JewishByte Baltimore - On Sunday January 31, 2010, The Center for Eating Disorders (CED) at Sheppard Pratt, in partnership with The Orthodox Union and in collaboration with Hadassah of Greater Baltimore and Jewish Community Services, hosted an event to help shed light on the issue of eating disorders and body image concerns within the Jewish community.

Sunday’s free event, which attracted nearly 200 people (despite last weeks snow storm) to The Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt in Towson was the first of its kind to take place in Maryland.  “Promoting Self-Esteem & Positive Body Image: A Program for the Jewish Community” was the theme on Sunday with breakout sessions and lectures all morning.

Key players in the event’s success include those pictured above, from left, Frank Buchweitz (National Director of OU Community Services and Special Projects), Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb (Keynote Speaker), Dr. Harry Brandt (CED Director), Catherine Steiner Adair (Plenary Speaker) and Dr. Steven Crawford (CED Associate Director).

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb - Vice President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union speaks at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb - Vice President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union speaks at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt

Story by AJ Bulua – for JewishByte.info. He can be reached via email aj@jewishbyte.info.

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