This Saturday night, 2^nd August,  8.00 pm

The Mental Health Toll

Facing Death and Dying

‘He got out of Gaza, but Gaza did not get out of him’:  Israeli soldiers struggle with trauma and suicide.

Three Speakers Address the Trauma of Facing Death

Mrs. Shani Aron
‘Confronting Vulnerability and Mortality’
Shani works  in a large public hospital as a pastoral/spiritual care practitioner navigating potentially life altering health challenges.

Major (res.) Gabi Grabin
‘How Soldiers Face Battlefield Trauma’
Gabi led his soldiers through difficult and tragic battlefield circumstances. How does an officer deal with his soldiers’ trauma?

Rabbi Menachem Wolf
‘Tish’a B’Av and National Trauma’
The Roman siege and plunder left our nation decimated and exiled. How have we overcome the mental trauma of the Temple’s destruction?

The evening will begin with a reading of Megillat Eicha