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Finding Wholeness in Living and Dying: Providing Care and Comfort in the Jewish Community
March 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm HST
We’re excited to have author and senior educator Rick Light coming to share his wisdom with us! Please join us to explore the unexpected depth of Jewish traditions around the end of life, and come learn about:
- the richness and beauty of Jewish end-of-life customs, rituals, and practices
- what caring for the dead teaches about living
- and more…
All are welcome! This workshop is free of charge.
Sun Mar 23, 2025
3-4:30 pm
Temple Emanu-El
2550 Pali Hwy. Nuʻuanu
- To join us online, watch the livestream at: www.shaloha.com on the 23rd around 3 PM.
- On the temple’s website you might see a “view here” link to the templeʻs livestream of the day. But this link will only ʻhotʻ less than half hour before the program begins on the 23rd. You may have to click around a bit to find the link on the sliding menu. (This is a livestream on the day it happens and there is no registration required for it, since it is available as soon as it goes ʻliveʻ.)
- Download the flyer
RSVP info@kokuamau.org so we can get a headcount for handouts
Rick Light has been teaching about Jewish death practices for almost three decades, showing how respect is woven throughout Jewish end-of-life rituals, enriching how we live. He started a Chevrah Kadisha in 1996 and led it for 18 years. Along the way he became an instructor for the Gamliel Institute and has published seven books, including a highly praised Passover Haggadah, and four books on Jewish death practices, one of which won a Nautilus Book Award.
Rick is currently on the Board of Directors for the Ben Zakkai Institute, and he is on staff at JADE (the Jewish Association for Death Education), where he is writing curricula for webinars and classes. Rick was also the designer of the popular educational Hineni tool. Learn about Rick, his passions, and his books at richardalight.com, benzakkai.org, and jadeinfo.org .
Sponsored by: Chevra Kadisha Kavod of Oahu, Temple Emanu-El, Kōkua Mau, Mālama Ola and Navian.