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Madrasa-Midrasha | Art & Creativity in Spiritual Care / Chaplaincy

This special Madrasa-Midrasha event stems from the work of two MA students at the GTU, Mia Trachtenberg and Sakinah Alhabshi, who were awarded a Haas Student Research Grant in 2021. The event focuses on how Chaplains use art and creativity in their work with guest speakers Taqwa Surapati, Cancer Care Chaplain at Stanford Health Care, and Amy Shoemaker, Director of Operations for the Covid Grief Network and Relief Chaplain at Stanford Health Care.

Webinar: New Initiatives in International Chaplaincy Education

Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of Interreligious Chaplaincy at the Graduate Theological Union, will discuss new initiatives in international chaplaincy education and how they challenge historic models of spiritual care, in conversation with Trace Haythorn, Executive Director of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. This free online webinar is hosted by the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab at Brandeis University.

Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Spiritual Care

Spiritual care is now recognized as an essential component of health care. Please join us as we explore Jewish and Islamic perspectives on accompanying patients, families and care-givers in the hospital setting and the role of the chaplain.

Speakers: Kamal Abu-Shamsieh and Bruce Feldstein

Moderators: Deena Aranoff and Munir Jiwa

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