Unmarried Counseling
Teresa Strasser
December 1, 2005
My neurosis is like a Ferrari. I can go from 0 to 60 in under four seconds.
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therapy
Kabbalah and the Modern Shrink
Gaby Friedman
October 6, 2005
Since the early 1990s, Rabbi Abner Weiss, former rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation and current rabbi at the Westwood Village Synagogue, has been using kabbalistic tools in his psychology practice. Recently, he published \”Connecting to God, Ancient Kabbalah and Modern Psychology,\” a book that asserts the congruity of the two disciplines.
Holiday Frivolity for Young at Heart
Jane Ulman
March 24, 2005
At every age, we must be connected to life\’s fun side, and Purim, the boisterous and tumultuous holiday that begins this year at sundown on March 24 and celebrates the triumph of the Jews in ancient Persia over enemies determined to destroy them, gives us that opportunity.
Justice or Character Assassination?
Andrea Adelson
July 1, 2004
The painful case reveals the vulnerability of clergy to character assassination as well as the difficulty for lay people in challenging a religious entity that keeps its decisions secret.
Rabbis’ Tact Puts Sex Victims First
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
March 18, 2004
Several high-profile cases in recent years — both locally and nationally — have helped foster a newfound willingness among rabbis to work with mental health professionals not only to handle crises, but to take proactive measures as well.
Circle of Friends
Debbie Sedley
February 26, 2004
The Friendship Circle and its Friends at Home program pairs local teenagers with families of special-needs kids in order to provide a social outlet for disabled children and support for their often over-extended parents.
Painting Through the Pain
Leora Alhadeff
December 25, 2003
When the Nazis forced artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis into Terezin, she smuggled in art supplies and taught the concentration camp\’s children to express themselves through art.
Coming of Age on a Basketball Court
Naomi Pfefferman
September 25, 2003
\”I knew this could be a good story because so many different things had happened to people,\” said Dan Klores, sounding more like an introvert than a schmoozer. \”You have a group of guys, and one is homeless, one wins a $45 million lottery, two lose their children and one lives without electricity or running water in Woodstock, N.Y.\”
Victor Haim Perera
Alexandra J. Wall
July 3, 2003
The author of \”The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey,\” a nonfiction work largely about that curse, died in Santa Cruz on June 14. He was 69.
Child Molester Sent to Treatment Center
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
February 6, 2003
David Schwartz, a counselor for preschool boys at an Orthodox music and arts camp, was sentenced to one year in residential
treatment and five years\’ probation for molesting a 4-year-old boy in his care at summer camp.
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