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JEWISH WOMEN'S STORIES, SPIRITUALITY, & WELL-BEING
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 13, 20242 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 12, 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...
Andrew David Shiller, MD
Feb 8, 20244 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...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 25, 20242 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 14, 20241 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...
Sherri Mandel
Jan 9, 20244 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...
Rachel Hercman, LCSW
Jan 7, 20243 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...
Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Dec 31, 20232 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 24, 20233 min read
The Betrayal of the Jews
I took a break from Instagram and TikTok shortly after the war began. I was so oversaturated with the reality of what was happening in my...
The SHVILLI Center
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Being Mindful While Reading The News
When we were younger, the morning news had a different meaning than it does now. Perhaps you and your family sat around the breakfast...
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