BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:403@wlcj.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T193000 DTSTAMP:20220203T161706Z URL:https://www.wlcj.org/events/personal-conversations-discovering-and-sha ring-our-genetic-information/ SUMMARY:Personal Conversations: Discovering and Sharing our Genetic Informa tion  DESCRIPTION:To view session click HERE. \n\nWho isn’t curious about what our genes can tell us? Jews are among the best customers for direct-to-con sumer genetic tests and their packaged analysis. Are they useful\, or conf using? \;\n\nWe also have well-studied mutations for certain diseases\ , owing to our ancestors having lived and married in tight-knit communitie s. \;\n\nWhen is it advisable for us to seek medical genetic testing? What is the genetics counselor’s role? If we do find that we carry a “ bad” gene\, what’s next? Should we fear the potential for discriminati on against us individually and as a people from all this genomic disclosur e?\n\nFrom a wider lens\, how do the frontiers of genetic science intersec t with bioethics and Jewish standards? And might the discovery of our gene tic information and lineage confound our understanding of Jewish identity?  \;\n\nThese and other probing questions will be explored by two exper ts in their respective fields:\n\nLaurie Zoloth\, Ph.D.\, \;is the Mar garet E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics and Senior Advisor to the Provost for Social Ethics\, at the University of Chicago. She is a bioeth icist and co-editor with Rabbi Dr. Elliot N. Dorff\, of \;Jews and Gen es: The Genetic Future in Contemporary Jewish Thought. \;\n\n \;\n \n \;\n\nFaye Shapiro\, M.S.\, \;Certified Genetics Counselor\, is associated with Cooper Hill Hospital\, Camden\, N.J. \, and is a member o f the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth El\, Vorhees\, N.J. \;\n\n \ ;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nContact: Vivian Leber\, Chair of Per sonal Conversations\, vleber@wlcj.org ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wlcj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ personal-con.png CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR