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Aaron D. Cherniak

Mar 25, 2025, 2:41 AM

Tuning out Noise, into Signal: Purim, Presence, and Listening

It is not unusual for there to be background noise during the reading of Megilat Esther– the squeaking of chairs, sounds of small children, and of course, the raucous tradition of blotting out Haman’s name with noisemakers, boos, or,...

May 2, 2024, 10:33 PM

Giving Voice: Prayer During Difficult Times

Every holiday we have marked over this last half year has been on an inevitable collision course with the emotional rollercoaster we have been on since October 7th and the ongoing war. Our holidays and rituals may normally create...

About Me

Aaron D. Cherniak is a licensed psychologist and the Director of Research at the Shaare Nefesh Resilience Center affiliated with the Shaare Zedek Medical Center and supported by the Jerusalem Foundation. The clinic provides psychedelic-augmented psychotherapy for trauma and grief. He is a researcher (Stockholm University, Reichman University) and rabbi studying the intersection of religion/spirituality, close relationships, and mental health, including psychedelics.

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