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JEWISH WOMEN'S STORIES, SPIRITUALITY, & WELL-BEING



A Tefillah for Rosh Chodesh Nissan
The tension builds to the moment we’ve all been waiting for The one for which we prayed for thousands of generations While we walked...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Apr 8, 20242 min read


Fortify Your Resilience: Affirmations for Thriving Amidst Chaos and Uncertainty
You're trying to keep your cool when scary things happen, and you're working hard to restore a perception of safety, for yourself and...
Liba Lurie, Psychologist
Mar 12, 20243 min read


Unfollowing Our Favorites
You know that feeling… when you are scrolling down your newsfeed and you stop cold in your tracks. You blink. You might even do a...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Gratitude & Grief
Today we woke up to the most amazing news. Fernando Simon Marman and Norberto Luis Har, two of our hostages who have been held in Gaza...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 12, 20242 min read


It's A War. What Can I Do?
This week one of my patients shared, “I’m feeling really unbalanced and unwell. All this stress is manifesting in my body and emotions...
Andrew David Shiller, MD
Feb 8, 20244 min read


Tu B'Shvat For More Than The Trees
A few years ago I was walking through the Jerusalem forest on Tu B’shvat and I came across a young sapling that was so new it could...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 25, 20242 min read

100 Days
It’s been 100 days. 100 days since that first day when sirens were ringing through our bodies and across valleys. 100 days since we tried...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 14, 20241 min read


Hope in the Face of Grief
In the years since I lost my 13- year- old son, Koby, I have been asked many times how I keep moving forward. When one is faced with...
Sherri Mandel
Jan 9, 20244 min read


New Pathways
As a runner, I have an affinity for running over bridges, and one of my favorites is the Mario Cuomo Bridge in New York (formerly known...
Rachel Hercman, LCSW
Jan 7, 20243 min read


New Years With No Resolution
I heard a rumor that tomorrow is January 1. My brain is having a hard time computing that. All over my newsfeed today, people are saying...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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