Health & Wellness Description
Jewish Tradition commands us to respect our bodies and to strive for health as a means of honoring our relationship to God. Discover Reform Jewish perspectives on important topics related to health and wellness.
Jewish Perspectives on Health & Wellness
Mental Health
Mental Health
The painful truth is that we cannot always help another person-and if we expect to be able to change someone else in order for us to feel better, we may be setting ourselves up for double failure. What we can do is help ourselves by understanding our own feelings of powerlessness and getting the support we need to manage our emotional response.
Disabilities & Special Needs
Disabilities & Special Needs
Like most parents, from the time we gave birth to our son, we had many hopes and dreams for him.
Cancer & Serious Illness
Cancer & Serious Illness
Torah is as much a part of my treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer as are the drugs, the radiation, and the love and support of my family and friends.
Body & Soul
Body & Soul
The laws of kashrut offer a Jewish spiritual discipline that is rooted in the concrete choices and details of daily life--to be practiced in an area that seems most "mundane." In fact, part of the beauty of kashrut is that regardless of our age, personal interests, or geographic location, we all eat, and most of us do so several times a day.
A meditative study of our texts can allow us to decrease the separation between the sacred words on the page and ourselves. Unlike cognitive understanding, which assumes that the object to be understood is separate from the person engaged in the understanding, meditation supports a kind of knowing that sees the object and the person as one.
Recently Added module - Global module
Bioethics - Health & wellness landing
Bioethics
Organ donation is not a controversial issue. Nonetheless, it's a crucial issue that demands our attention. Further, it's one that everyone can resolve in a matter of minutes.
Aging
Aging
While praying to God for help and solace, it struck me that there may be a different way to think about Alzheimer's. When Miriam's mind seems distant, the "person" I used to know is not really gone, but just gone from me, at those moments.
Tisha B'av History & Customs
Tishah B'Av, observed on the 9th (tishah) of the Hebrew month of Av, is a day of mourning the destruction of both ancient Temples in Jerusalem.
Shabbat Customs
Prepare for Shabbat with customs and observances such as lighting the candles, chanting Kiddush over wine, and blessing a loaf of challah.
Grilled Fish with Spice Rub
To create a little excitement on your grill this summer, add a spice rub.
When Jews Divorce
Few events in life are as destabilizing, disappointing, painful, or sad as divorce.
What Your Heart Can Teach You
Reflection on how, at moments of experiencing yirah—which the author defines as feeling awe, fear, and reverence all at once--our hearts are open to discovering the essential meaning of our lives.
Choosing Judaism
Men and women who are seeking sacred meaning in their lives may find that Judaism speaks to their need for spiritual connection and community.
This Week's Torah Portion: B'haalot'cha
The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps give light at the front of the lampstand.'" - Numbers 8:1-2
A Taste of Judaism...Are You Curious?
A 3-session class for beginners, Jewish or not, that explores the topics of Jewish spirituality, ethics and community.
Jewish Views on the Environment
Jewish tradition teaches us to care for our planet in order to preserve that which God has created.
Reform Judaism and Social Justice
Our passion for social justice is reflected in the ancient words of our prophets and sages and in the declarations of our leaders throughout our history.
Nation of Innovation: Reform Congregations
Cultural insight into the 40 Progressive communities affiliated with the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism.
Israel's Restaurant Revolution
Thirty years ago, no one would have predicted that Israel would produce a generation of talented and innovative chefs.