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Yet again, Israel's public shelters become sites of camaraderie amid steep danger
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (1359+ words) I'm doing great. We're all together all the time," one Jaffa resident said about her neighbors and friends one day into the war of Iran. TEL AVIV "Spirits ran high inside a large public bomb shelter in the Israeli coastal…...
With co-parenting on the rise in Israel, an advocate aims to export the model to American Jews
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1552+ words) Co-parenting is where two people decide to have and raise a child platonically. The model has flourished in Israel for a mix of cultural and practical reasons. Israel's unique combination of conservatism and creativity makes it fertile ground for separating…...
Here’s how I make each day count: I keep a diary
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (358+ words) From car crashes to Shabbat dinners, I've recorded the mundane, the meaningful and the moments I would otherwise have forgotten. In January 2011, I wrote my first entry in a five-year diary. It seems I watched "No Country for Old Men…...
At Tel Aviv school of last resort, missile damage from war bring challenges—and opportunities
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (789+ words) TEL AVIV " Students at the Max Fein Vocational High School in Tel Aviv are used to overcoming challenges. But when the school was damaged by Iranian missile strikes during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, it brought a new…...
Neuroscience has a name for the way so many Jews are feeling today: learned helplessness
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1343+ words) Fortunately, there's something we can do to help. -- The post Neuroscience has a name for the way so many Jews are feeling today: learned helplessness appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Another week goes by, and with it, the feeling…...
How much can Israelis take? A trauma expert finds out
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (1274+ words) Bruria Adini studies the resilience of a society under and on the attack. The late singer-songwriter Meir Ariel had a hit song that Israelis tend to invoke at times of crisis: "Avarnu et Par'o, Na'avor Gam et Zeh" " If we…...
These therapists give a name to the way Jewish distress has been ignored since Oct. 7: ‘Traumatic invalidation’
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1292+ words) Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman strike a nerve with a paper about the mental toll of being told your distress and fears don't count. Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman don't use the term "gaslighting" in their paper on Jewish trauma…...
These Chicago teens joined a Jewish community response to the mental health crisis
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (1151+ words) The Teen Mental Health Committee at the JCC Chicago targets typical youth stressors and the impact of antisemitism and the fallout from Oct. 7. -- The post These Chicago teens joined a Jewish community response to the mental health crisis appeared first…...