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Mimi Weisel

Mimi Weisel has extensive experience in education and spiritual care as a rabbi, working with Jews (and non-Jews) of differing beliefs, practices, backgrounds, and affiliations. She has served as Assistant Dean at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, as Rabbi-in-Residence at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco, and as Director of Jewish Education and Continuity at a JCC in Miami. She has taught classes on Jewish spirituality in a variety of venues and is invested in her on-going personal spiritual growth. Mimi is proud mother of LimmudLA volunticipant Michael Shefrin.

We Are Family: Michael and His Mother, Joseph and His Brothers

Michael Shefrin, Mimi Weisel

Identity and Responsibility, Text and Thought, Teen Approved

Are you someone's offspring? Someone's parent? Explore the challenges and joys of being part of a family through the experiences of a "rock n’ roll son" and a "rabbi mom." This interactive session will investigate how the history of a family influences their present relationships and what that might mean for the future together. We'll use different modalities for our learning, including conversation, music and Genesis' Joseph story.

Self-Care and Healing the Jewish Way

Health and Healing, Text and Thought

Meditation, exercise, massage, and healthy eating are some of the tools for reducing stress in our complex, fast world. Learn a Jewish overview of why and then some particulars on how to take of your body, mind, emotions and soul. During this experiential session you’ll come away with some practical techniques to help in your daily life and we will look at some of the teachings of the ancients who knew a thing or two about living with balance.

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