Shera Dubitsky, Sharsheret’s Senior Advisor, will be discussing how to best meet the needs of women with breast or ovarian attending the mikvah, or ritual bath. Please contact Beth Broodo at [email protected] for time and location. Breast cancer affects all aspects of a woman’s life, including the physical, emotional and spiritual. Mikvah attendants can greatly […]
Shera Dubitsky, Sharsheret’s Senior Advisor, will educate the staff at the Houston Jewish Family Service about the unique issues that impact Jewish women facing breast or ovarian cancer, how the staff can help, and how Sharsheret can help. To bring a Cultural Competency Training to your medical center, or for more information, please contact Melissa […]
In this unique workshop, Shera Dubitsky, Sharsheret’s Senior Advisor, and Melissa K. Rosen, Director of National Outreach, will take participants through an afternoon of of exploring how to speak about a cancer experience, how to write about it, and how doing so can be healing and cathartic, as well as educate community members. For more […]
Join Sharsheret and Cancer Support Community in Dallas for I Have Never Met a Metaphor I Didn’t Like, presented by Shera Dubitsky, MEd, MA, Sharsheret Senior Advisor. Metaphors offer common images that are relatable and can be used to manage your thoughts and emotions with the goal of feeling more balanced and secure. This presentation […]
Join Sharsheret Supports Partner, the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton, for support for women patients and survivors dealing with breast cancer (Stages 1, 2, & 3). Discussions will focus on the issues of importance to those in the group, and may include treatment decisions, community with family, friends and the medical team, […]
Temple Beth Elohim hosts this OneinForty symposium to educate the community about Ashkenazi Jews’ one-in-forty risk of inheriting a BRCA gene mutation. Jewish cancer survivors who have a BRCA gene mutation will also share their stories. Following presentations by each of the panelists listed below, there will be a Q&A session. Register here.
The Jewish Theatre Ensemble Presents, THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl, produced by Carly Mazer and directed by Sophia Sinsheimer. The play opens with a young comedian, a doctor, a husband, a sister, and a soul mate walking into a house…and suddenly…words can hurt, objects have meaning, and caring is as simple as saying, “thank […]
שוב, שרשרת תציג בדוכן שלנו באיגוד לעבודה סוציאלית אונקולוגית. במסגרת הקשר עם עובדים סוציאליים אונקולוגיים מכל רחבי הארץ, שרשרת תשתף משאבים למטופלים ותקדם הכשרות בתחום הכשירות התרבותית. אם אתם מתכננים להשתתף, אנא בקרו בדוכן שלנו.
Join us for an educational seminar about hereditary cancer and preconception genetic testing in the Jewish community. For more information and to RSVP visit www.MimaiJCCgenetictesting.eventbrite.com.
Healthy living choices can have a significant impact on your life as a cancer survivor. Join us as we help you understand and incorporate healthy living options into your lifestyle. The webinar features Dr. Jessica Clague DeHart, Assistant Professor at City of Hope, Dr. Susan Love, Chief Visionary Officer of the Dr. Susan Love Research […]
Melissa K Rosen, Sharsheret’s Director of National Outreach will join the OU Women’s Initiative Mikvah Attendant Training to discuss how mikvah attendants can best meet the needs of those facing breast or ovarian cancer, and how the mikvah can be a source of comfort during a cancer experience. To bring a training to your mikvah, […]
On Sunday, June 3rd walk or run in the NYC 5K Schlep and honor and remember those with breast and ovarian cancer. Registration begins at 7:30 am and the walk will start at 9. Register at www.afrmc.org. If you have any questions or need more information, email [email protected].
