Workshop: Coming to Terms With Our Illusion of Security

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Would you like to help your staff, team, clients and family deal with the uncertain sense of security that so many people are feeling due to devastating hurricanes, economic and political turmoil, and school violence?

Community Chaplain Rabbi Jonathan Katz is offering an informative, innovative and fun workshop at JFCS of the Suncoast that would be beneficial to agencies and companies that want to learn techniques they can share with their teams. This is also open to the general public.
 
Coming to Terms With Our Illusion of Security
 
Though Sarasota-Manatee avoided Hurricane Ian's direct landfall, the devastation, loss of life, and displacement experienced only a short distance down the coast has left a lingering sense of vulnerability and survivor’s guilt.

We know that what happened in Fort Myers and Sanibel could easily have happened to us. Yes, we are relieved to have once again been spared but do we feel secure knowing there will be more hurricanes to worry about in the future?
 
Even before Ian, our mental health had already been adversely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the growing existential threat posed by climate change, the senseless violence in our schools and streets, the U.S.' intensifying political divisions, tension with China, the conflict in Ukraine, and economic uncertainty.
 
While we live in an age of unparalleled human advancement, we also now perceive in greater measure the potential threat of fearsome, indiscriminate forces beyond our control.
 
How can we constructively deal with and work through the precariousness of our time? How can we build defense mechanisms that still enable us to derive joy, value and meaning?
 
Rabbi Katz will explore these inescapable questions in an innovative three-session workshop.
 
Details:
When: Tuesday mornings, November 8, 15, & 22, from 10:30 a.m. - noon
Where: JFCS’s main office, 2688 Fruitville Road, Sarasota
Cost: FREE and open to all
To register: Contact Rabbi Katz at jkatz@jfcs-cares.org or 941-366-2224, ext. 166