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Big People, Big Problems Sarah Pachter Little kid, little problems. Big kid, big problems. When children are young, a big concern may be figuring out which foods to offer picky infants or how to baby-proof the house for a rambunctious toddler. As children age parental…

Sarah’s Corner: Big People, Big Problems

January 14, 2021

Ten Steps to Transforming Shame and Building Self-Esteem Rabbi Dov Heller, LMFT Shame is the emotional experience underlying low self-esteem. It’s that awful feeling generated by perceiving one’s self as bad, defective, incompetent, unattractive. Everyone experiences shame from time to time. I meet someone I…

Emotional Health: Ten Steps to Transforming Shame and Building Self-Esteem

January 14, 2021

Dear Readers, In the oral history of my family there’s a description of my great grandfather, R’ Uziel Chazanow, a’h, arguing with his siblings about the virtue of communism. They felt it was a liberating movement that would finally get rid of the czar and…

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January 14, 2021

Book Review:  I’m Not the Boss, I Just Work Here by Howard Jonas Reviewed by Sarah Pachter I’m Not the Boss I Just Work Here, by Howard Jonas, is a compelling memoir that serves as inspiration for those looking to achieve financial success and spiritual…

Book Review: I’m Not the Boss, I Just Work Here by Howard Jonas

January 14, 2021

More Than Just a Fundraiser:  Amudim’s Unite to Heal Triggers Global Influx of Calls for Help Sandy Eller While most organizations would find themselves taking a well-deserved break after an intense campaign that successfully surpassed their fundraising goals, life has been busier than ever at…

More Than Just a Fundraiser: Amudim’s Unite to Heal Triggers Global Influx of Calls for Help

January 14, 2021

This Week’s Paper

January 14, 2021

Everything Has A Price Sarah Pachter At the beginning of my marriage, one evening my husband came home with a shopping bag from a local New York City market. We lived in a beautiful neighborhood, but there were no kosher stores nearby. I opened the…

Sarah’s Corner: Everything Has A Price

December 31, 2020

Dear Readers, It’s time for a hard and honest conversation: what is the price tag for locking down society and living in fear? Consider: The mental health of children, youth, teenagers and elderly. The increase in suicide. Substance abuse, including overdose and other addictions. The…

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December 31, 2020

This Week’s Paper

December 31, 2020

Finding Resilience During COVID-19 Effective Tools for Managing Stress and Increasing Joy Sarah Pachter While expecting my fifth child amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, I sought advice from a friend who received specialty training in resilience from Harvard University.[1] Hoping to pick her brain for resilience…

Sarah’s Corner: Finding Resilience During COVID-19

December 17, 2020
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Dear Readers, In this week’s Parsha we have the eternal lesson of forgiveness. As viceroy of Egypt Yosef Hatzadik could have easily gotten back at his brothers for doing the unimaginable and selling him to complete strangers. Yet, from the moment he sees them his…

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December 17, 2020

This Week’s Paper

December 17, 2020

Fulfilling Dreams They Never Dreamed: The Story of Kalman and Malki Samuels’ Journey Susan Schwamm This is a story about a man and his journey through life. It’s a story about his wife and her determination to give to others. It’s a story about a…

Fulfilling Dreams They Never Dreamed: The Story of Kalman and Malki Samuels’ Journey

December 7, 2020

The Clubhouse: Inclusion for the Los Angeles Jewish Community Yehudis Litvak While all families with children were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, families with children with special needs felt the impact the most. Taking care of their children remained just as challenging, but many of…

The Clubhouse: Inclusion for the Los Angeles Jewish Community

December 3, 2020
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Take Your Mask Off! #Learning to Find Calm During Uncertain times Sarah Pachter What type of mask do you wear? I’m not referring to the disposable, cloth, or personalized kind that we have all adorned during the pandemic. Rather, there is an entirely different pandemic…

Sarah’s Corner: Take Your Mask Off!

December 3, 2020

Dear Readers, Yidden always knew that no matter what was going on in the world we can always turn inward and find strength and peace of mind in our Siddurim and Seforim. Davening and learning created a sort of oasis in an otherwise turbulent world.…

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December 3, 2020

This Week’s Paper

December 3, 2020

Keep Calm and Face Yourself Sarah Pachter Rav Yoel Gold shares an incredible story in a recent video entitled “Face Your Bears.”[1] Effie Eitam, a commander in the Israeli army for thirty years, had been through several wars, escaped frightening explosions, and led missions that…

Sarah’s Corner

November 19, 2020

10 Qualities of an Emotionally Mature Person Rabbi Dov Heller, LMFT An emotionally mature person has ten characteristics. It’s worth taking a look at each of them in order to understand and see where we can improve. Refining these qualities will enhance our personal and…

Emotional Health: 10 Qualities of an Emotionally Mature Person

November 19, 2020

Dear Readers, So much unknown. Will President Trump successfully challenge the election in the court system? Who will control the Senate? How many more seats will Republicans gain in the House? Will the lockdowns continue? Will the vaccine be mandatory? Will rioting subside or increase?…

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November 19, 2020

Book Review: Find Your Right Direction: The Israel Gap Year Guide by Phyllis Folb (Redwood Publishing 2020, 285 pp.) Reviewed by Devorah Talia Gordon Excitement and sound advice exude from Find Your Right Direction: The Israel Gap Year Guide, written by college counselor and AIGYA…

Book Review: Find Your Right Direction: The Israel Gap Year Guide

November 19, 2020

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