Rabbi Melvin J Glatt z'l Chaplaincy Training Course in Israel

Completes First Session

The first annual session of the Rabbi Melvin J. Glatt z"l Chaplaincy Training Course, sponsored by the Glatt Family and by NAJC and Life's Door-Tishkofet was held with great acclaim this past June-July 2011 at the Tishkofet Center in Jerusalem. The course, which was held in collaboration with the Zohar Rabbinic Organization, was attended by 7 leading rabbis from communities throughout Israel.

Rabbi Melvin J. Glatt was the first US certified Jewish chaplain and served as a community based chaplain in the southern New Jersey area during the 80's and 90's. He was not only a skilled and dedicated chaplain but also displayed the middot of chesed and emet and was a beacon of caring for all he served. The program was launched at a memorable hazkarah at Tishkofet on the 11th of Adar in which his loving wife, Rivkah Frank and their children Odia Glatt Wroblewski and Dr. David Glatt-Gilad (who live in Israel), shared their memories and recalled his special work. Dr. Ben Corn, who was a personal friend of Rabbi Glatt from his pre-aliyah residence in Cherry Hill, also delivered a moving dvar torah and recalled what an exceptional man Rabbi Glatt had been.

The course is an introduction to CPE and incorporates both didactic and experiential learning including site work and verbatims. It was instructed by Eli Sharon who is entering the Educators Training Track in the Israel training program for Tmicha Ruchani, having done his prerequisite Tomech Ruchani modules. Eli is the Director of Tmicha Ruchani at the Tishkofet-Maagan Jerusalem Comprehensive Patient and Family Support Center. The course participant's feedback was overwhelmingly positive with comments such as- this was a "turning point in my professional life" and "I have learned how much more I can do for my community". The course is planned to be an annual program with ongoing support-supervision meetings throughout the year. .

The program is supported by The Glatt Family
In collaboration with NAJC Tzohar Rabbis

  

 

 

Where	Tishkofet-Maagan Support Center , 14 Tel Chai St. (Corner of Rachel Imenu) , Jerusalem, Israel

Language	Hebrew

More info	Tishkofet • 1-599-550066 • info@tishkofet.co.il