JWI recently released the findings from our year-long project, Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community: Raising Awareness and Understanding.

In response to the findings of the needs assessment, we are hosting a gathering of experts and thought leaders to explore new initiatives and actions. This invitation-only session will be centered around clergy.

Moderator: Deborah Rosenbloom

Panelists:

• Rabbi Mark Dratch, Executive Vice President, Rabbinical Association of America

• Dr. Michelle Friedman, Founder, Sharon and Steven Lieberman Chair in Pastoral Counseling, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah

• Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Co-Founder & President, Yeshivat Maharat

• Rabbi Rick Jacobs, CEO, Union for Reform Judaism

• Rabbi Dan Judson, Ph.D., Dean, Hebrew Union College

• Rabbi Leora Kaye, Director of Program, Union for Reform Judaism

• Rabbi David Rosenberg, Chair, JWI Clergy Task Force

• Sammi Rosenbloom, LCSW-R, Lev Detroit Coordinator, JCADA Detroit

• Rabbi Michael Singer, Chair, Social Justice Commission of the RA

• Naomi Tucker, Executive Director and Founder, Shalom Bayit, Bay Area

• Rabbi Deborah Waxman, President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

• Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

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