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Author: Cephas Silvera

  1. The End of Life is Different for Holocaust Survivors

    In JTA, Melissa Apter writes about the special challenges that Jewish hospice chaplains,…
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    the end of life is different for holocaust survivors
  2. JSSA Launches New Eye Care Program for Holocaust Survivors

    JSSA’s most vulnerable Holocaust survivor clients will be the beneficiary of a new eye care…
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    free eyeglasses for holocaust survivors
  3. Understanding and Embracing Mindfulness

    Mindfulness – it seems like we’re hearing it everywhere these days, in schools, hospitals,…
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    understanding and embracing mindfulness with JSSA
  4. Coping with Recuperation

    Author: Reverend Deborah Vaughn, M.Div., JSSA Hospice Chaplain Recently, I read a post on a…
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    “Staff Tips and Strategies” and a drawing of a family in green
  5. Being “Heard” in the Workplace

    Author: Alison Axelrod, MSW, Employment Specialist Diversity in the workplace benefits…
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    “Staff Tips and Strategies” and a drawing of a family in green
  6. Leo’s Story: A Therapy Dog

    Imagine a single physical therapy prescription that treated malaise, depression, melancholy…
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  7. JSSA’s Marta Bohorquez on Univision

     Silvana Quiroz and Néstor Bravo interview Employment Development Specialist Marta…
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  8. JSSA Announces Music and Memory Program

    JSSA Hospice is delighted to announce that it has recently been certified as a Music and…
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    JSSA uses iPods for its Music and Memory program
  9. Cyberbullying and Your Child – What You Need to Know

    Author: Heidi Cohen, LCSW-C, Child and Family Services Technology today is often our…
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    “Staff Tips and Strategies” and a drawing of a family in green
  10. Ayuda Necesidades Especiales (En Español)

    Marta Bohorquez speaks about her work as a specialized employment development specialist.…
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