MUS 439 Yom Kippur
By the end of the course students will: 1) Enhance their identity and comfort as pastoral caregivers and officiants; 2) Gain tools for assessing and conducting appropriate pastoral interventions; 3) Appreciate the impact of diverse Jewish identities on the counseling they will do and ceremonies they will create and officiate; 4) Articulate goals and objectives for specific life span counseling; 5) Gain familiarity with Jewish and non-Jewish resources for life span counseling and rituals. OBJECTIVES: 1) For Weddings or Funerals student will be able to; a. Identify 4-7 relevant issues to cover in counseling; b. Interview a cantor or rabbi, based on the questions below, to learn about their approach to pre-marital or funeral-related pastoral counseling and how it informs the ceremonies they create. c. Prepare a complete wedding or funeral ceremony including musical choices; d. Explain those choices in light of the many factors that contributed to them. 2) Students will gain an understanding of different approaches to counseling for the life span and ritual choices related to ceremonies.