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Bamidbar - In the Desert
Bamidbar Ever wondered why the children of Israel would first have to wander 40 years in the desert before getting to the Holy Land? If...
After All We've Been Through
After All We’ve Been Through 5778 years. Two temple periods. A cultural heritage spanning continents, empires, and the revision of human...
Hide and Seek Step 4
The mirror stares at her many times a day. It as if it needs to say “yep, you’re still there,” fully aware that object permanence lost...
You are going to know a new freedom
The first commandment the Jews were given as a people is the mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh, the New Month. The Jewish nation was told while...
The Seder To Set You Free
Each Jewish holiday is a lesson in life. Passover is freedom. It's the type of freedom that has given the Jewish people it's power to...
Clearing the 'chametz' in my life
Passover always seems to catch me by surprise. It is only a day away! And I have so much work to do to clear out the ‘chametz’ in my...
The Slaves Among Us
When an addict hits bottom and the stark choices of recovery or death are before him, he is offered an opportunity to start again and end...
Substance Abuse a Senior Problem, Too
When Amy Kaplan heard about Betty (not her real name), a Jewish Family Service client in her early 70s who said she couldn’t afford all...
Substance Abuse and Our Children Invisible or inimitable? Our kids need to feel that have unique val
Substance abuse is a growing epidemic that doesn’t discriminate based on religion, economic class, gender, or ethnicity. Experts will all...
The Twelve Steps Made Simple
The Twelve Steps Made Simple There’s a power that will kill me. There is a power that wants me to live. Which do I want? (If you want to...
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