mental health

These Chicago teens joined a Jewish community response to the mental health crisis

The Teen Mental Health Committee at the JCC Chicago targets typical youth stressors and the impact of antisemitism and the fallout from Oct. 7.

Requests for ‘psychological first aid’ spiked in Israel during the recent conflict, suggesting possible long-term effects

Both Jewish and Arab Israelis expressed their fears and anxiety to a hotline, with one caller saying “I feel like everything is falling apart.”

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I’ve been helping Orthodox Jews fight addiction and mental illness for decades. Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski made our work possible.

Rabbi Twerski advised me through decades of helping Orthodox Jews battle mental illness, and taught me everything I know about the perplexing nature of recovery.

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What do we tell our children in the aftermath of the Jersey City shooting?

Culture

‘The Shrink Next Door’: New revelations about the Jewiest, screwiest podcast ever

Global

Australian doctor says Nazi victims found ‘sense of relief’ in knowing they could not escape from gas chambers

Michael Phelps to receive Ruderman Foundation honor for his advocacy on behalf of disabled persons

Global

Jewish man, 69, attacked in Paris by assailant shouting about Allah and Hitler

Lifestyle

How one Tulsa synagogue is baking its way to a better world

Israel

Ex-Israeli president Moshe Katsav files clemency plea

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mental health

These Chicago teens joined a Jewish community response to the mental health crisis

Requests for ‘psychological first aid’ spiked in Israel during the recent conflict, suggesting possible long-term effects

I’ve been helping Orthodox Jews fight addiction and mental illness for decades. Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski made our work possible.

What do we tell our children in the aftermath of the Jersey City shooting?

‘The Shrink Next Door’: New revelations about the Jewiest, screwiest podcast ever

Australian doctor says Nazi victims found ‘sense of relief’ in knowing they could not escape from gas chambers

Michael Phelps to receive Ruderman Foundation honor for his advocacy on behalf of disabled persons

Jewish man, 69, attacked in Paris by assailant shouting about Allah and Hitler

Ex-Israeli president Moshe Katsav files clemency plea

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