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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...
I’m taking this personally
By Joan Joanne Greene My grandparents lived through pogroms – organized massacres where bands of men, seething with hatred of Jews, rode into Jewish villages on horseback, looting, raping, killing, and burning down their homes. I’ve known this the same way I’ve known...
Do something out loud, even if it’s a whisper!
By Debra Rich Gettleman Everyday I wear a very tasteful, and very noticeable Jewish star around my neck. It falls just above the necklace that reads my Hebrew name, Devorah. I also wear a blue ribbon when I go out to show my support for Israel and my hope that all of...
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...
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...
Dear Students
Today I saw this Facebook post and had to share it. Thanks to Allan Friedman for sharing this with the Jewish community all over the world. Shared from another friend's page: This is a heartbreaking post from a Canadian University Professor who teaches biblical...
Bring Them Home
by Debra Rich Gettleman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sDLWpQqgg When Jean Valjean sings “Bring Him Home” in Act I of Les Misérables, begging God to return his daughter Cosette’s beloved Marius, he’s willing to sacrifice his own life for Marius’s safety....
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The $75,000 Lulav controversy
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Foreskin Frenzy
Pink, publicly open about her Judaism, became a target for the anti-circumcision movement after she posted a photo of her 2-year-old son at the beach without his diaper in 2019.
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