Elijah a Prophet in the Era of PolitiKaly & Mentally InKorreKt Reality: Future-Past

This webinar is presented by Yifrah Kaminer M.D., M.B.A.
Date: Monday, November 24, 2025
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.

This webinar is an exploration of the book, Elijah a Prophet in the Era of PolitiKaly & Mentally InKorreKt Reality: Future-Past, with the author, Yifrah Kaminer, M.D., M.B.A.

Objectives

1. Review Elijah known in presumed Biblical and mystical history and its relevance from psychological perspectives
2. Address relevance for current era as addressed in the book-play: “Elijah PolitiKally InKorreKt Prophet: Future-Past” Israeli politics, Antisemitism history and environmental implications.

A brief synopsis of the book:

A contemporary, psychological drama involving a mystery man walking on a breakdown lane of a major freeway 2 days before Halloween unfolds in a Boston psychiatric ER. Is the man who claims to be Elijah the prophet is a 1) homeless, mentally ill and/or high on drugs; 2) might he be playing a pre Halloween Prank or 3) is the real thing and if so why has he appeared here and now? 

The story-play reflects on Elijah the prophet's mystical importance in Judaism and mental health shortcomings of the system as the story develops moving between the Biblical past and the present time in a crescendo addressing Antisemitism and environmental issues as well.

Dr. Kaminer’s main interest has been focusing on clinical research of the assessment, treatment and continuity of care of high-risk behaviors particularly substance use disorders (SUD) in youth. He has special interest in comorbid depressive disorders, drug overdose and suicidal behavior. Dr. Kaminer’s main interest has been focusing on clinical research of the assessment, treatment and continuity of care of high-risk behaviors particularly substance use disorders (SUD) in youth. He has special interest in comorbid depressive disorders, drug overdose and suicidal behavior.  He has been mentoring psychiatric residents at UConn and Yale on adolescent SUD.

Dr. Kaminer has received funding for research from NIAAA, NIDA, CSAT, University of Connecticut, The Root Foundation and the Donaghue Foundation in CT. He has been on the editorial board of several peer review journals and served as a guest editor of special Issues/Sections on adolescent substance abuse including American Journal of Addictions (2006), Substance Abuse Journal (2008; 2014), The Child & Adolescent Psych Clinics of North America (2010).