The following list of websites and articles contains additional resources and information in the areas of Jewish and General Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care
Submitted by najc-superadmin on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 10:21.
Websites
American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC)
Association For Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice And Education (CAPPE)
National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)
www.hiddur.org
Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College works to transform later life into a season of splendor. Hiddur offers rabbinic training, creates programmatic resources for Jewish elders and those who serve them, and generates Jewish spiritual responses to the challenges and opportunities of aging.
Sacred Seasons: Jewish Spiritual Resources for Elders
Sacred Seasons, a project of Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism offers unique tools to enable Jewish elders in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and retirement communities to celebrate Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Kits for Shabbat and Passover are available at www.sacredseasons.org.
www.jewishlights.com
Especially featuring: Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources, edited by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MAJCS, MSW, BCC, (2nd edition, Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005)
Plain Views
PlainViews , an e-newsletter for chaplains and other spiritual care providers, strives to bring as much news as briefly as possible.
Articles are grouped into four areas: Professional Practice, Advocacy, Education & Research, and Spiritual Development.
New York Board of Rabbis
The chaplaincy page contains timely and useful materials and links.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has a proud heritage of education and service, and pastoral care has always been an important part of its clinical healing mission. The main page contains general information on the Pastoral Care Department. The resource and education page is http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/pastoral/resed/index.html
Jewish Healing
The National Center for Jewish Healing (NCJH) was established in 1994 in response to a national upsurge of interest in reclaiming ancient Jewish spiritual wisdom and resources that foster wholeness, hope, comfort and connection in the face of illness and loss. The links page is an excellent collection of resource material.
Other links and areas of interest
The Reconsructionist Rabbinical College has a variety of materials that relate Jewish Chaplaincy. Below are a few that may be of interest
- http://youtube.com/profile?user=RRCedu
- Article 1 Reprinted from the Reconstructionist Journal, 1948, by permission
- Article 2 Reprinted from the Reconstructionist Journal, 1948, by permission
Other articles of possible general interest (to suggest additional resources, feel free to contact the webmaster)
- Web Article 2007 Encyclopedia Judaica (2nd ed) article on chaplaincy
- "Jewish Chaplaincy: Into the 21st Century"appeared in the Journal of Jewish Communal Service in 1997
To suggest additional links or to link a site to NAJC.org, contact info@najc.org
The links listed on this page by the National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) are solely for the user's convenience. The NAJC assumes no responsibility by providing these links for, nor does it necessarily endorse, any website content or sponsoring organization.
