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Tamar Adelstein

Jul 2, 2026, 9:07 AM

Flower Essences – Gentle Remedies for Healing from Rape and Sexual Assault

BS"D Our Sages taught: “Not a single blade of grass grows here on Earth without a heavenly force Above telling it, Grow! For every sprout and leaf says something meaningful, every stone whispers some hidden message in the silence, every...

Jul 1, 2026, 8:21 PM

A power shirt and a smile

You can't get far these days on goodwill but it goes a long way in the oncology ward of our Jerusalem hospital. Our patient has moved into what they generously call a 'suite', and is basically a bubble-boy for...

Jul 1, 2026, 3:28 AM

Healthcare the Way It Should Be Practiced

I have been a nurse practitioner for decades, working in cardiovascular health, lipid management, and critical care. Much of my career has been spent in hospitals and emergency rooms across the United States. Through personal experience and those of...

Vincent James Hooper

Jun 30, 2026, 5:46 PM

The Screen’s Quiet Toll, Israel’s Quiet Cure

The web already regulates flashing light to protect one set of brains. It is time we thought about the rest — and Israel is quietly showing how. A colleague wrote to me this week with an unusual request. Could a...

Jun 29, 2026, 6:40 PM

Beyond Prohibition: A Public Health Approach to Khat Use in the Horn of Africa

Khat (Catha edulis) use in the Horn of Africa is not simply a substance-use issue; it is a public health, household welfare, and political economy challenge. Its active compounds, cathinone and cathine, can enhance alertness and sociability, but regular...

Jun 29, 2026, 6:24 PM

Bankstown Nurses Ruling is No Vindication — Just the Law at Work

The exclusion of the viral video is a setback for the prosecution, but it does not erase what was said, what was admitted, or the deeper fear the case has unleashed in the Jewish community. The exclusion of the Bankstown...

Shayndel Plotkin

Jun 24, 2026, 9:06 PM

Woman of Valor – A Series

My Beloved Ima, Today I enter a sacred crossing. Not an ending, but a transformation. My body, which has carried me through seasons of becoming, asks something different of me now. It asks for stillness. It asks for listening. It asks for...

Jun 23, 2026, 7:43 PM

Why Now is the Time to Invest in Israeli Higher Ed

Bar-Ilan University (Courtesy)

Against the backdrop of prolonged conflict, Israel is navigating a defining moment—one that is reshaping not only its security landscape, but the future of its people and institutions. As Americans looking toward Israel’s future, we have an opportunity to...

Jun 23, 2026, 5:20 AM

Resilient, Resourceful, and Utterly Knackered

Office workers napping. (AI graphic by Marni Davimes).

I may be secular, but dear God, am I praying for a nap.

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jun 22, 2026, 11:54 PM

They Called Zionism a Disease. The Feds Just Called It Discrimination

(Gemini)

I spent the spring arguing that after Chiles, it was civil-rights law — not licensing boards — that still had teeth for Jews in the mental health field. Last week, the federal government reached for it. Picture the chair. Not a...

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