BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN
TZID:America/Chicago
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3473@bnaijehudah.org
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260520T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T210843Z
URL:https://bnaijehudah.org/events/voices-of-hope-a-mental-health-awarenes
 s-month-lunch-and-learn-with-karen-gerson/
SUMMARY:Voices of Hope: A Mental Health Awareness Month Lunch and Learn wit
 h Karen Gerson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a meaningful Lunch and Learn with Karen Gerson\, wh
 o will share her deeply personal journey of living with mental illness thr
 ough a compassionate and Jewish lens. Grounded in Parashat Bamidbar\, her 
 story offers connection\, resilience and a powerful reminder: you are not 
 alone\, and there is always hope for healing.\n\nA light lunch will be pro
 vided\; $5 per person. If you would like to purchase Karen's new book\, "I
  Should Not Be Here\," at a discount\, information will be sent in your co
 nfirmation email.\n\nKansas City community philanthropist\, volunteer and 
 author Karen B. Gerson shares her powerful personal journey of living with
  mental illness and the path toward hope and healing. "I Should Not Be Her
 e" is a compassionate and deeply honest memoir\, told through a Jewish len
 s\, exploring the realities of mental illness through personal memories an
 d the voices of loved ones.  The story offers: a mirror for those who are
  struggling\, a guide for those supporting someone they love and a message
  of resilience\, connection and hope.  Through using Parashat Bamidbar\, 
 her message is simple but profound: “You are not alone. You are not brok
 en. You are still here\, and that means there is still time for healing.
 ”\n\nRegister here.
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bnaijehudah.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/
 04/approved-59.png
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Social Action
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20260308T030000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR