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Religious Bullying

Religious Bullying By Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, LCSW-R & Chaya Feuerman, LCSW-R Reprinted Courtesy of the Jewish Press What is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound…is it Superman? No, not in this article. Rather, it is the halakhic shaalah! Think about it. How many times have you been involved in an organization, shul, workgroup, or inte …

Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, LCSW-RJuly 21 2017

Bar Mitzvah Handbook: Part 2

(In our first post, we started a conversation about the ways that you are leaving childhood behind, and that you are now thinking in more grown up ways.) There are more factors that are broadening your horizons. Your body, has either already started or will soon start to grow rapidly. Your hips may get thinner and your shoulders will get broader. Yet other changes will occur. You will likely become interested in peo …

Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.July 20 2017

Mindfulness Therapy

Dear Therapist: I am a working mother of 6 beautiful children bh, and I am dealing with the regular life stresses that come from parnassah, shalom bayis, and running a family etc. A friend of mine suggested something called "mindfulness" as a way to help me ease the stress. I have looked into it and am wondering if this is something that is used by the frum therapists? Also, do I need to actually see a therapist who is trained in this (for …

Yehuda Lieberman, LCSWJuly 19 2017

Is Mindfulness Jewish?

Question: I am a working mother of 6 beautiful children bh, and I am dealing with the regular life stresses that come from parnassah, shalom bayis, and running a family etc. A friend of mine suggested something called "mindfulness" as a way to help me ease the stress. I have looked into it and am wondering if this is something that is used by the frum therapists? Also, do I need to actually see a therapist who is trained in this (which …

Chaim Neuhoff, Ph.D. July 17 2017

Going Off The Derech

A few weeks ago I was driving through Ohio on the I-80 West. Driving long distance in the winter can be treacherous because of the weather, but in the summer the construction can be almost as bad. I always try to think of the long term benefits maybe next time I drive this road it will be nice and smooth, but it always feels like next time the same road is perpetually under construction. Sometimes when construction gets too bad or if th …

Menachem Hojda MSWJuly 16 2017

The Ungrateful Child Fights Back: The Narcissistic Parent Part 2

So how was your Shabbos? Didn't know you had a narcissistic mother, did you? Or spouse? Or somebody-or-other in your life? Until you read Part 1 of the Narcissistic Mother in my column. And now you are blown away with understanding what you have lived with until now. Why you have always blamed yourself, lost confid …

Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSWJuly 16 2017