Speaker helps community deal with grief
On Feb. 21, Norman Blumenthal – the director of trauma, bereavement and crisis at OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services in New York – gave a talk at Bnei Akiva Yeshivat Or Chaim in Toronto about coping with grief, in the wake of many unexpected deaths in the community. Here are some of the speech highlights and reactions.
14 year old starts charity in memory of his late father
The story of Jacob Grosberg who has been raising awareness and funds in honour of his father who suffered from severe depression prior to his untimely death.
Marcia Gay Harden: Advocating for women’s brain health
Marilyn Lazar interviews Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden about her memoir The Seasons of my Mother.
Mestel: Lessons from life on the street
“Many of us feel that the youths living on the street are addicts who don’t want to be employed and just want the easy handout. What I have learned is that there is nothing easy about this situation. These youths I described are all Jewish children from Jewish beginnings.”
Suicide and Judaism – Speaking out, Part 2
In the second part of his series on suicide and Judaism, Mark Mietkiewicz examines the Israel Defense Forces’ recent history with suicide.
Suicide and Judaism – Speaking out, part one
Mark Mietkiewicz dispenses the first in his three-part series on Judaism, suicide and its growing awareness in the Jewish community.
Crying baby, weeping mother; hope for women with postpartum depression
The pain and stigma of dealing with postpartum depression.
My thoughts on stigma after Michael Stone’s passing
What is it about mental illness that falls off the radar?
