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Jewish Associates at Providence Hospital, Southfield, were 
treated to a Lunch-and-Learn on Tuesday, July 25, when Rabbi 
Aharon Amzalak from Chabad Lubovitch spoke about “Tisha 
b’
Av observances for Hospital Patients and Staff.”
The monthly gatherings at the hospital allow Jewish staff 
to mingle, share updates and learn about how Jewish practice 
intersects with medical needs. 

Jewish Family Service’s Gray 
Matters Free Brain Workshops 
presents Culinary Art Therapy: 
Brain Development Through 
the Senses with 
Julie Ohana, 
LMSW
, on 
Wednesday, Aug. 
16, from 1-2:30 
p.m. via Zoom.
Julie Ohana has 
been cooking all 
her life. It started 
while baking family 
recipes with her 
grandmother, working as a 
prep cook while in high school 
and as the kitchen manager at 
her summer camp. 
As she developed a passion 
for cooking, Julie discovered a 
second love — helping people 
through therapy. She lives in 
West Bloomfield with her hus-
band (who also happens to be 
an outstanding cook) and two 
children. In addition to her 
full-time job, Julie enjoys help-
ing others find meaning and 
fun in their own kitchen. 

Join JFS as she discusses the 
positive impact culinary expe-
riences have on the mind and 
body, emphasizing the benefits 
on brain develop-
ment through stimu-
lating the senses.
This virtual Gray 
Matters can be 
enjoyed as a specta-
tor or with hands-on 
participation. If you 
would like to cook 
along with Julie on 
Zoom from your 
own kitchen, JFS can provide 
all the ingredients to the first 
30 people who contact them. 
For those who prefer to do 
their own shopping, JFS is 
happy to provide a list of ingre-
dients instead.
After registering, contact 
Joely Lyons at (248) 392-0767 
to request a shopping list or to 
reserve your package and pick-
up instructions.
Register in advance for this 
Zoom event at https://tinyurl.
com/4n3ax5b8. 

JFS Culinary Art Therapy Program

Julie Ohana

Providence Hospital Holds Lunch-and-Learn

Pictured from back left: Rabbi Aharon Amzalak, Rivka Weiss, Tova 
Schreiber and colleague, Dr. Yosef Huber, Kayla Wayntraub and Sarah 
Schwartz.

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