BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:803@shearithisrael.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220523T203000 DTSTAMP:20230418T175711Z URL:https://www.shearithisrael.org/events/smash-the-stigma2022/ SUMMARY:4th Annual Smash The Stigma DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shearith Israel’s Caring Connection\n4th Annual  Smash the Stigma Event:\nA Jewish Communal Conversation on Mental Illnes s &\; Suicide\nIN PERSON\, Monday\, May 23 | 7:00 pm\nFollowing 6:30 p m Evening Services \n \n\nRegister here >\;>\;\n\nHeld annually duri ng Mental Health Awareness Month and co-sponsored by a consortium of neigh borhood synagogues and Jewish institutions\, these profoundly important S mash the Stigma events help to raise awareness and facilitate conversatio n about the difficult realities of mental illness and suicide in the Jewis h community. We hope you'll join us in support of the 1 out of 5 of us who live with mental illness and the other 4\, who are our friends\, family\, fellow congregants\, colleagues\, neighbors\, and more. These issues affe ct us all.\n \n \nThis year's presenters will include:\n\nAndrew Danzig\ nUpper West Sider and Member\, Congregation Or Zarua\nwill share his ex perience and perspectives of losing his son\, Theo\, to suicide\n\nSarina Hilowitz\nCo-President\, Active Minds\, Yeshiva University\nwill discuss h er personal struggle and the epidemic on college campuses\n\nRabbi Scott B olton\nCongregation Or Zarua\nwill present his his insights as a pastor an d spiritual guide\n\n \n \nModerated by Dr. Rachel Levine\nclinical psy chologist and respected leader at the Jewish Center\n\nClosing remarks by  Matt Kudish\nExecutive Director\, NAMI NYC: National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City\n\nTo register\, click here.\n \n_____________ ____\n \nThank you to our community partners (updated 5/11/22):\n\nActive Minds | Yeshiva University\n\nB'nai Jeshurun\n\nDarkhei Noam\n\nThe Jewis h Center\n\nLincoln Square Synagogue\n\nMarlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan\n\n NAMI-NYC\n\nOhab Zedek\n\nCongregation Or Zarua\n\nRamath Orah\n\nCongrega tion Rodeph Sholom\n\nUJA Federation\n\nWest End Synagogue\n\nWest Side In stitutional Synagogue\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shearithisrael.org/wp-content/upload s/2023/04/Smash-the-Stigma-2022-thumbnail.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR