Congregation Kol Am of Freehold will present a 3-day program to include: 1) a special Shabbat service on Friday (7:30pm) on the theme of 12 Steps & Recovery, with Evette Katlin as guest cantor and Jane Fox, recovering addict as speaker; 2) a Havdalah service on Saturday evening (7:30pm) with Chazzan Jerry Blum and musicians and Audrey Freshman speaking on the History of Addiction in the Jewish Community; 3) Sunday afternoon workshops (1:00pm) featuring Connie Greene (VP - RWJBarnabas Health/Institute for Prevention) on The Chronic Disease of Addition - Why are so Many Affected?, and Rabbi Ellie Shemtov - Connecting Torah to Recovery and the 12 Steps.
Sponsor: Congregation Kol Am, in partnership with Jewish Family & Children's Services of Monmouth Cty & Freehold Jewish Center.