The Unreasonable Request
The consultation with Mrs. Burger was just about as parve as it could be until I asked a question about her surgical history. “I’m sorry,” I said as I was quite...
Summer’s Here – Take Some Precautions
The weather this spring has been crazy. Here in Yerushalayim, unusually heavy rains at the end of April and even some rain into mid-May has had those of us who have...
Connecting to the Churban Through Personal Adversity
Rabbi Shmuel Bloom talks about his life-changing experience and dealing with personal adversity. How do we connect to the churban? We all have our own personal churban, how do we overcome...
Trigger Warning: Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain
This article is not only about trigger warnings, it also is one: we are going to address suicide. Please stop here if you find such discussions triggering. People of my generation...
When I Went Shopping This Week
I usually do the grocery shopping. And I usually go mid-week on the way home from work. Needless to say, we make an effort to buy healthier choices. But I’ve noticed...
Eat Those Fruits
This past Shabbos brought a certain amount of stress with it. Stress on Shabbos? Why? A day away from work, removed from phones and technology and a day with more time...
Is Your Food Safe?
We spend a lot of time thinking about and talking about nutrition and calories. Is this food fattening? Is that good for us? How processed is this? But even the healthiest...
Snacking
I met Shelly when she came into our program a few months ago. When she called to make her appointment, she told me over the phone that her doctor had been...
Get up and go! Regaining our Energy
A newer client of mine came back after Pesach and told me the following. She was in the midst of her pre-Pesach cleaning when she discovered something hard to believe. She...
Patience and Grit
It’s not every day that someone who starts our program is 157 cm (about 5 feet 2 inches) tall, 53 years old (a difficult time for any female to be losing...
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