Health & Wellness
Saying No to Silencing: The Jewish Duty to Speak Out
Spirituality is biography. Jewish spirituality and Jewish biography both demand a duty to speak out, reject silencing, and stand up against any ...
When Blessings Bring Pain
When I saw the little blue line on the pregnancy test, I felt like I was walking on air. A ...
I’m Fired Up and This is Why
A packed church of nearly 1,500 people gathered in unity to demand social justice. We came together from different faith ...
One Moment At A Time
I am looking outside my window at the orange leaves, and low sun, at too early a time in the ...
Meditation and Medication
Judaism is not just a religion based on commandments and laws. Practicing Judaism and knowledge of Jewish Philosophy gives us ...
Spiritual Medicine
Jewish sages decided that intense mourning time should be seven days only.
Refuat HaNefesh: Perspectives on Mental Health in the Orthodox Community
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans suffers from a mental illness each year. And no, that’s not just a general statistic; ...
Jewish Teens Stand up to Celebrate Their Differences
Here.Now. is a teen-driven Jewish movement providing support, building connections, and reducing mental health-related stigma through creativity, partnerships, events, and ...
The Illness You Will Not See
By writing this anonymously, I am perpetuating the very same stigma about which I write. Yet I promised my family. ...
When a presidential candidate is misinformed about late term abortion
In recent weeks there has been a great deal said by presidential candidate, Donald Trump, that has caused deep upset ...
Paying The Price For Being Single
In 2001, at the age of 52, I went from being Single and Orthodox to Married and (still) Orthodox. That ...
Fighting Cancer The Southern & Jewish Way
Two months ago, something unexpected happened: I found out that I had stage three cancer.Since then, my life has been ...