Students at Risk: Substance Abuse in Yeshivot~ 
Jewish Education Facing the Challenge

On Sunday, April 30th over 150 Jewish educators and other related professionals gathered in Jerusalem for a day-long conference on "Substance Abuse in Yeshivot." The Forum for Inquiry and Deliberation in Jewish Education, ATID's branch for fostering and furthering serious thought and policy in the critical areas facing Jewish education, was proud to sponsor a conference for educators and communal leaders on this extremely serious issue within our community.

Participants in the program heard leading experts in their fields address the issues from both clinical and educational perspectives. In order to foster serious discussion among the participants the program included significant time for group discussion in each session, as well as the opportunity to meet with colleagues over dinner.

The Program consisted of the following sessions:

Session I: The Clinical View
Yonah Pollak
Addictions Specialist & Therapist
Response: Dr. Edwin Goldstein
Psychiatrist, Englewood, NJ
Audience Response 

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Session II: Educational Views
R. Yisrael Blumenfeld
Mashgiach, Yeshivat Neve Zion
R. David Ebner
Mashgiach, Yeshivat HaMivtar
Dr. Caroline Peyser
Psychologist, Private Practice;
Faculty, Midreshet Lindenbaum
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The conference was partially sponsored by: 
AIM-American Israel Medi-Plan, Inc.  
and by 
The Solomont Family.