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Making Our Lives a Blessing: The Therapist’s Voice
Judith Ruskay Rabinor, Ph.D. (Originally published in Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, Philadelphia: Routledge; Volume 6, Issue 2, Summer 1998.) “Help us find the courage, to make our...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
Orthodox Judaism: Features and Issues for Psychotherapy
Kate Miriam Loewenthal, Psychology Department Royal Holloway University of London Egham Surrey TW20 0EX UK c.loewenthal@rhul.ac.uk Important aspects of Orthodox Judaism. What are the most fundamental aspects of orthodox Jewish beliefs...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
MIXED BLESSINGS: Jewish mothers and daughters and eating disorders
By Emily Kuriloff, Psy.D. A Jewish mother instructs a daughter in prayer, shows her how to fold the dough for rugalach, or the way to run a business. Other lessons are...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
The Healing Potential of Shabbos
> One of the most defining features of Orthodox Jewish life is the Shabbos; a gold mine for both the restoration and growth of a person’s physical, spiritual, and psychological welfare....
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
PREVENTION: A TEN-STEP PROGRAM
By Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser Author of “Starving to Live” A major key in preventing the development of an eating disorder in a family member is to “know” them, to understand their...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
“And You Shall Eat and Be Satisfied”
Rabbi Cary A. Friedman The Talmud (Yoma 74b) teaches, “The blind eat but are not satisfied.” The commentators explain that a blind person cannot be truly satisfied by his food because...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
Disordered Eating and Domestic Abuse: Data for New Directions
Marjorie C. Feinson, Ph.D. Principal Investigator June 7, 2009 Overview & Selected Findings Domestic abuse and disordered eating (DE) are now recognized as major problems confronting the Jewish community. Yet, there...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
Strengthening a Jewish Woman’s Sense of Self and Purpose...
Jennifer Daniel, MS, DTR and Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC Reports of eating disorders among young orthodox women are rising at an alarming rate. A study of Orthodox Jewish girls in...
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community
Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community
Anorexia and bulimia are amongst the most emotionally and physically devastating disorders affecting young Jewish women.
Mar 20, 2013
By Hannah Farkas
Ethical Wills, Halachic Wills & Health Care Proxies
Ethical Wills, Halachic Wills & Health Care Proxies
Rabbi Dr. Moshe E. Bomzer, MSW discusses different types of wills and proxies to consider for you and your family. Recorded at the When Serious Illness Strikes & Decisions Have To...
Mar 18, 2013
By Hannah Farkas

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