Written by Guest Author Libi Astaire and Miryam Levine, Staff Contributor“‘Oh, the Anousim seem so romantic,’ people told me. Romantic? There’s nothing romantic about it. It’s traumatic!” I was speaking with Joao (not his real name) in a Jerusalem office back in 2007....
You might think that many years of experiencing life would make us immune to the mundane issues of living. We’ve had a lot of practice hitting road bumps along the way. After all, in our careers, experience makes us experts and we learn how to handle problems when...
Are you still living with chaos in your environment? Last month, I shared “10 tips to stop operating in crisis mode and be ready for Shabbat early, cool, calm and collected with lots of time to spare!“ and I cited “the Chatzos Lady”, Azriela Jaffe. Eliminating...
As a Registered Nurse of 35 years, I’ve held many positions and received a tremendous amount of education. And yet, with all that education, I don’t recall ever having had any significant discussion, or being taught, about nutrition and how food affects the body in...
10 tips to stop operating in crisis mode and be ready for Shabbat early, cool, calm and collected with lots of time to spare!Fridays used to be a total balagan—an out-of-control frenzy to beat the clock. Last minute this or that, get the challah done, make another...
A few years ago Penina Taylor (Founder and Editor-In-Chief of UNORTHOBOXED) delivered a tantalizing talk entitled “How Do You Know God Loves You?” She challenged the audience to figure it out. After a few minutes, she responded to their collective guessing by...
Every morning upon waking, the observant Jew, both female and male, recites the prayer of thanksgiving, even before their feet touch the floor. מוֹדָה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּים. שֶׁהֶֽחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי, בְּחֶמְלָה רַבָּה אֱמֽוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ Modah...
After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in women in the United States. While it can occur in both men and women, it is more prevalent in women.What is BRCA? Although there are many factors that affect whether or not you will develop...
I may not be that old chronologically speaking but taking the “dip of all dips'' for the very first time at age 57 is somewhat unusual. Let me give you some background. I was born in New York to first-generation American parents. My maternal Bubby and Zaide were “Old...
It wasn’t until I was in my mid-60s that I discovered the name of the learning disorder that I have struggled with all my life. Unfortunately, it is something I will have to deal with for the rest of my life. There is no cure, but there are many strategies that can...