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Jewish Journeys in Psychedelic Healing: Insights from the Field, the Data, and the Heart: Next Level Learning with Rabbi Zac Kamenetz.

Please join us to learn with Rabbi Zac Kamenetz about how psychedelics are being used in unexpected corners of the Jewish world, for healing, insight, and connection to the positive forces that are the cornerstones of our lives. Psychedelics are a growing trend in Israel (and many countries) for treating PTSD and trauma, and they are also used to open up pathways for religious exploration and to promote well-being. Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico and some cities in California — path breakers in the legalization of marijuana (now legal in 40 out of 50 states) — have recently decriminalized or legalized psilocybin for certain uses, such as supervised therapeutic settings.

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Shefa, the first Jewish organization to create spaces for healing and self-discovery in community by integrating Jewish wisdom with psychedelic practices. He holds a BA in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland, an MA in Biblical Languages from University of California at Berkeley, and received rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinical Authority of Jerusalem in 2012. Zac is trained in somatic psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy by the Hakomi Institute of California. Zac lives on Ohlone land in the Strawberry Creek Watershed called Berkeley, California with his wife and two children.

Access his source sheet here.