interest in geriatric and caregiver depression, as well as complementary and alternative medicine and mind-body approaches to treatment and prevention of mood and cognitive disorders in older adults.
Cancer care and Complementary Medicine
Dr. Mary L. Hardy, Director UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology
Presented May 12, 2008
Diabetes
Dr. David Aftergood, Assoc Clinical Prof at the UCLA-Geffen School of Medicine
Presented April 12, 2008
Sexual Assault and its aftermath
Gail Abarbanel, LCSW, Founder and Director of Rape Treatment Ctr, SM-UCLA Med Ctr
Presented March 24, 2008
An intimate conversation with…
Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D., Meditation teacher and author
Presented December 10, 2007
Are you paying attention to your heart?
Margo B. Minissian, ACNP, Pgm Director of Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr
Presented January 22, 2007
Stress, Environment and Diet in Cancer and other serious illness
Dr. Soram Singh Khalsa
Presented November 27, 2006
JHCLA in the Community & Beyond
Skirball Adult Education Course
You Shall Teach Your Children: The Art of Writing an Ethical Will
Rabbi Carla Howard
Presented November 5, 2008
A four week class that met Wednesday afternoons November 5, 12 and 19, and December 3 on the art of writing ethical wills.
Third International Congress of Thanatology
Providing spiritual Care at End of Life
Rabbi Carla Howard
Presented October 1, 2008
A three-day international conference of physicians and other healthcare professionals, which took place at the Century XXI Medical Center in Mexico City on the care of the terminally ill.
