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Healthy in Body, Mind and Spirit: Essential Lessons From the …

WEBAn essential element of the Rebbe’s approach to mental health articulated throughout the volume is the importance of a belief in a loving G‑d and the efficacy of …

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Chapter 1: The Importance of Maintaining Good Health

WEBChapter 1: The Importance of Maintaining Good Health. “See How Precious Is the Body of a Jew”. .. My father-in-law, the Rebbe, of blessed memory, related the statement of his …

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Chapter 7: The Relationship Between Spiritual and Physical Wellness

WEB“A Healthy Spirit in a Healthy Body” Physical health is so greatly dependent on spiritual health. If, in the past, emphasis was placed on “mens sana in corpore sana,”1 in our …

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Mental Health in the Jewish World

WEBMental illness and substance abuse do exist in all parts of the Jewish community. In a poignant editorial in the New York Jewish Week, “Telling the Truth about Mental Illness,” …

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Abi Gezunt! "Be Healthy!"

WEBAbi Gezunt! "Be Healthy!" Some people believe that the watchword of every Jewish mother is, " Ess, ess meine kind " (Eat, eat my child), or the modern-day alternative, "Try it You'll …

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Health & Wellness

WEBView All 39. Mental Health. Personal reflections, professional guidance, and Torah perspectives. Information and Tools. Living With Mental Illness. Loved Ones Share.

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Bikur Cholim: Visiting and Praying for the Sick

WEBBikur Cholim, visiting the sick, is a very great mitzvah. The Torah relates how G‑d Himself visited our forefather Abraham during his time of illness through three angels. When …

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What is the procedure for one who must eat on Yom Kippur

WEBGeneral Information: One who is required to eat on Yom Kippur 1 due to medical reasons, should not attempt to fast against the doctor's orders. The same Torah which commands …

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What Is a Mi Sheberach

WEBMay He who blessed our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon, heal (sick person's Hebrew name and that of his mother), because (Hebrew …

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The Circumcision Procedure and Blessings

WEBThe father picks up the surgical knife and hands it to the mohel, stating that he appoints the mohel as his deputy to perform the brit milah, the circumcision. 1 The knife is extremely …

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Why Do Jews Toast L’Chaim—To Life

WEBA Chassidic Approach. When hearing people toast “l’chaim,” Rabbi Dovber of Mezritch used to respond, “ L'chaim v’l’vracha,” “To life and to blessing.”. Once at a chassidic …

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George Floyd and the Healing of America

WEBWe are outraged because in assaulting one man, our agent of peace assaulted the spark of conscience that renders us all human. We are outraged because, …

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13 Facts About the Mitzvah to Visit the Sick

WEB1. It is Known as Bikur Cholim. Visiting the sick is a fundamental Jewish value. The Hebrew term for visiting the sick is bikur cholim. (Among Ashkenazi Jews, this is pronounced …

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Seven Heroes With Disabilities in the Bible

WEBScripture is replete with the deeds of great people—men and women who heeded G‑d ’s instructions and accomplished incredible feats. While we are told what they did, we …

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The Circumcision Ceremony

WEBThe brit is performed anytime between sunrise and sunset on the eighth day from when the child was born.. If health complications delay the circumcision, it is performed …

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20 Facts About Jewish Circumcision Everyone Should Know

WEB2. Isaac Was the First to Be Circumcised on the 8 th Day of Life. Photo: Flash90. G‑d told Abraham that the circumcision should take place on the 8 th day of life. 3 Isaac, born …

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Sample Halachic "Living Will"

WEBSAMPLE ADVANCE DIRECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH-CARE AND POST-MORTEM DECISIONS. 1. Designation of Health Care Surrogate. Your Name: (Last) …

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Is Religion Still Relevant

WEBBy Yossy Goldman. Art by Sefira Lightstone. Cyberspace, outer space, inner space. Genome maps, globalization, going to Mars. Smart cards, smart bombs, stem cells and …

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Procedure for Holiday Candle-Lighting

WEBLaws and Notes. Holiday candle lighting follows a procedure similar to that of the Shabbat candle lighting.1. The basic difference between the two is that while it is forbidden to …

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13 Super Polite Yiddish Words and Terms of Endearment

WEBYiddish is such a beautiful language, replete with compliments, terms of endearment, and gentle wisdom. Here are our top 13 Yiddish words to use when you want to be nice. 1. …

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