Blog Posts about Health and Wellness

Jewish Life Lessons from Holidaying in France

Joy Weinberg

When most people think of “France” and “Jews” together, past or current anti-Semitism comes to mind. That wasn’t our experience while vacationing in Brittany this summer, although we were just American tourists visiting for two weeks.

Fourteen days was,

Silent Disabilities: How Supportive Are We?

Dr. Madelyn Mishkin Katz

Jewish Disability Awareness Month is a powerful reminder that we are all created b'tzelem Elohim (in God's Image). We must keep all disabilities in mind, especially those that are "silent." Mental health disease is very prevalent in the Jewish community, yet

Growing Up with Parents with Disabilities

Howard Lev

I grew up facing many of the same challenges faced by people with disabilities, although I did not have a disability myself – my parents did. My mother contracted polio at age 3, and by the time I was born, she relied on a wheelchair.