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Oct 28, 2026, 7:45 AM

After the Cameras Leave:What the World Can Do-Panama After the Earthquake—Part 5

Family Aftershock Plan as presented by Stuart Katz

There is something about the aftermath of a disaster that has always troubled me. It is not only the destruction, the injuries, or the lives that have been turned upside down. It is how quickly the rest of the...

Oct 23, 2026, 11:03 AM

A Room Full of Helpers: Panama After the Earthquake · Part 2 of 5

A pleasure connecting with the team from Fundación Relaciones Sanas in Panama—sharing a commitment to mental health, meaningful connections, and stronger communities Photo courtesy of Fundación Relaciones Sanas in Panama

Five days after the earthquake, on October 14, I stood in front of hundreds of people gathered in person and online to talk about Psychological First Aid. There were psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, social workers, teachers and students. They...

Oct 22, 2026, 9:35 PM

When the Ground Moved: Panama after the Earthquake – Part 1 of 5

Panama is where I was born and spent my early childhood. So when I heard about the earthquake, the news felt close in a way that is difficult to explain to someone who has never watched a place they...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 21, 2026, 1:08 AM

Parashat Lech Lecha: The “Why” You Are Your Greatest Spiritual Master.

A magical characteristic of life is that even when you think your faith couldn’t possibly be stronger and is arguably the strongest in the world, it can still increase! Everyone knows about the riots in Paris that started last Saturday...

Lisa M. Pollack

Oct 15, 2026, 10:42 PM

Neve Hanna: Books. Bread. Brighter Futures.

Neve Hanna Children's Home, Israel.
Photo: AFNH staff. March 2025.

Learning Today. Building Brighter Futures. Two different classrooms. One shared purpose. At Neve Hanna Children's Home, education isn't limited to the classroom. Some of life's most important lessons are learned by doing—discovering new abilities, developing practical skills, taking responsibility, and gaining the...

Judith R. Robinson

Oct 12, 2026, 11:00 PM

A Cancer Survivor’s Tikkun Olam

Doctor Esty There is plenty of snow on the ginkos, the sycamores & our Pittsburgh hills; ice chunks line the holes in the streets But not enough to deter my two aged lady friends, having bundled themselves into furs, leaning on canes, off with me...

Oct 5, 2026, 6:44 PM

Not Everything Is Yours to Fix

I sometimes catch myself reading the same bad news over and over again. I read the story, then the update, then the analysis. Then I check again an hour later, even though I know perfectly well that nothing I...

Hande Gençünal

Oct 2, 2026, 1:55 AM

The Vessel of Good Intentions

On gifts, debts, and tzimtzum Not long ago, I told a friend about something that had hurt me. She listened quietly and then reminded me of a sentence she had always liked, and believed came from Dante. The road to...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Sep 23, 2026, 11:02 AM

From ‘Never Again’ to Tikkun Olam

The Road Ahead...

Who Gets to Define What Being Jewish Means? · Part 3 of 3 To me, Tikkun Olam is the most important concept in Judaism. It gives meaning to being the "Chosen People": a responsibility to help repair a world in...

Eliezer Avraham

Sep 20, 2026, 8:47 AM

October 7: The Courage That Rises When the World Falls

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An exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet resolve that emerged in the aftermath When the World Became Unrecognizable There are moments in Jewish history when the ground beneath us gives way, when the moral order collapses in an instant....

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