EXODUS AS HEALING JOURNEY:
HEALING FROM COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND REDISCOVERING JEWISH MYTHIC IMAGINATION


SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 15 AND 16 , 2021
10AM – 5PM
FACULTY: C. SHOSHANA FERSHTMAN, JD, PhD
12 Possible Continuing Education Credits Approved for MD, PhD, PsyD, MFT, LCSW, LPCC, LEP & RN
TUITION: $200 INCLUDES CEUs
 
IMAGE: Radiance by Elaine Greenwood
 

Jewish mysticism and kabbalah offer a deep well of psychological wisdom.
Jungian scholar Erich Neumann, wrestling with the loss of Jewish identity during the rise of Nazism, recognized that accessing the cultural collective unconscious of Judaism constellated depth psychological experiences for many who had become alienated from their own ancestral roots. In this workshop we explore the central story of Judaism, the Exodus from Egypt, as an archetypal map of healing from exile and reconnecting with the sacred in the wake of catastrophic loss. In the wake of the Shoah, the shattering of faith left many unable to trust the ground of being. The Exodus story provides powerful guidance in helping us heal from trans-generational trauma.

We will draw on kabbalistic and midrashic texts, postmodern Jewish mysticism, Jungian and other approaches to healing trauma, to guide our understanding of the Exodus story. The role of the Shekhinah (the Divine Feminine) in kabbalah is central in restoring our capacities for feeling and embodiment, both of which are profoundly injured when we experience trauma. We also draw from Jungian theory on healing personal and collective trauma. The wider cross-cultural mythic implications of the Exodus story as both a personal and collective story about healing the relationship with the Self will also be explored.
 
 
CAROLYN SHOSHANA FERSHTMAN, JD, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in northern California, and an analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute in San Francisco. She has served as core faculty at Sonoma State University’s Masters’ Program in Depth Psychology and at Meridian University’s psychology graduate program. She has spent many years studying Jewish mysticism with teachers and rabbis in the Jewish Renewal and Reconstructing Judaism movements.

Date: May 15, 2021 10:00 AM - May 16, 2021 05:00 PM

Fee

$200.00

CE Hours

12.00

Registration closes on May 15, 2021 01:00 AM

Activity Type

Extended Education

Accreditation(s)

CMA - California Medical Association
The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Clinical psychologists are also eligible to receive CME credit, which is accepted by the APA and the California Board of Psychology. 
 
The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate  with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Requirements for CE Credit

Participants will receive credit following the completion of each post-test and evaluation, based on their actual attendance.

 

Registration closes on May 15, 2021 at 01:00 AM

Registration Closed  

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

C. Shoshana Fershtman


Brief Bio : CAROLYN SHOSHANA FERSHTMAN, JD, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in northern California, and an analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute in San Francisco. She has served as core faculty at Sonoma State University’s Masters’ Program in Depth Psychology and at Meridian University’s psychology graduate program. She has spent many years studying Jewish mysticism with teachers and rabbis in the Jewish Renewal and Reconstructing Judaism movements.
Date: 05/15/21
Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

CE Hours

6.00
Registration Closed  

Registration closes on May 15, 2021 at 01:00 AM

Registration Closed  

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

C. Shoshana Fershtman


Brief Bio : CAROLYN SHOSHANA FERSHTMAN, JD, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in northern California, and an analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute in San Francisco. She has served as core faculty at Sonoma State University’s Masters’ Program in Depth Psychology and at Meridian University’s psychology graduate program. She has spent many years studying Jewish mysticism with teachers and rabbis in the Jewish Renewal and Reconstructing Judaism movements.
Date: 05/16/21
Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

CE Hours

6.00
Registration Closed