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Rachel Fryman

Mar 28, 2022, 7:43 PM

Humble Toast’s humble reminder: Safeguarding our kids from sexual abuse today

The walls of Jewish schools, synagogues, camps, youth groups, and kosher restaurants do not protect our kids from being touched and bullied. As adults, the onus lies on us to make institutional changes and foster communication on abuse with...

Nov 28, 2021, 10:04 AM

Grandma Loved Chanukah: When Holocaust Survivors Celebrated Again

My grandmother, Clara Neuman, a Holocaust survivor, chose to live simply and laugh often, especially at Chanukah time. Beneath the joy of lighting the candles with family and oily latkes was a nostalgia for how Chanukah was celebrated in...

Nov 18, 2021, 10:42 AM

When Kids Speak We Have to Ask Hard Questions

This past week, Chaim Walder, a notable Israeli children’s author and educator, was suspended from his radio show and newspaper column after allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct surfaced. In the United States, Mordy Getz announced that his Eichler’s...

About Me

Rachel Fryman PhD LCSW is a psychotherapist at Adelphi University and in private practice on Long Island, NY. Her doctoral dissertation at Smith College centered around divorce in the New York Jewish community. Rachel is a graduate of Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work with a Certificate in Jewish Communal Service. She has received advanced clinical trainings and completed courses at Nishmat and JOFA to be a kallah teacher instructing premarital Jewish education classes. Rachel has taught, presented, and written on the intersection between mental health and Judaism.