BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//35.223.60.253//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.jfskc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rad5ggq38gavkbpof335av194t@google.com DTSTAMP:20240328T103941Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Start your week off with a habit to help foster happiness! As w e face ever changing uncertainty in our daily lives\, we know there are ha bits that foster happiness regardless of our circumstances. \nJoin us as w e start our week developing simple habits for greater happiness based on e xperts in the field. \nHappiness Habits is a free hallf-hour program in pa rtnership between JFS\, the Kansas City Public Library\, and the Greater K ansas City Mental Health Coalition.\nThe program is open to anyone\, but r egistration is required through the library’s website.\nRegister Here: htt ps://www.kclibrary.org/node/29440/register \nEach half-hour interactive pr ogram has a theme.\nHappiness Habits Topics\n• March 15: Media’s Impact on Happiness•March 22: Impact of games on Happiness•March 29: Finding Happin ess in the Spring•April 5: Happiness with our Pets/Animals•April 12: Physi cal & Mental Health’s impact on Happiness•April 19: Happiness through Mind fulness•April 26: YOUR Happiness\nFor more information\, please email navi gator@jfskc.org or call (913) 327-8250. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210329T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210329T153000 RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20210427;BYDAY=MO;WKST=SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:JFS Virtual Happiness Habits URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/jfs-virtual-happiness-habits/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nStart your we ek off with a habit to help foster happiness! As we face ever changing unc ertainty in our daily lives\, we know there are habits that foster happine ss regardless of our circumstances.
\nJoin us as we start our week developing simple habits for greater happiness based on experts in the fie ld.
\nHappiness Habits is a free hallf-hour program in partnership between JFS\, the Kansas City Public Library\, and the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Coalition.
\nThe program is open to anyone\, but regi stration is required through the library’s website.
\nRegister He
re:
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s://www.kclibrary.org/node/29440/register
Each half-hour inte ractive program has a theme.
\nHappiness Habits Topics
\n< p>• March 15: Media’s Impact on HappinessFor more information\, please email navigator@jfskc.org or call (913) 327 -8250.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:mindfulness\,virtual\,mental health\,free\,habits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10521@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T103941Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Your mental health is just as important as your physical health and must be a priority. Join JFS and Erik Hulse\, Mindfulness-Based Stres s Reduction (MBSR) teacher at the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness\, who w ill guide participants through his Loving Kindness program to help establi sh routines and habits to strengthen mental health.\n\n\n\nJoin on Faceboo k Live facebook.com/jfskc\n\n\n\nOR Join on Zoom\nhttps://zoom.us/j/964855 34851 \nMeeting ID: 964 8553 4851 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210526T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210526T124500 LOCATION:online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Making Space for YOUR Mental Health: Lunch & Learn URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/making-space-for-your-mental-health-lunch-l earn/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nYour mental h ealth is just as important as your physical health and must be a priority. Join JFS and Erik Hulse\, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teach er at the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness\, who will guide participants t hrough his Loving Kindness program to help establish routines and habits t o strengthen mental health.
\nOR Join on Zoom
\nhttps://zoom.us/j/964 85534851
\nMeeting ID: 964 8553 4851
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:stress reduction\,Loving Kindness\,Erik Hulse\,mental health month\,mindfulness END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10795@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T103941Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Chaplaincy\,Counseling and Mental Health CONTACT:Annette Fish\; 913-327-8226\; afprogram@aol.com\; https://www.kcrab bi.org DESCRIPTION:This year’s Tisha B’Av observances will include a virtual discu ssion at 4 p.m.\, July 18: From Destruction to Redemption: Personal Storie s of Addiction and Recovery hosted by the Rabbinical Association and Jewis h Family Services of Greater Kansas City.\nHear from members of the commun ity who have suffered personally or have a loved one who has suffered from addiction. The program will also include reflection of the path from addi ction to recovery as a form of transition from destruction to redemption. \nParticipants will include: Rabbi David M. Glickman\, Congregation Beth S halom\, who will share the story of his brother’s struggles with addiction \; Mia Cohen\, a recording artist and social media branding specialist cur rently working for Jewish Family and Career Services in Atlanta\; a colleg e student\; an adult who has struggled with addiction\; and Marla Kauffman \, executive director and founder of Jewish Addiction Awareness Network (J AAN)\, whose son is in a long-term recovery from substance use disorder. K auffman has been active in the Seattle Jewish community since relocating t here with her husband\, Joe\, in November 2019.\nSarah Link Ferguson\, dev elopment officer at First Call and member of Congregation Koi Ami\, will m oderate the discussion. Ferguson is also a member of the recovery communit y and has written about her experience as a Jewish person in recovery for outlets such as Tablet magazine and the Temper. She is passionate about de stigmatizing issues such as mental illness and substance use disorder espe cially within the Jewish community.\n“We are excited to hold this importan t community discussion especially at this time. Talking about addiction ha s always been somewhat of a taboo subject in the Jewish community\, but th e number of individuals with substance abuse disorder has dramatically inc reased due to the pandemic\,” said Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick\, Community Chap lain at Jewish Family Services and co-organizer of the event. “We are hopi ng this will be the beginning of many more discussions and a pathway to he lp for many individuals.”\nRegister for the virtual program : https://docs .google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer_AM1wqqIJlc75r4FTpuiercPI_eRPrjOM9rBJK28LR cDsQ/viewform.\nTisha B’Av (The nineth day of the Hebrew month of Av) is a day of national mourning. The holiday primarily commemorates the destruct ion of the 1st and 2nd Temples\, but also other tragedies of the Jewish pe ople. The community Tisha B’Av observance will be held at 9:30 p.m. July 1 7 at Beth Shalom and online.\nFor more information\, visit kcrabbi.org or contact Annette Fish\, Rabbinical Association Administrator/Program Direct or at afprogram@aol.com or 913-327-8226. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210718T160000 LOCATION:virtual SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Personal Stories of Addiction and Recovery Focus of Tisha B’Av Obs ervance URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/personal-stories-of-addiction-and-recovery- focus-of-tisha-bav-observance/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06 /Addiction-photo-300x251.jpg\;300\;251\,medium\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-c ontent/uploads/2021/06/Addiction-photo-300x251.jpg\;300\;251\,large\;https ://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Addiction-photo-300x251.jpg\;3 00\;251\,full\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Addiction- photo-300x251.jpg\;300\;251 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThis year’s Tisha B’Av observances will include a vi
rtual discussion at 4 p.m.\, July 18: From Destruction to Redemption: Pers
onal Stories of Addiction and Recovery hosted by the Rabbinical Associatio
n and Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City.
\nHear from memb
ers of the community who have suffered personally or have a loved one who
has suffered from addiction. The program will also include reflection of t
he path from addiction to recovery as a form of transition from destructio
n to redemption.
Participants will include: Rabbi David M. Glickma n\, Congregation Beth Shalom\, who will share the story of his brother’s s truggles with addiction\; Mia Cohen\, a recording artist and social media branding specialist currently working for Jewish Family and Career Service s in Atlanta\; a college student\; an adult who has struggled with addicti on\; and Marla Kauffman\, executive director and founder of Jewish Addicti on Awareness Network (JAAN)\, whose son is in a long-term recovery from su bstance use disorder. Kauffman has been active in the Seattle Jewish commu nity since relocating there with her husband\, Joe\, in November 2019.
\nSarah Link Ferguson\, development officer at First Call and member of Congregation Koi Ami\, will moderate the discussion. Ferguson is also a m ember of the recovery community and has written about her experience as a Jewish person in recovery for outlets such as Tablet magazine and the Temp er. She is passionate about destigmatizing issues such as mental illness a nd substance use disorder especially within the Jewish community.
\n“We are excited to hold this important community discussion especially at this time. Talking about addiction has always been somewhat of a taboo sub ject in the Jewish community\, but the number of individuals with substanc e abuse disorder has dramatically increased due to the pandemic\,” said Ra bbi Jonathan Rudnick\, Community Chaplain at Jewish Family Services and co -organizer of the event. “We are hoping this will be the beginning of many more discussions and a pathway to help for many individuals.”
\nReg ister for the virtual program : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL Ser_AM1wqqIJlc75r4FTpuiercPI_eRPrjOM9rBJK28LRcDsQ/viewform. p>\n
Tisha B’Av (The nineth day of the Hebrew month of Av) is a day of n ational mourning. The holiday primarily commemorates the destruction of th e 1st and 2nd Temples\, but also other tragedies of the Jewish people. The community Tisha B’Av observance will be held at 9:30 p.m. July 17 at Beth Shalom and online.
\nFor more information\, visit kcrabbi.org or contact Annette Fish\, Rabbinical Association Administrator/Prog ram Director at afprogram@aol.com or 913-327-8226.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:personal stories\,addiction\,recover\,Tisha B'Av\,Rab bi Jonathan Rudnick\,recovery\,Jewish\,free\,kansas city\,JFSKC X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11191@www.jfskc.org DTSTAMP:20240328T103941Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Counseling and Mental Health\,Family Life and Edu cation\,Older Adult Services CONTACT:Sondra Wallace\; swallace@jfskc.org\; www.jfskc.org DESCRIPTION:We live in a hectic\, fast-paced world now made more challengin g by the ongoing pandemic. More people are experiencing stress and anxiety and are reaching out for tools to help them cope with our complex reality . \nTo address the rising need\, Jewish Family Services is offering Mindfu l Mondays\, a free\, virtual mindful training program offered every Monday from 11:30 a.m. to noon through Dec. 13.\nUsing the Zoom platform\, the s essions are free\, but registration is required at Mindful Mondays registr ation link. Once registered\, participants will receive a link to join ea ch session. Participants may attend one or all virtual sessions. \nMindfu lness is a practice anchored in science and focused on being intensely awa re of what an individual is sensing and feeling in the moment without inte rpretation of judgement. \nLed by Sondra Wallace\, MSED\, JFS YouBeYou and Mental Health Coalition Coordinator and Julia Grimm\, LMLP\, JFS therapis t.\nWeekly themes: \nSept. 27: Self-Compassion\nOct. 4: Generosity\nOct. 1 1: Non-Judging\nOct. 18: Body Scan\nOct. 25: Letting Go\nNov. 1: Sitting w ith Emotions\nNov. 8: Trust\nNov. 15: Values\nNov. 29: Generosity\nDec. 6: Acceptance\nDec. 13: Patience\nFor more information\, contact Sondra Wall ace at swallace@jfskc.org. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210927T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211213T120000 LOCATION:Virtual @ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsf-uvrDMsGN0 sUcsJpj9wIEIIZKF0aKnU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mindful Mondays URL:https://www.jfskc.org/event/mindful-mondays/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09 /2021-Mindful-Mondays-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.jfskc. org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Mindful-Mondays-300x180.jpg\;300\;180\ ;1\,large\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Mindful-M ondays-1024x614.jpg\;1024\;614\;1\,full\;https://www.jfskc.org/wp-content/ uploads/2021/09/2021-Mindful-Mondays.jpg\;1500\;900\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe live in a hectic\ , fast-paced world now made more challenging by the ongoing pandemic. More people are experiencing stress and anxiety and are reaching out for tools to help them cope with our complex reality.
\nT o address the rising need\, Jewish Family Services is offering Mindful Mon days\, a free\, virtual mindful training program offered every Monday from 11:30 a.m. to noon through Dec. 13.
\nUsing the Zoom platform\, the sessions are f ree\, but registration is required at Mindful Monday s registration link. Once registered\, participants will rec eive a link to join each session. Participants may attend one or all virtu al sessions.
\nMindfulness is a practice an chored in science and focused on being intensely aware of what an individu al is sensing and feeling in the moment without interpretation of judgemen t.
\nLed by Sondra Wallace\, MSED\, JFS YouBeYou and Mental Health Coalition Coordinator and Julia Grimm\, LMLP\, JFS therapist.
\nS
ept. 27: Self-Compassion
\nOct. 4: Generosity
\nOct. 11: Non-Jud
ging
\nOct. 18: Body Scan
\nOct. 25: Letting Go
\nNov. 1: S
itting with Emotions
\nNov. 8: Trust
\nNov. 15: Values
\nNo
v. 29: Generosity
\nDec. 6: Acceptance
\nDec. 13: Patience
For more information\, contact Sondra Wallace at swallace@jfskc.org.
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