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Apr 17, 2025, 11:03 PM

My Last Survivor

Preface: Ever since moving to Florida in 2005, I have been involved in the assisted living industry. In every retirement home I have operated, there has been at least one Holocaust Survivor who was a resident. That was until...

Richard H. Schwartz

Oct 14, 2024, 4:17 AM

Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Shemini Atzeret, and Veganism

There are many connections between veganism and the Jewish festivals of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret (the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly), and Simchat Torah: 1. Sukkot commemorates the 40 years when the ancient Israelites lived in the wilderness in frail huts...

Dec 8, 2023, 11:36 PM

How A Kitten and Stephen Jenkinson Saved My Life…

…and, of course, my beautiful little boy and my incredible husband. This is not easy for me to write. It is the first time I have spoken publicly about my illness. But if it helps anyone who is feeling totally lost...

Sep 9, 2023, 10:11 PM

The Unspoken Crisis: Why Every Day Should Be World Suicide Prevention Day

Trigger Warning: The following blog post discusses the sensitive topic of suicide and mental health struggles. If you or someone you know is facing a crisis, immediate professional help is strongly recommended. Proceed with caution if the subject could trigger...

Sep 3, 2023, 10:57 AM

What long COVID taught me: How to help a friend with chronic illness

Illustration by Avi Katz

Instead of 'Are you feeling better?' and 'What do you need?' here are some truly helpful questions you can ask

Jul 15, 2023, 9:09 AM

Depression: The Rollercoaster Ride That Never Goes Up

Depression often feels like a roller coaster that only goes down.

Every person I've met with a mental illness seems to be a fascinating puzzle of uniqueness. It's incredible how they can surprise you with their hidden battles, like having OCD or facing the darkness of contemplating suicide. It's like...

May 23, 2023, 12:02 AM

Addressing Mental Health on a Gap Year in Israel

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Graduating high school and beginning college is a period of enormous transition and change for any 18-year-old. Graduating high school and moving to a foreign country for a year with perfect strangers? That’s a catapult into adulthood, a thrust...

Apr 20, 2023, 4:32 PM

Book review: Two new books on medicine and halacha

The COVID-19 pandemic is approaching the three-and-a-half-year mark. It changed our lives significantly, and its long-term effects are still being worked out. It upended Jewish religious life to a degree not seen in many generations. The medical field was...

Carol Silver Elliott

Mar 22, 2023, 4:27 PM

It is just three years ago, almost to the day, when COVID changed the world of elder care services forever. Of course, this global pandemic changed all of our lives. That is without question. There were so many lives...

Nov 11, 2022, 12:00 PM

Back to school with COVID in the rearview mirror

COVID may not be completely over yet, but experts tell us that the end is in sight. Happily, this fall we returned to school without masks, without plexiglass barriers, and without social distancing. Yet I can still see COVID’s...

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