Positive Jewish Marriages - April 30, 2006

Positive Jewish Marriages

Make Your Good Marriage into a Great Marriage

Congregation Anshe Chesed
1000 Orchard Terrace Linden, NJ 07036

Sunday, April 30, 2006
9:30A.M.—2:00P.M.

Program Schedule

9:30 A.M.
On-site Registration

Please select one workshop for each time slot. Workshops listed below will be presented at 10:00A.M. and repeated at 11:10A.M.

10:00 A.M.
Workshop I

Filled but Not Fulfilled: An In-Depth Exploration of Marital Intimacy
Rabbi Cary Friedman
Ten Commandments to Great Communication
Gila Zelinger, C.S.W.
How to Fight Fairly and Resolve Conflict
Rachel Pill, MSW
Four Steps to a Great Marriage
Meir Wikler, Ph.D.

11:10 A.M.
Workshop II

12:15 P.M.
Lunch Buffet/Welcome
David Helfgott, Vice President, Anshe Chesed, Membership Committee

1:00 P.M.
Keynote Address
Secrets to Maximizing Your Marriage
Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Ph.D.

1:45P.M.
Mincha

Pre-registration: $18 per person OR At the door: $25 per person
For more information, please call 908.486.8616 or E-mail oumarriage@anshechesed.org.

Please register and pay at www.anshechesed.org

Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and spiritual leader of Congregation Machzikei Hadas in Ottawa, Ontario. He has written extensively in the fields of psychology, religion and health, including the book Jewish Marriage: A Halachic Ethic (Katav, 1986). Dr. Bulka is also the host of popular television and radio programs in Canada.

Rabbi Cary A. Friedman is the Rabbi of Congregation Anshe Chesed in Linden, NJ. He is a consultant to the Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) of the FBI, former Chaplain at Duke University, and former Executive Director of the Jewish Learning Experience of Durham, North Carolina. Rabbi Friedman is the author of five books including: Table for Two and Marital Intimacy: A Traditional Jewish Approach.

Rachel Pill, LCSW is the co-founder and co-director of the Long Island Guidance and Wellness Center and has a private therapy practice in Cedarhurst, Long Island. Mrs. Pill teaches and lectures across America and Israel on a variety of social issues including parenting, pre-marital education, and marital issues.

Rabbi Meir Wikler, Ph.D. is in full time practice of psychotherapy and family counseling in Brooklyn, NY, specializing in the treatment of Orthodox adults and children. Dr. Wikler has published over fifty articles in various clinical journals, as well as lay periodicals. He has also written six books including: Bayis Ne’eman B’Yisrael: Practical Steps to Success in Marriage (Feldheim, 1988) and Ten Minutes a Day to a Better Marriage (Artscroll, 2003).

Gila Zelinger, C.S.W. is a clinical social worker on the child and adolescent unit at the Robert Yeager Mental Health Clinic in Pomona, New York. She has conducted extensive workshops in the Monsey community focusing on strengthening the Jewish family. Mrs. Zelinger is the chapter president of NEFESH, the International Association of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals, for Rockland and Northern New Jersey. She also maintains a private practice in Wesley Hills, New York.