Trauma-informed care for seniors: Even a little goes a long way
Joyce Wolpert, LCPC | Special to the JT
Trauma seems to be everywhere these days as people are claiming such responses to natural and human...
‘Not all Nazis were bad,’ comments Indiana school-board candidate, drawing ire
Philissa Cramer | JTA
A local school-board candidate in a suburb of Indianapolis is drawing criticism for insisting that “not all Nazis were bad” and...
My son’s non-traditional bar mitzvah helped him claim his Jewish identity
Heather Miller | Kveller via JTA
Six months before my son’s bar mitzvah, his father and I were struggling. My son is an introvert and...
Why does breast cancer strike African-American women harder? Start with social inequality
Ellen Braunstein | Special to JT
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the United States, an African-American woman is about 40% more likely to...
Fish and fall fruits to break the Yom Kippur fast
It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set out by the...
This High Holiday season, a Twitter ‘Repentance Bot’ wants to teach people how to...
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
Move over, Tashlich: Twitter is the new place to atone, thanks to a bot programmed by Jewish coders who want users...
7 Sweet Facts About Rosh Hashanah You May Not Know
Leah Kadosh | Kveller
Shanah Tovah, Happy, Healthy New Year! The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is nearly here. I can tell this coming year...
Out-of-the-box High Holiday Gift Ideas
Are Rosh Hashanah presents a thing? Maybe they’re not quite as ubiquitous as Chanukah presents, but a nice gift for the brave soul hosting...
Messy Rooms, Messy Desks, Messy Backpacks: The role of executive function in a child’s...
Zibby Andrews | Special to JT
Some children innately crave order and consistency; others thrive in chaos, happily dealing with multiple projects simultaneously. Some children...
Jewish private schools are bringing community home
When Anna Klein’s daughter, Mia, was a 4-year-old preschooler at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (BT), her class was asked to bring in brown...
