BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5927@ansheemet.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240410T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240410T183000 DTSTAMP:20240404T192919Z URL:https://www.ansheemet.org/events/modern-loss/ SUMMARY:Modern Loss\, a Temple Sholom Program DESCRIPTION:At Temple Sholom\, join Rabbi Shoshanah Conover and guest speak er\, Rebecca Soffer\, for a candid\, warm\, and even humorous conversation exploring Rebecca’s book\, “The Modern Loss Handbook\,” and the glo bal movement to destigmatize the universal experience of grief while encou raging people to find meaning and live richly.\n\n“The Modern Loss Handb ook” offers a welcoming space in which to grow thoughts and feelings as they evolve and create a personal roadmap toward resilience. With warmth\, wit and disarming humor\, Rebecca and Rabbi Conover\, will unpack the wis dom of the book and discuss how the long arc of loss can be woven into our lives in a way that is practical\, creative\, comforting\, provoking\, an d\, finally\, hopeful.\n\nThis event is intended for all ages (16+) \; and will include a conversation with Rebecca Soffer and Rabbi Shoshanah C onover\, followed by refreshments and a book signing. \n\nThere is no char ge to attend\, but registration is required.\nDoors open 6:30pm\; Program begins at 7PM.\nPlease RSVP by Friday\, April 5.\nRegister Here\nThis prog ram is hosted by Temple Sholom\, in partnership with Silverstein Base Linc oln Park\, JCFS Chicago\, Anshe Emet Synagogue\, and Anshe Sholom Synagogu e. This Program will be livestreamed and recorded for digital viewing opti ons.\n\n\n\nRebecca Soffer\nRebecca Soffer is the cofounder of Modern Loss \, which offers creative\, meaningful and encouraging content and communit y addressing the long arc of grief. She is also the author of the bestsell ing “The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Gr ief and Building Your Resilience\,” (Running Press\, 2022) which Gayle K ing named a favorite read of the year. Rebecca is also coauthor of the boo k "Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome\," (Hap er Wave\, 2018). Her writing has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times\, TIME\, Glamour and NBC and she has spoken on loss and resilience a round the world\, including at Capital One\, Amazon U.S. and UK\, HBO\, an d SoFi. Rebecca is a Peabody Award-winning former producer for The Colbert Report and a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumna.\nR abbi Shoshanah Conover\nRabbi Shoshanah Conover is the 8th Senior Rabbi of Temple Sholom of Chicago in its 152-year history. \; She earned a B.A . in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Wiscon sin-Madison\, Dean’s List\, Cum Laude. Her love of the Jewish people and Jewish texts\, as well as a strong commitment to social justice\, led her to rabbinical school. \;\n\nRabbi Conover’s responsibilities at Tem ple Sholom of Chicago reflect her passions: learning and teaching inspirin g (and challenging) texts\, leading dynamic and engaging spiritual experie nces\, serving as pastoral counselor\, and finding ways to improve our wor ld through the guidelines of our faith. \;\n\nRabbi Conover is a Senio r Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute. \; She serves on th e Steering Committee of the Chicago Status of Women and Girls Working Grou p and is in the founding cohort of the Aspen Institute’s Powering Plural ism Network\, a national network of faith\, civic\, and academic thought-l eaders who seek to weave a stronger fabric of civility in our national dia logue through institutions of faith.\n\nRabbi Conover was honored to recei ve AVODAH’s Partner in Tzedek Award and the Chicago Board of Rabbis’ R abbi Mordecai Simon Memorial Award as well as being a featured speaker at the Women’s March on Chicago 2017. \; She enjoys co-hosting a podcas t on Jewish and Israeli films called The Chosen Films. \; Her poems an d essays have been published in numerous collections including A Life of M eaning: Embracing Reform Judaism's Sacred Path\, Seven Days\, Many Voices: Insights into the Biblical Story of Creation\, and Moral Resistance and S piritual Authority. \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ansheemet.org/wp-content/uploads/202 4/04/MODERN-LOSS-WEB-IMAGE.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR