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Mar 12, 2018, 7:48 AM

What Makes this Holiday Different? (Eating Disorder Support and Passover)

With less than 3 weeks until Pesach (Passover) I think of all the things that this holiday represents. Slavery. Freedom. Journeys. Leadership. Plagues. Signs. Commandments. Traditions. This is a fundamental holiday, a celebration of all the events that led up to God...

Jul 31, 2017, 7:25 AM

Fasting is not the same as not-eating

According to Joan Jacobs Brumberg, research suggests that between the 13th and 16th centuries, there were many cases of "pious women" who completely lost their appetites and refused food. These women, in some cases, were of the higher class...

Apr 15, 2015, 4:58 AM

How Can Judaism Help?

Why are eating disorders so prominent within this population? Is there some reason that our community has been hit with this rising epidemic? These are questions that come up fairly often when people hear about my history with Anorexia. There are...

May 15, 2014, 4:52 AM

The Final Countdown: Calories vs Days

When I think back to the years when I suffered from Anorexia images of numbers crowd my mind. I counted almost everything: calories, steps, exercises, smiles. My life was barely lived. Instead, I calculated; my existence was devoted to...

Apr 13, 2014, 8:11 AM

Pesach (Passover) is a holiday of redemption and freedom. As we sit around the Seder table we actively remember the trials and tribulations of our nation as they were slaves in Egypt. We imagine the suffering, the fear, and...

Apr 3, 2014, 4:52 AM

You’re Never Fully Dressed without a Smile: Lessons from a Photo Shoot

Last month I was sitting in school when I received a text message from a friend of mine. “Would you be interested in being on NBC?” it read. My heart immediately began to race. “Of course!” I responded. I...

Mar 14, 2014, 1:57 PM

Purim, the Jewish popularity contest

As a child I recall sitting on the steps in my house, mouth agape at the scene in front of me: I could not see the living room floor. We had just received too many Mishloach Manot (Purim baskets)...

Mar 9, 2014, 8:05 AM

Check-Mate, my Queen

I used to be a King. I stood in the center of the board, surrounded, protected – or so I thought. Rather, I was controlled. The Queen stood at my left, crowding me, possessing me Existing to keep a mindful...

Feb 17, 2014, 5:16 AM

Cotton balls: They’re not just for breakfast anymore

I have never been one to like reality television shows. While others were watching “Big Brother” and “The Hills” I was watching “7th Heaven” and doing homework. And yet in recent months there has been tremendous dispute over one...

Feb 9, 2014, 11:20 AM

Why I wear purple

I remember the first time I heard about Anorexia. I must have been around 13 years old and I overheard some relatives talking about Mary Kate Olsen. All I remember thinking was, “Why doesn’t she just eat?” Little did I...

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About Me

Temimah Zucker, LMSW is a primary therapist at Monte Nido Manhattan and also works in private practice in the fields of eating disorders, self-esteem, and mental health. Temimah writes and publicly speaking on these subjects and is also an adjunct professor in NYC teaching on the subject of the treatment of eating disorders. For information or inquiries please see her website.