Anxiety
The kids are not all right — and Jewish educators on college campuses know it
Reports about Jewish life on campus often focus either on our laudable collective successes or on experiences of antisemitism. After a decade of working on college campuses with leading Hillel foundations, I believe a lot of good things are happening on campus for Jewish students and that these positives outweigh the challenges. But if you have a student coming home to visit for Thanksgiving or winter break, I hope you’ll listen for something else: whether they feel a sense of belonging.
Is There Really Such A Thing As Jewish Anxiety?
Is there such a thing as Jewish anxiety? And, if there is, is it good for the Jews?
Is Celebrating Passover Any Different From Having A Psychological Disorder?
Feel free to be offended.
This Jewish College Student Battled Anxiety –- So She Decided To Help Others
Although her university turned down the idea, friends she met on Birthright Israel enthusiastically said “yes” —and helped her start an organization.
Being Watched By The Mikveh Attendant Reminds Me Of My Sexual Assault
Due to past trauma, having someone watch me immerse in the mikveh brings me extreme anxiety — and yet, my rabbis give me no other option.
How Do You Help A Child Who’s Feeling Homesick At Summer Camp?
A simple reassurance from you can help a lot.
The Pathology Plaguing American Jews
Gal Beckerman spent four years as opinion editor of the Forward. Above all, he got to know firsthand the gut-churning, fraught, panicked and uncomfortable state of being an American Jew today. Here is his diagnosis.
Quitting My Meds, Slowly
Judy Bolton-Fasman once considered herself the ‘poster girl’ for psychotropic medications but now wonders if her pills have become a crutch.
Am I Really ‘World’s Worst Mom’?
Lenore Skenazy teaches children to be more daring, and parents to calm down on her new reality TV show. Does that make her the ‘World’s Worst Mom’?
Why Do Jews Meditate? It's All in the Worrying!
Jay Michaelson sat down with Dan Harris to talk about his new book about Buddhist meditation and the ‘(Woody) Allen Spectrum’ of Jewish stress.