Life and Action
On May 16, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, Northern California Holocaust Center, Jewish Milestones, the Jewish Daily Forward and Zeek Media offer a full-day of events on the Art of Healing, including: workshops on bodywork and spiritual healing; a lecture on the exhibit “Our Struggle”; a reading by poets Chana Bloch, Hannah Stein, and Julia Bloch; an interactive performance by the Playback Theater; and a closing healing ritual.
Advance tickets are just $10 and include admittance to the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s exhibits, a free copy of Zeek’s spring issue on Healing, and attendance at all events. Click here to buy your tickets now!
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