Rachel Goodman Aspler, at The Blogs

May 4, 2020, 2:38 AM

Why I Am Observing the Community Mental Health Shabbat (& Why You Should Too!)

Last year, together with my co-chair, Yair Meyers, we spearheaded an initiative in our community in Montreal which became known as the Community Mental Health Shabbat. Our goal was to get as many synagogues in our community as possible...

Apr 22, 2020, 7:33 AM

Alone but not apart

For the past several weeks, my mother has been foremost in my thoughts. My mother, Sylvia Karwaser Goodman, is a child survivor of the Holocaust. Like so many other seniors during this pandemic, she is living alone, as she...

Apr 22, 2020, 2:31 AM

Apart but not alone

For the past several weeks, my mother has been foremost in my thoughts. My mother, Sylvia (Karwaser) Goodman, is a child survivor of the Holocaust. Like so many other seniors during this pandemic, she is living alone, as she...

About Me

Rachel Goodman Aspler is a wife and mother of 3 children living in Montreal, Canada. Rachel is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in working with stress and trauma, as well as memory and memory wellness. She is the co-Associate Director of the Jewish General Hospital's Alzheimer's Risk Assessment Clinic. She is the child and grandchild of Holocaust Survivors and Holocaust Education and Remembrance are among her passions.