Supporting Jewish patients and families through Intergenerational Trauma

"Raising Awareness of Intergenerational Trauma for Jewish Patients and Families" is a recording of a presentation that took place at Boca Raton Regional Hospital of Baptist Health South Florida on January 21, 2026. Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD., is the keynote speaker. Panelists:Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD.Psychotherapist & Author of Wounds Into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma Moderator: Rev. Misti Johnson-Arce, MDiv, ACPE, BCC, BRRH Director of Chaplaincy & Spiritual CarePanelists:Yankel Girshman, D.O, BRRH Medical Director, Psychiatry: Clinical Affiliate Asst Professor, FAU College of MedicineGrace Jimenez, LMFT, Manager, Community Health Program, BHSFRabbi Edward Bernstein, MA, BCC, BRRH Chaplain   About our host:Rabbi Edward Bernstein, BCC, is the executive producer and host of NeshamaCast. He serves as Chaplain at Boca Raton Regional Hospital of Baptist Health South Florida. He is a member of the Board of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains. Prior to his chaplain career, he served as a pulpit rabbi in congregations in New Rochelle, NY; Beachwood, OH; and Boynton Beach, FL. He is also the host and producer of My Teacher Podcast: A Celebration of the People Who Shape Our Lives. NeshamaCast contributor Chaplain David Balto is a volunteer chaplain at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. and Western Correctional Insitution, Maryland’s maximum security prison. He coordinated the annual National Jewish Healing Conference. Support NeshamaCast and NAJC with a tax deductible donation to NAJC. For sponsorship opportunities as either an individual or institution, please write to Rabbi Ed Bernstein at [email protected] Thank you to Steve Lubetkin and Lubetkin Media Companies for producing this episode. Transcripts for this episode and other episodes of NeshamaCast are available at NeshamaCast.simplecast.com and are typically posted one week after an episode first airs. Theme Music is “A Niggun For Ki Anu Amecha,” written and performed by Reb-Cantor Lisa Levine. Please help others find the show by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts or other podcast providers. Opinions expressed on NeshamaCast reflect those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect official positions of NAJC. We welcome comments and suggestions for future programming at [email protected]. And be sure to follow NAJC on Facebook to learn more about Jewish spiritual care happening in our communities.