The Jewish Hospice of Greater New York Accredited by National Institute for Jewish Hospice

Feldman, President and CEO of MJHS , said: "We are gratified that such
a prestigious national accreditation board has recognized our
pioneering efforts to integrate religious sensitivity into a very
complex medical and patient care setting.
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recognize the potential for goodness in the face of the Holocaust , he
established the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous.

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Roiphe, a well-known American novelist , wrote Secrets of the City and
the widely discussed, fictional exploration of American Jewish
Orthodoxy , Lovingkindness.M.
The Jewish Hospice is a participating program of Metropolitan
Jewish Health System (MJHS), a leader in the field of integrated
health care.

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" Eli S. In addition to its home based
program, the Jewish Hospice also has an in-patient unit for short-term
acute care.

Religion Writers/Assignment Desks
REMINDER. Most recently, via the Jewish World Watch
program, numerous congregations all over the world have joined VBS in
responding to the Darfur crisis.

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at the
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, featuring a presentation by
two leading intellectuals on one of the most contentious and
perplexing issues in contemporary culture: Faith, Politics, and the
Jews: An Exchange Between Hillel Halkin and Anne Roiphe.----The Jewish Hospice
of Greater New York, a participating program of Metropolitan Jewish
Health System (MJHS), has received accreditation from the National
Institute for Jewish Hospice. His latest book published last year, The Spiritual
Journey Beyond Grief, has won accolades from rabbinic and
professional health care leaders. The care team
integrates family members in this unique partnership to make the
patient as comfortable as possible.

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He is the author of
Letters to an American Jewish Friend, and Across the Sabbath River.W. All programs are glatt kosher and fully observe Shabbats
and all Yomim Tovim.
Greenberg is President Emeritus and Cofounder of The National Center
for Learning and Leadership (CLAL).m.

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For credentials , please contact Susan Wolfe, Director of
Communications at Koret Foundation Funds, 415-882-7740 or
swolfe@koretfoundation.

KORET JEWISH BOOK AWARDS -- PROGRAM SCHEDULE
APRIL 11, 2005, 7 P. Lamm, the National Institute consists of a
prestigious board of rabbis, physicians and other notable community
leaders.
In addition to offering a full team of medical professionals, the
Hospice is staffed by a full-time rabbi who is involved in every
aspect of care for patients who rely on Jewish law, custom and
tradition in dealing with their terminal illness.
featuring Rabbi David Ellenson, President of Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

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Norton + Company) Novelist and essayist

History

Mothers and Children: Jewish Family
Life in Medieval Europe, Elisheva Carlebach, jury chair
Elisheva Baumgarten (Princeton Professor of History, Queens College
University Press) and the Graduate Center, CUNY

Philosophy and Thought

Wrestling with God and Men: Ellen M. In the Chevra Kadisha world, his
book The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning is practically mandatory
reading. Schulweis and mark the
establishment of the Harold M. His egalitarian
efforts to include women in Jewish religious services, his pioneering
NAACP membership, and his work in the mid-60's in the Haight-Ashbury
district of San Francisco marked the beginning of his efforts to evoke
social, religious and cultural change throughout the world."
At 7:30 p.

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The accreditation recognizes that the Jewish Hospice meets all its
requirements, including training its health care professionals and
volunteers about the unique needs of patients and their families who
use the home-based Hospice for terminally-ill patients.

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Not for publication.) Professor of Jewish History
University of California, Davis
Children's Literature

The Cats in Krasinski Square, Karen Hesse Roni Schotter, jury chair
Illustrated by Wendy Watson (Scholastic) Author, children's books

Fiction

The Persistence of Memory, Tony Eprile Daphne Merkin, judge
(W. Lefkowitz added.

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Y.m. Opening the series
is renowned author, philosopher and lecturer, Harold S.

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ADVISORY.org

Editors note: Credentialing information only. Koshland Professor of
Jewish Culture and History
Co-Director, Taube Center for Jewish
Studies , Stanford University

Young Writer on Jewish Themes

Tim Bradford Alana Newhouse, jury chair
Arts + Culture Editor , Forward

CLOSING REMARKS

Tad Taube, President
Koret Foundation Funds

Schulweis Institute, Temple Valley Beth
Shalom (VBS) of Encino is hosting "A Conversation of the Learned.

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REMINDER/Institute Established to Honor Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis; Eminent Rabbis to Assemble at Inaugural Symposium to Celebrate Schulweis Accomplishments and

LOS ANGELES----To honor and
celebrate the achievements of Rabbi Harold M. on Thursday, March 31, President of Jewish Life
Network/Steinhardt Foundation, Irving "Yitz" Greenberg, will continue
public discussion about changes in Judaism in recent decades.

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One of the leading U. Kushner.

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----Press credentials are now available for the
Koret Jewish Book Awards ceremony Monday, April 11, 7 p.m. The Institute's inaugural
symposium begins Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m.

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Halkin, an Israeli, is a distinguished translator and a frequent
contributor to Commentary and The New Republic.
Shmuel Lefkowitz, Chairman of the Board of MJHS , called the
accreditation "a natural for a health system that has been a
trailblazer in serving the religious needs of the community. His
influence in the last half century continues to be seen in counseling
and support innovations, welcoming gay and lesbians into the
synagogue, and moving the Jewish community to action on critical
global social issues.

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Zipperstein,
(W. It also
confirms that the Hospice works with halachic authorities and the
rabbi of the family in coordinating care issues and dealing with
complex issues of Jewish law.."
Beginning March 30, 2005, this gathering of great modern Jewish
rabbinic leaders will be moderated by VBS Rabbi Edward Feinstein.
Serving as a library and as a source of scholarship, education and
creative arts, the newly created Institute will preserve, expand and
share Schulweis' remarkable legacy.

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Umansky, jury chair
Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition, Carl and Dorothy Bennett
Rabbi Steven Greenberg (University Professor of Judaic Studies,
of Wisconsin Press) Fairfield University

Translation

The Five Books of Moses, Robert Alter Steven J. The accreditation is a reflection of the
high standards of religious sensitivity already in practice at the
Jewish Hospice.S.
Friday, April 1, evening services at VBS will begin at 8:15 p.

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Presentation of the awards will follow the program, with
presenters and recipients offering brief remarks.

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ADVISORY/Press Credentials Available for Koret Jewish Book Awards Ceremony

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Daniel E. Rabbi
Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, his books include
the best-seller "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," "How Good Do
We Have to Be?" and "Who Needs God.

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All of these requirements have long been
standard practice for the Jewish Hospice. The accreditation of the Jewish Hospice is "of great
importance to a Jewish institution that serves one of the largest
communities of Holocaust survivors and other religious Jews outside of
Israel," Mr. Its participating agencies and programs include home
care, adult day health care, skilled nursing facilities, HomeFirst and
Elderplan .

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The National Institute for Jewish Hospice is headed by Rabbi
Maurice Lamm, a noted scholar and authority on Hospice related issues
in Jewish law. pulpit rabbis, Schulweis has a legacy of
scholarship , creativity, community development and spiritual
expression that has enriched the lives of Jews and non-Jews alike. Remarks will also be heard from
Professor Rabbi David Hartman, Founder and Director of the Shalom
Hartman Institute. Hartman is a leading thinker among philosophers of
contemporary Judaism and an internationally renowned Jewish author.

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MJHS services nearly 20,000 individuals and their families
in the New York-metropolitan area. Ellenson is a distinguished
rabbi, scholar , and leader of the Reform Movement, internationally
recognized for his publications and research in the areas of Jewish
religious thought, ethics, and modern Jewish history.

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He is also Chair in Professional Rabbinics at Yeshiva
University.

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KANBAR HALL, JCCSF

PROGRAM

Faith, Politics, and the Jews: An Exchange Between Hillel Halkin and
Anne Roiphe

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

Biography, Autobiography, and Literary Studies

A Tale of Love and Darkness, Amos Oz David Biale, jury chair
Translated from the Hebrew by Nicolas Emmanuel Ringelblum
de Lange (Harcourt, Inc.
Rabbis Harold Kushner, David Hartman , Irving "Yitz" Greenberg and
David Ellenson are slated to participate in lectures and public
conversations . The celebration will culminate with a Gala Dinner on
Sunday, April 3, 2005.