This webinar is presented by Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Ph.D. Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET Webinar length is approx 90 mins, ZOOM link will be sent a few days before the event. Objectives Participants will be able to distinguish between myths about Jews and […]
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LGBTQ+Dr. Abi WeissmaneducationtranstransgenderJewish Written By Abigail Weissman Pride In most of the world, LGBTQ+ Pride occurs in June. San Diego, however, currently hosts its LGBTQI+ Pride in July. According to San Diego’s Pride organization https://sdpride.org/pride-july/ ), in July 1990, June Pride was pretty much rained out so they decided to switch Pride to July
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Editor’s notes: Steven J. Stein Welcome to Issue 9 of Schmooze, newsletter of the Association of Jewish Psychologists. A number of us were at the APA Convention in Denver and AJP hosted two events, both described in this newsletter. First was our breakfast meeting at the Gold Meir House Museum and the second was the
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Ushering in Shabbat by lighting candles is a ritual, many Jews world-wide, grew up with. The lit candles before sunset on Friday, are traditionally done by women. It is a ritual to welcome the Jewish Sabbath, a day of rest and spiritual reflection. In addition to a rabbinic mitzvah or commandment, it symbolizes rest, tranquility, and joy.
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By Beth N. Rom-Rymer and Steven Stein The AJP Annual APA breakfast was held this year at the Golda Meir House Museum in Denver. The Golda Meir House Museum on the Auraria Campus is her only known U.S. residence, a standing tribute to her commitment to freedom, peace, and human dignity. The Golda Meir House
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By Chair, Esti (Ester) Cole, Ph.D. The Education Committee activities and consultative undertakings are governed by AJP’s Mission Statement. The committee, which meets twice a month, has a broad mandate that focuses on current evidence-based projects embedded with a Jewish lens in primary, secondary, and tertiary programs on a continuum. The committee membership represents scientist-practitioners,
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Editor’s notes: Steven J. Stein Welcome to the eighth edition of the AJP Schmooze newsletter. This edition of Schmooze features a number of articles of interest for our members. In the last issue, I mentioned the Refuat HaNefesh Psychologists’ Trauma Mission to Israel. This immersive and deeply meaningful journey was lovingly envisioned and carefully crafted by Ilene
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Today is Yom HaShoah, literally the Day of the Catastrophe. One of the meanings of Holocaust is a burnt offering – as such, many Jews prefer the word Shoah, as we are not someone’s burnt offering. This is a day of remembrance, and it occurs on the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The question
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My story about experiencing antisemitism at my university after October 7 cannot be dealt with by launching a lawsuit, or by the typical advice given by authorities regarding what to do about such instances. I cannot complain that I have been discriminated against due to any of the grounds that are covered by provincial law.
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