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Healthy in Body, Mind and Spirit: Essential …

WEBAn essential element of the Rebbe’s approach to mental health articulated throughout the volume is the importance of a belief in a loving G‑d and the efficacy of religious practice …

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Chapter 7: The Relationship Between Spiritual and …

WEB“A Healthy Spirit in a Healthy Body” Physical health is so greatly dependent on spiritual health. If, in the past, emphasis was placed on “mens sana in corpore sana,”1 in our …

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Chapter 1: The Importance of Maintaining Good Health

WEBChapter 1: The Importance of Maintaining Good Health. “See How Precious Is the Body of a Jew”. .. My father-in-law, the Rebbe, of blessed memory, related the statement of his …

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Abi Gezunt! "Be Healthy!"

WEBAbi Gezunt! "Be Healthy!" Some people believe that the watchword of every Jewish mother is, " Ess, ess meine kind " (Eat, eat my child), or the modern-day alternative, "Try it You'll …

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Mental-Health Advice From the Rebbe

WEBMental Health. In this Book. Foreword. Chapter 1: Coping With Tragedy, Misfortune and Life’s Adversities. Chapter 2: Combating Sadness, Despondency, Depression and …

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What Is a Mi Sheberach

WEBMay He who blessed our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon, heal (sick person's Hebrew name and that of his mother), because (Hebrew …

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Bikur Cholim: Visiting and Praying for the Sick

WEBBikur Cholim, visiting the sick, is a very great mitzvah. The Torah relates how G‑d Himself visited our forefather Abraham during his time of illness through three angels. When …

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What is the procedure for one who must eat on Yom Kippur

WEBGeneral Information: One who is required to eat on Yom Kippur 1 due to medical reasons, should not attempt to fast against the doctor's orders. The same Torah which commands us to fast on Yom Kippur tells us that guarding our health is far more important than fasting on this holy day. Just as a healthy person fulfills a mitzvah by fasting; an ill person does a …

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Mental Health in the Jewish World

WEBMental illness and substance abuse do exist in all parts of the Jewish community. In a poignant editorial in the New York Jewish Week, “Telling the Truth about Mental Illness,” …

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Judaism and Abortion

WEBThe first reference to abortion is in Genesis, when Noah and his descendants are forbidden to murder: “One who sheds the blood of man through man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of G‑d He made man.” 1. The sages of the Talmud point out that the phrase “one who sheds the blood of man through man” is more accurately translated

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Seven Heroes With Disabilities in the Bible

WEBScripture is replete with the deeds of great people—men and women who heeded G‑d ’s instructions and accomplished incredible feats. While we are told what they did, we generally know precious little about the people themselves—what they looked like, how they felt, what their lives were like.. Careful scrutiny of the text (and the Midrashic subtext) …

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George Floyd and the Healing of America

WEBWe are outraged because in assaulting one man, our agent of peace assaulted the spark of conscience that renders us all human. We are outraged because, as George Floyd’s …

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13 Facts About the Mitzvah to Visit the Sick

WEB1. It is Known as Bikur Cholim. Visiting the sick is a fundamental Jewish value. The Hebrew term for visiting the sick is bikur cholim. (Among Ashkenazi Jews, this is pronounced …

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Sample Halachic "Living Will"

WEBSAMPLE ADVANCE DIRECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH-CARE AND POST-MORTEM DECISIONS. 1. Designation of Health Care Surrogate. Your Name: (Last) …

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20 Facts About Jewish Circumcision Everyone Should Know

WEB2. Isaac Was the First to Be Circumcised on the 8 th Day of Life. Photo: Flash90. G‑d told Abraham that the circumcision should take place on the 8 th day of life. 3 Isaac, born …

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Is Religion Still Relevant

WEBBy Yossy Goldman. Art by Sefira Lightstone. Cyberspace, outer space, inner space. Genome maps, globalization, going to Mars. Smart cards, smart bombs, stem cells and …

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Why Do Jews Toast L’Chaim—To Life

WEBA Chassidic Approach. When hearing people toast “l’chaim,” Rabbi Dovber of Mezritch used to respond, “ L'chaim v’l’vracha,” “To life and to blessing.”. Once at a chassidic …

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13 Super Polite Yiddish Words and Terms of Endearment

WEBYiddish is such a beautiful language, replete with compliments, terms of endearment, and gentle wisdom. Here are our top 13 Yiddish words to use when you want to be nice. 1. …

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The Meaning of the “Shalom Aleichem” Greeting

WEBThe Meaning of the “Shalom Aleichem” Greeting. Dear Rabbi, I was told that there is no translation for “hello” into Hebrew. I was told that Jews say “peace” instead of “hello” and “goodbye.”. I did some further research and found that, traditionally, Jews greet each other by saying, “peace unto you,” and responding

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