Ambiguous Loss or Living with the Pain of Uncertainty
By Debra Rich Gettleman Have you ever felt an internal longing for something you used to have? Maybe it’s a job or a relationship. Maybe it’s that empty nest pain that pops up after each Sunday night phone call from your kid in college. The pain of losing someone or...
Kibbutz Nirim Survivor Adele Raemer: My DNA changed on October 7th
By Cindy Saltzman The first time I met Adele Raemer was during a Zoom interview. She wore a T-shirt with Hebrew letters on it that I couldn’t quite make out. When asked what it said, she replied, “Oh, I had the other one on before. I’m bilingual.” She pulled up a...
Trauma is real: Pay attention to the signs
By Debra Rich Gettleman Dr. Melanie Rich, (no relation), doesn’t necessarily look like a first responder as she sits in her tastefully appointed Scottsdale, AZ office. But she’s been on the ground helping victims cope with trauma for decades. At Ben Taub hospital in...
Soulmate Search with NetFlix Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom
By Debra Rich Gettleman I haven’t had a crush since I was 12 and I first saw Leif Garrett on the cover of Tiger Beat magazine. Now, at the ripe old age of…older, I have fallen once again. After interviewing iconic Israeli matchmaker, Aleeza Ben Shalom, I am completely...
Ambiguous Loss or Living with the Pain of Uncertainty
By Debra Rich Gettleman Have you ever felt an internal longing for something you used to have? Maybe it’s a job or a relationship. Maybe it’s that empty nest pain that pops up after each Sunday night phone call from your kid in college. The pain of losing someone or...
Speak your peace – A message from Rabbi Bill Berk in Jerusalem
Rabbi Bill Berk, Rabbi emeritus Temple Chai Rabbi Berk served for twenty-three years as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Chai in Phoenix, Arizona. The Simchat Torah Massacre In September 2005 Israel pulled out of Gaza with the hope that the Palestinians there would...
Empathy in Action: How best to support Israel now
As Israel and America stand strong against Hamas, Hezbollah, and anyone who supports the massacre of innocent civilians, the desire to help is palpable. But how do you know where and how to give? How do you determine a charity is credible and fiscally responsible? How...
The Best Response to campus Idiocy!
By Debra Rich Gettleman All too often we find ourselves enraged by irresponsible comments from elected officials, religious leaders, and presidents of universities. We rant privately to friends. We write angry letters. We call our representatives and threaten future...
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The floodgates of civility have burst open and unleashed a deluge of hatred that is gushing across the globe.
Two of the 203 hostages have been released!
Cindy Saltzman @jewishbreakingnews is reporting that two of the 203 hostages have been freed. They are American’s Natalie and Judith Raanan, from Evanston, Illinois. They were visiting family for their grandmother’s 85th birthday. They are being transferred through...
And we’re paying for this?
“Where are you, President Shafik of Columbia University?” Davidai pleads. “We are waiting for you to eradicate all pro-terror student organizations from campus.”
Fighting for Israel: Literally!
Mayweather is as strong in his convictions as he was between the ropes.
Speak your truth about Israel
by Debra Rich Gettleman “Hate never goes away; it just goes underground until it is given a little oxygen.” -- President Joe Biden 78% of Americans 45 and older support the U.S. pro-Israel stance against Hamas. Before you celebrate the fact that the majority of us...
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