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using ancient torah wisdom to tackle current issues in the jewish world. by: elyssa cohen
Monday, October 29, 2012
High Holiday D'var Torah in time for the election!
As the days of awe or Jewish high holidays approach I am struck by the idea of communal responsibility. As jews we are accustomed to the idea that we each have the power to change our own fate by partaking in mitzvot, or good deeds. During the high holidays we are judged for the good deeds that we have done, and repent for the times when we have sinned. We undergo personal teshuvah or return by asking for forgiveness in our lives, we apologize to our loved ones, and we reflect on ways we have transgressed promising to renew our committment to torah and righteousness. We are given the opporunity to pray for mercy and inscription in the book of life. But what would it look like if the high holidays were about communal forgiveness and responsibility?
In reading Eliyahu Kitov's "The Book of Our Heritage" he speaks not only of the individual but additionally of the communal. He writes, "Each person has merits and transgressions. If one's merits exceed his transgressions-- he is a tzadik; if one's transgressions exceed his merits -- he is rasha; if both are equal-- he is beinoni. The same applies to each country. If the collective merits of its inhabitants exceed trangressions, it is deemed a just country. If their transgressions exceed their merits, it is deemed iniquitous. And the same applies to the entire world. .... if a countries transgressions exceed its merits, it is subject to immediate destruction. This judgement is not quantitative one however, but a qualitative one."
But how do we measure a countries transgressions? How do we know if our merits exceed our transgressions? In the United States where we have varying opinions on how we inact freedom and whose opinion is right it certainly seems like a hard task to judge. Do we measure by what laws seem just, what attitudes seem appropriate, or what acts of kindness outway our policies? If our whole country felt that each decision they made would be judged in terms of merit or destruction would they we be able to work together for the sake of the countries survival?
As I watched the democratic convention this past week I related to Past President Bill Clintons speech when he cited the mere fact that the discussions revolving around the upcoming election has changed from statements about the issues our country is facing to statements about individuals themselves. Bill said, he was not raised to hate replublicans whereas implying that todays generations are taught that their opinions vary so much from the oppossing party that they don't even attempt to see the goodness in the others opinion and therefore we have become a divisive country rather than one which works together.
Bill says, " Though I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party seems to hate President Obama and the Democrats. After all, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to my home state to integrate Little Rock Central High and built the interstate highway system. And as governor, I worked with President Reagan on welfare reform and with President George H.W. Bush on national education goals. I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries and to both Presidents Bush for the work we've done together after the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake.
When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day. All of us are destined to live our lives between those two extremes. Unfortunately, the faction that now dominates the Republican Party doesn't see it that way. They think government is the enemy, and compromise is weakness. "
How are we suppossed to live in a divided country like this? When we view eachother as the 'other' and not see ourselves as sharing responsibility for our countries merits how will we face gods judgement together? It seems that politics in our country has turned into the blame game more than ever before because we find ourselves in a depressed situation where we have dig ourselves out and each party thinks that they have the answers and if elected they will enact them. What we don't realize is that we have so much work to do just to speak the same language again. Each party talks about hope, and change and the capacity to build greatness while each party maintains that they will not give in to the opposing side. Regardless of who is elected we must committ to working together to shared goals of kindness and the qualitative goals not the quantitative numbers for either side to achieve. In order to be a country that is worthy of other nations respect we must take communal responsibility for the transgressions we have communally committed.
As Kitov shows each person plays a role in this communal judgement. He says, " Each person should therefore see himself-- during the entire year-- as if he were half meitorious and half guilty. Likewise (should he see) the entire world as half meritorious and half guilty. If he commits one sin-- he tips the scale of guilt for himself and the entire world and causes its destruction, as well as his own. If he commits one mitzvah, he tips the scale of merit for himself and for the entire world and causes its salvation as well as his own.' Kitov sites Rambam with this idea.
This is not the first time in Jewish history where destruction for sin was at stake. In the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gemorrah Abraham pleads with god to save the cities if he is able to find righteous men, when he is not able to find enough rightous men the cities are in fact destroyed. I fear that our country too may get to the point where we are no longer able to outway our merits with our transgressions. Everyday that we continue to produce hate for one another is another day when we are not moving forward towards mitzvot.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tol'dot:The Ethical Actions of Authority (Genesis: 25:19-28:9)
After a hiatus to focus on life pursuits I'm back to tackle the torah!
In our Lives:
I think the shock of hearing about unethical news in our lives comes from our own struggles with what to do when faced with tough ethical decisions. Do we stand up for what is right, or hope it fades into the background (and that no one notices)? The news lately has been a series of tragedies and lies: The Penn State scandal, presidential candidates fumbling their way through policy positions they don't seem to understand, big banks continuing to post record profits, or the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme we have seen questionable ethics. We have seen the use of power and authority in our government acting unethically or amongst private companies who don't look out for the best interests of even their employees!
When we hear of such news we wonder if we ourselves would act better? How are we educating future generations? Are we teaching (by example) to only look out for ourselves? Do we consider how these acts of deceit effect others? Ultimately it seems the truth inevitably comes out but at what sacrifice? For me, when thinking through decisions where ethics are at play I like to think that I consider who will get hurt, what would by the favored outcome, and is it "just"? Not all decisions are easy but all should treat people fairly. And I think the consequences should adequately reflect appropriate punishment for unethical choices. Otherwise we are simply letting power breed power in our society. And if you aren't sure what to do heed my mother's advice "you get more flies with honey" it works every time!
Occupy wall street has been an interesting way to think about the consequences of treating US citizens indifferently by big businesses. While I am unclear of their demands and the common message they represent it is clear that Americans are unhappy. The economic gap has grown to 99% vs. 1% where the poor get poorer and the rich get richer and some of those in power are seeing to it that this discrepancy remain. Occupy wall street and other Occupy movements are working to regain the people's right to democracy, to voters views mattering and being heard. The popularity of this movement has signified to me that injustice has consequences and people have re-recognized their ability to hold others accountable for their actions.
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The upcoming parshat this week Toldot deals with the story of brothers Jacob and Esau and with common themes of stealing, hatred and lying. But the plot runs deeper as the lies are intentional and done with power by authority. Rebekah, mother of twins Jacob and Esau tricks her husband Issac into giving the birthright to the younger son Jacob since he is her favored son (and Rebekah thinks more deserving of the blessing). Rebekah, acting authoritatively in her roles as wife and mother lies and aids Jacob in stealing the birthright. But as a result of this act Jacob must leave his family due to what he has done and Rebekah is without her favored son. I think this can serve both as a lesson to those with power to act ethically since the consequences of selfish acts can be grave, and to those without power to not just go along with what the authority says but to stand up for justice and to ask yourself if the act is ethical and if not what you can do about it! While the reasoning behind Rebekah's acts may be for a more favorable outcome of Issac's blessing. I am more concerned with the lying and deceit that those with power partake in (as shown above). If in fact Jacob was the better son to receive the birthright then it should have been bestowed upon him because of his merit and not by way of an unethical act. Jacob is the one who is held accountable for Rebekah's actions not Rebekah even though she assured Jacob this would not be the case. These actions seem similar to Americans having to carry out their promises to banks or fulfillment of laws even though the banks and the rules keep changing and not upholding their end of the deal. It cause me to question if those in authority don't even lead by example who will?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Homelessness/ Loneliness: What does Tisha B'av have to do with it?
So I'm gonna try to unpack this holiday a bit for myself and hopefully for you. Here goes….
In our lives: Each year my close friend sends a very personal message in the spirit of Tisha B'av on her own challenges that are acting destructively in her own life and reflects on how to turn these challenges into a positive light. Each year I'm able to learn about her current struggles and am pushed to see the world through her eyes and reflective process where she finds the good out of the bad and continues to strive towards building this positive energy.
As with Yom Kippur it is tradition to fast on Tisha B'av since you are consumed in a full day of prayer and mourning. Fasting reminds us of physical pain which to me represents the pain that our people have felt each time there was further tragedy on this historic day of tribulations.
Reflecting: For me, the destruction of the first and second temples and the expulsion of Jews from Spain and England all of which occurred on the 9th of the Jewish month of Av symbolize a greater feeling of homelessness. Here is a full list of the losses on Tisha B'av (the 9th of Av). Homelessness doesn't necessarily have to mean without a physical home for prayer as it may have meant for the Jews in 586 and 516 B.C.E. it can mean many things. It can mean feeling alone, or left out from your family, or community. When we feel like we don't fit in we may feel physically and spiritually homeless, or uncomfortable. Loss in our lives can create this feeling as well whether actually losing a home, a job, a parent, family member, or a friend we mourn that which we no longer have. Our home which once was is no longer and our morning consumes us.
Where to go from here: I think a good amount of reflection on our lives and the ways we interact with others allows us to grow spiritually. If we continue to live our lives without a healthy self-check and evaluation of where we are and where we are going we can wind up being very distant from even ourselves. Tisha B'av is about morning communal loss. But you can choose to bring that closer to home by evaluating the ways in which you have been destructive to your home, your family, your friends, your professional relationships. Are you working on building the new "metaphorical" temple or are you tearing down the walls around you? Where do you turn towards home? Do you feel homeless or at a loss for what once was? On Tisha B'av the Jewish community mourns with those who feel alone and defeated. But the next day we pick up and begin to hope again for the beit hamikadash (house of the holy).
"I think it's important to recognize that we can't just hope. We can't just have faith that mashiach will come. We have to be proactive. We must examine who we are, what we're doing, and what we need to do to be worthy and meritorious of the next step in our cycle." Cindy Kaplan Tisha B'av thoughts 2010.
So whether you feel lonely or without a home, or whether you are grateful to have a life where you feel uniformly whole we each could gain something from reflecting on destruction and rebuilding within our lives. Don't just mourn take steps towards repair, and then we truly will live in a holy world.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Reinventing Rituals: June, A Month of Pride and Same-Sex Marriages
This post originally appeared on Pursue. It is the second in a series on reinventing Jewish rituals (which I will be writing for Pursue). To read the first post on memorials/yartzeits, click here.
June is full of irony: not only is June Pride month, but it is also the unofficial start to wedding season. So many are still fighting for equal marriage. As I write this, lawmakers in Albany are struggling to garner enough votes to make same-sex marriage legal in New York state (see resources to get involved at the end of this post).
As someone who works at the world's largest LGBTQ synagogue, CBST (Congregation Beit Simchat Torah) I see firsthand how the denial of civil rights affects our families. I also get to see what an amazing tribute it is to the Jewish tradition to have so many people who are deeply rooted in religion, spirituality, and tradition create a community unique to them. Instead of allowing themselves to be turned off by communities who are still figuring out their "stance" on homosexuality, they have a home where their whole identity is able to come together and thrive with others who accept them for who they are and don't focus on how they do not fit with the "heteronormative" family.
Within Judaism, what does it mean to have a same-sex marriage? What are some of the opportunities for reinventing this ritual? Rabbis debate this topic just as many states debate same-sex marriage bills across the country.
Much of the contemporary Jewish conversation on same-sex marriage draws on pieces of Torah and explains how to reinterpret them in an inclusive way for our same-sex couples, namely, the "be fruitful and multiply" directive. Rabbi Arthur Waskow asks, "Can we not interpret this as 'to be fruitful and expansive emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually rather than biologically?' Furthermore, same-sex couples may not have the biological ability to reproduce but with modern technology this no longer means they do not have the ability to create a family.
As Jewish movements struggle with the issue of same-sex marriage in their own communities, countless conversations occur amongst rabbis as to what clergy groups' official position on same-sex marriage should be. The Reform movement in 2000 voted to adopt a resolution stating "the relationship of a Jewish, same gender couple is worthy of affirmation through appropriate Jewish ritual."
What do "appropriate" Jewish rituals look like? The basic Jewish marriage consists of the following (in a nutshell):
Marriage Contract (Ketubah)
Canopy (Chupah)
Exchanging Rings
Seven blessings (Sheva Brakhot)
Breaking the glass
While Rabbis change their stances according to their various interpretations of Torah it is important to make sure LGBTQ Jews have a place they can turn for rituals in their lives, including marriage. If you have a litany of weddings to attend this summer, you'll realize pretty quickly that every wedding is different and dependent on the couple's custom, so there is a lot of room for interpreting these different components and imbuing them with meaning based on the couple's values.
Because the traditional Jewish wedding choreography is gender specific, a re-imagining of the different components of the marriage ceremony is necessary. This can be done by same-sex and heterosexual couples, all in the name of promoting marriage equality.
Listed below are some variations of the basic rituals and traditions to get an idea of how you can change your own ritual to be LGBTQ inclusive. Hopefully you'll see some of these at weddings this summer season!
(From Central Conference of American Rabbis Working Group on Same-Gender Officiation)
One person circles the other 3x, then they switch, and they take hands and circle together for a total of 7x.
Couple holds the cup together.
Exchanged and prayers recited, with language such as… "by this ring are you consecrated unto me before God and these witnesses in the spirit of our people," or "this is my beloved and my friend."
Breaking the glass:
Broken together, or two glasses broken.
To recognize the continued struggle for equality:
Because so many gays and lesbians sadly still know the oppression and pain of hiding, because so many gays and lesbians still lack equality of civil rights in our world, we break a glass/glasses on this day of celebration to remind us that even in this hour of great joy, our world is still incomplete and in need of healing. May the time be soon, speedily and in our day, when all who are in hiding shall be free and all who are in exile shall come home.
May the shattering of these glasses by _________ and ___________ remind them and us to work towards this time of wholeness, this tikkun, for ourselves and our world. Amen.
How will you be re-imaging the Jewish wedding this summer?
Take action today towards equal marriage rights in New York:
Join friendfactor
Call your senator!
Video: CBST Rabbi Kleinbaum in active protest with Hasidic Rabbi in Albany
List of LGBTQ friendly synagogues- Keshet
Resources for Torah related learning- Jewish Mosaic
Kulanu: All of Us A Program and Resource Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Inclusion by the URJ Press
See you in July! Tacklingtorah will be taking the week after Pride off to re-coup abroad!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Shavuot: Torah and Technology
Reflections on a Jewish Holiday you didn't learn about in
Please let me know if you learned about Shavuot in after-school
Learning is an essential piece to Judaism. And in my own Jewish journey I've begun to understand that even more essential then learning what the torah teaches is questioning how it relates to our own lives. In that vein...
Here are my rushed reflections (apologies) on Shavuot this year:
A friend asked in her Facebook status, "What does Shavuot represent for you? (and/or, what are secular shavuot in your life)?" To which someone replied, "there is no freedom (Pesach) without responsibility (Shavuot)". This struck a chord for me. Lately I've been thinking a lot about how technology plays a role in our lives. We take communication freedom for granted. We lose sight of building relationships and community with the multi-tasking we've become accustom to.
More and more we are reliant on 24/7 internet access. Rather than testing our own memory and knowledge we quickly "google" our question. Rather than call, or meet someone in person we text or email. I'm not so sure computers are ample supplements for human contact. They certainly make information freer (relating to Peseach) but where is the responsibility (Shavuot) to one another and to our commitment to study and cumulative knowledge? Are we losing the skills we once had with our gadgets that do everything for you? How do we maintain our own brain power? Are we damaging ourselves by becoming spaced out from spending too much time with our devices?
On Shavuot we reconnect with the torah to remind ourselves of it's vast teachings and application to current problems in our world. Shavuot can really focus on any theme you'd like and is just the practice of spending time studying torah (as well as something about the book of Ruth? I'll have to look into that.) We thank God for giving us this gift of knowledge, and we remind ourselves of our responsibilities to learning the teachings of Torah. I suggest that this year we try and remind ourselves of the responsibilities we still have even with the current connection freedoms we're accustomed to.
Let us remember the importance of family and friendship and not let take a backseat to our games, and phones, and emails. We have a responsibility to maintain our lives even with the advances that help us do so. We can't forget math just because we have calculator access. Nor can we forget how to maintain conversations without the constant status updates, and notifications from our apps.
I'm currently reading a book in which a family takes a six month hiatus from their electronics in order to bond and remember what a communal home is like. ( The Winter of Our Disconnect by: Susan Maushart) It is very eye opening to me how my relationships with people have changed due to technology. It is often a background instead of the fore-front. If a text comes in the person your with becomes third wheel. Or even a news, sports or game report. iPhones have become like coasters on a table and they barge in whenever our attention spans drift. We no longer look up when we walk outside or read books when we travel, etc. Lately when out with friends the phones make just as much of an appearance as when you're alone which breaks my heart especially when I do the same. We also assume that people must respond instantly as well, because they have the capability to do so.
I certainly didn't grow up this way but I see it becoming more and more of a problem among younger generations. Let us remember our responsibility to one another with our full attention so that we can prioritize the freedom we have been given. With remembering our responsibility to one another we will be able to build our capacity for knowledge from one another as well.
Inspiration for the post subject of Jewish learning/ Shavuot/ Technology and how it affects our lives/ skills…
Not sure this reflection was focused enough on Torah. To be perfectly honest I got a little distracted by multitasking electronics during this post. Since Shavuot will relate Torah to the topics which are at hand for you currently I felt it was appropriate. Comments appreciated. Hag Sameach!
Finding ways to celebrate together:
College students not learning enough
in other findings….
The Tanakah is a free app download in honor of Shavuot, check it out (irony to use your electronics to further learn Torah)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Reinventing Rituals: Memorializing our Soldiers and Loved Ones
When we think about rituals, we often think about traditions that have been handed down over generations. However, this isn't entirely true. All rituals were at some point brand-new and have caught on because they have brought meaning into the lives of those looking for a concrete way to mark the passage of time or an event in their lives.
There are common rituals in Judaism that we observe at lifecycle moments such as a bris (welcoming a male baby into the Jewish covenant), bar mitzvah (entering Jewish adulthood), wedding, and death. And then there are ceremonies that have developed over time. Many liberal movements began to incorporate similar ceremonies for women such as a brit bat (Hebrew naming ceremony) or a bat mitzvah. More recently, we've begun to see ceremonies which mark different challenges in our lives such as healing services or prayers for a new home.
As our religion evolves with our society we can question where there are moments in our lives that we can turn to ritual to find comfort in an occasion where we mourn or celebrate. Was there ever a moment in your life that you wished you knew what to do to either reflect or pray for what was happening? Those are times when a ritual may have been helpful. Rituals can act as something tangible to hold onto, like ritual objects, or serve as a way to come together around communal prayer in order to bring peace and significance to a certain moment.
As part of a new series on the Pursue blog, I will be examining the reinvention of rituals in our lives. How do we as young Jews either embrace traditions and/or start our own? Whether buying a new car, shifting into a new job, hearing of a natural disaster or experiencing a miscarriage, there are moments in our lives where we may not know where to turn and how to pray. For these times we can create meaningful rituals for ourselves which incorporate our own practices of Judaism with the reinvention of rituals.
Ritual #1: In honor of Memorial Day let's examine how we honor and memorialize those we have lost in our lives, both the known members of our own communities and the unknown members of our global community. Judaism has several rituals when it comes to honoring the dead. We may choose to name a new child after those we have lost, or purchase a book plate, plaque, or seat in a synagogue we belong to. Those are all tangible items through which we can show our appreciation and memory for the lost individual in our lives. For an ongoing ritual, many people observe a Yartzeit or annual anniversary of the death by lighting a memorial candle and saying Kaddish in synagogue to show that we continue to be in mourning regardless of how much time has passed since our loss.
Memorial Day is often regarded as the start of summer rather than a meaningful national holiday. On a day where we rejoice in the extra day off from school or work and bask in the outdoors and at barbecues, how do we reflect on all of those who gave their lives for our country? How do we "memorialize" them? Both personally and communally we have losses in our lives that are greater than we realize and greater than the rituals we currently maintain for them.
I often find the easiest way to reinvent a ritual is to break it down first in order to discover what it is I'm marking. This way the ritual I create can be most meaningful to me for the particular occasion I'm observing. On a personal level, this July I will lead the graveside service for my uncle's unveiling (one year Yartzeit) and will have to discover what it is that is meaningful to say for my particular family. On a communal level, this week I will reflect on the lives lost by American soldiers engaged in wars overseas and what I pray for their future.
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann of Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives in Brooklyn led a workshop for CBST's (Congregation Beit Simchat Torah) Transforming Beitecha Conference last month in which we discussed developing Jewish rituals. She taught the group a good technique to use to determine if rituals still apply to the needs of today's Jews. You can use a formula to ask questions of what the ritual is about and then determine who it is for and who is being left out. This way when you look to re-invent a ritual you will have a clearer understanding of the initial goals.
Let's break down Yartzeit and its meaning in our lives (you can do this for yourself with whatever ritual you want to break down):
Case #1
Yartzeit is defined as: annual memorial for loss of a loved one
Who: the mourner observes a day of memory for the deceased
What: a symbolic candle is lit
Where: at home or in synagogue Kaddish is recited three times
When: on the Hebrew date of death annually
Why: to remember a loved one
How: alone or communally candle is lit and prayers are said
Then take a moment to decide what your personal goal in observing a ritual may be, since this may decide how you observe the ritual. When I observe Yartzeits in my life I like to spend the day remembering what that person brought into my life and the positive memories that I still have of them. I also like to have tangible objects like pictures or clothing that remind me of them close by so I can find comfort in their continued presence in my life.
Does Memorial Day have a Jewish connection in your life? Why do we celebrate Memorial Day? What are rituals we can create to better understand our link as Jews and as Americans to this historic day of honor and memory?
This Memorial Day I invite you as American Jews to think about how those within your own community have honored our country. Maybe your father, grandfather, great-grandfather served in either World War II, Vietnam, or the Korean War. Maybe you know someone who is serving now, a friend or peer. What does this connection to people who fight for America mean to you? Whether they are close to you or not, whether you believe in our current wars or not, what does it mean to have people give their lives for your safety? And how do you show your appreciation and honor those who put their lives at risk by protecting and acting for a more just world? This year I will reach out to my peers who I know have served and express my gratitude as I continue to pray for peace. For me, ritual is finding meaning in and expressing my gratitude for the things I have and the people in my life. Other goals may be to read about or share stories with those who have fought as American soldiers or to attend an event that honors the men and women who fight today.
What actions will you take? And how will you remember those whom you personally have lost and whom our country has lost this year?
You can find this series on "Reinventing Rituals" cross-posted at Pursue: http://www.pursueaction.org/rituals-renewed-memorializing/
Friday, May 13, 2011
What it means to Leave a Legacy: Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
In our lives:
This past week we have seen a "modern" example of sacrifice upon hearing the news of American troops killing Osama Bin Laden. All week I reflected on what Osama's life meant and the legacy he would be remembered by. Reading countless news articles caused me to question, was Osama happy? And, although the US spent a decade hunting him, did our country do the right thing by killing him? These are not easy questions, and there may not be easy answers.
What Osama has in common with every other living person is the search for meaning in his life. This Shabbat I read Rabbi Harold Kushner's book "When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough: The Search for a Life That Matters." Kushner speaks of those who search for personal success as often finding themselves lonely. Osama was certainly successful in accomplishing his goals, but did this render him happy? I find myself feeling empathetic towards a man who couldn't see past his own hatred and caused one of the most tragic events in US history. Kushner says of infamous biblical character Cain's selfishness, " He becomes a wanderer on the face of the earth, with no place to call home, with no community to support or comfort him. The original looking-out-for-number-one man, like all of his descendants, is condemned to spend all of his days unconnected." (p.63) I can only imagine life for Osama this past decade was isolating, as he became the world's most hated man due to his terrorizing actions.
Conversely, I turn to history in search of what leaving a positive legacy might look like. This month is Jewish American Heritage Month. In order to honor the women who have been influential in Jewish History the Jewish Women's Archive has created an encyclopedia of Jewish Women. As part of a larger education initiative, JWA has invited influential Jewish Tweeters to promote knowledge, and share what they learn about these women through twitter and other social media. When I read about the lives these women have touched and the work they have accomplished it makes me proud to have these leaders in the Jewish community. It shows me as a society how far we have come in our recognition of Jewish Women's influence in our culture, and celebrating their accomplishments in their own fields. It appears to me that these women achieved both success and happiness by following their passions as Kushner suggests is the answer to finding the life that matters. See what's being said on twitter: #jwapedia.
This week the torah says....
I turn to Parshat Emor to provide insight for what it means to leave a legacy as it speaks about both sacrifice, and honoring the dead. The torah talks about whom we honor and how we do so. Priests or Kohanim are particularly guarded from being in the presence of death as they are seen as holier than others. This is a continuation of Parshat Kedoshim in a series of explanations of what Jews do to maintain holiness and how we honor G-d.
We learn about retribution for blasphemy, and for murder. " if anyone kills any human being, that person shall be put to death. One who kills a best shall make restitution for it: life for life. if anyone maims another (person): what was done shall be done in return—fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. [….] but one who kills a human being shall be put to death. You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I adonai am you G-d." (Leviticus 24:17-22). Parshat Emor helps me come to terms with how to maintain holiness in our society may still be by having to eliminate those who have caused undue harm upon the innocent. I hope


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Recent Incidents Highlight 412 Corridor's Congestion
Route 412 in Hellertown and Bethlehem isn't just a highway to the casino--it's an artery that local residents rely on. Two recent incidents have demonstrated, however, that this road has become dangerously congested.
What do you do when you're told to detour, but there's practically nowhere left to go? Saucon Valley and Bethlehem residents who rely on Route 412 to get to work, to school--and in emergencies to a doctor or hospital--may have asked themselves this question during two recent incidents that clogged 412 traffic north and south of the I-78 interchange on the border between the two municipalities. The first incident occurred July 21, when a car fire broke out at the Chevy 21 auto dealership at 1100 Hellertown Road (Route 412) in Bethlehem. No one was seriously injured, but 12 cars were destroyed by the fast-moving blaze. And considering that the fire broke out amid gasoline-filled vehicles, the outcome could have been much worse. Although the …
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An interchange at Rte 378 would surely make a positive impact, but will there be funding available for such a project. Funds for infrastructure projects are bound to be axed by the teabag congress in their headlong rush to austerity. Of course, Pa residents will face higher fuel taxes and licensing fees when road repairs absolutely have to be made, but don't look for any major improvements for …   more ›


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Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric illnesses affecting children and adults. Yet out of the estimated forty million American's suffering from it, only about a third receives treatment. The latest in research, treatment and education of this illness, and how to distinguish a disorder from everyday anxiety.
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I have suffered from anxiety disorder for decades. I have been to numerous psychologists, psychiatrists, and even went to Boston University's CARD (Center for Anxiety Related Diseases) where I was professionally diagnosed with PTSD. My particular issue with panic attacks and anxiety disorder began in my early 20's after extraordinarily stressful life over a long period of time since childhood but at 21 something different in the form of panic hit me and I was never the same. My mother suffered from it but at that time the the disorder was not understood.
I began an MSW degree but left before I finished and went into another profession that was less demanding. I worked for 30 years until my physical malady of post polio issues forced my retirement.
I have also tried meds. They have for me been of no use. It is a nightmarish UNCOMFORTABLE malady. I simply have lived with this horrible disorder. Why have psychiatric drugs for this disorder failed so miserably and why are there no techniques to study the brain in order to come up with satisfactory medications instead of dropping a variety of pills into a hat and a physician says take this or take that with little on which to base the treatment.
The ONLY drug that works to a degree for me is the benzodiazipine Alzopram (Xanax) BUT that is addicting and I have shied away from it in quantity because of that. I do take a small dose before bed. I am a health fanatic and very aware so I am VERY careful not get myself into difficulty.
Why is there so little psycho-pharmacological effectiveness for this disorder? Why can it not be diagnosed and medically treated like other bodily diseases such as diabetes?
No one I know loved life or had more curiosity for all things academic than I and no one I know wanted more out of life than I but this hideous disorder got in the way. There is literally no way out. I suspect there will never be help for me.
Caffeine and SSIRs: I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and have been on Lexapro (SSRI) for some years now and have been doing great, in fact I have been contemplating getting off the medication. However, recently I realized there is an association between my coffee consumption and recurring episodes of generalized anxiety. I did some research and found out that others have reported similar experiences. So I stopped caffeine in-take and sure enough! The anxiety stopped and I have not had an episode since. Has there been any research done on possible interaction between caffeine and SSRIs?
I have suffered from an anxiety disorder most of my life. As a teenager I had several panic attacks which were so frightening, mainly because I had no idea what they were. All I knew was that I felt horrible. My heart was pounding all the time. Then I learned Transcendental Meditation. It changed my life. I had no more panic attacks, I felt peaceful and clear-headed for the first time since childhood. Everything in my life improved. I could not believe that such a simple technique had such an amazing result. I have now been practicing TM for almost 40 years, twice a day, every day. There is no more healthful way to make life better.
I suffered with anxiety and social phobia for more than 15 years, from the time I was around 13 until my late 20's. (I'm now 57.) During that time I developed several bizarre phobias that began with a fear of writing in public (scriptophobia) and spun off to fears of eating and drinking in public and fears of accepting change from a cashier, along with severe fear of public speaking and having my picture made. To make matters worse, these fears were shameful and embarrassing to me. I did not want anyone to know about them...they were my dirty little secret.
Leading a normal life is extremely difficult with these types of phobias, but I somehow managed to attend and graduate from Auburn University, received my master's, and taught special needs students for 26 years. I'm actually writing a memoir about this time in my life, and how I managed to overcome the fear. I say "overcome" because I cannot say that I ever was "cured" of social anxiety or social phobia. I believe that anxiety and severe phobias are like alcoholism: you learn to live with the problem, and you learn to control it rather than let it control you. But it never really goes away.
Today I do have a prescription for .25 mg Alprazolam, and it is wonderful to know that I have it in the chance of a panic attack (I never had medication in the 60's and 70's). The severe fears are under control, although I imagine I will always have the concern in the back of my mind that they might return in full force one day.
I want people who might be suffering from similar fears to know that there are ways to deal with them, and that they can survive this. It is a very difficult disorder to live with, but it can certainly be done, and with the knowledge we have today about social anxiety and social phobia, it doesn't have to be someone's secret fear anymore.
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Thank you so much for highlighting this common and very crippling illness. I am a therapist in the Washington DC area participating in a study of short term psychotherapy for panic disorder. I hope you can inform your listeners that there is a 26 session psychotherapy available to a limited number of patients in the Washington DC metro area. It is free of charge to those accepted into the study and is conducted by experienced, licenced therapists who have special training in panic focused therapy. Anyone interested should call 301-230-3168 or email email@example.com
I have anxiety related to my Fibromyalgia. Please discuss this situation.
Thank you for providing a forum for discussing this common and sometimes debilitating illness. A group of psychoanalysts and clinical psychologists in the DC area is currently conducting a study of the efficacy of the psychodynamic treatment of panic disorder. The DC Panic Disorder Treatment Study provides a free 24-session 3 month treatment. If anyone is interested in the Study please call Dr. Snejnevski at (202)679-3898 or email email@example.com. There have been some promising preliminary results in our study and in others conducted around the country.
Here is a little bit more about why we are so excited about our study:
A real sea change in the area of PP research, in our opinion, was the development and publication of the Manual of Panic-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy by B. Milrod, F. Bush, A. Cooper, and T. Shapiro from Cornell University Medical College. The PFPP manual offers a unique opportunity to define psychoanalytic treatment and to control its delivery in a research setting. Using the Manual B. Milrod et al have demonstrated the superiority of 12 weeks of twice per week manualized Panic-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PFPP) performed by highly trained psychotherapists to Applied Relaxation Training (ART is a recognized behavioral therapy for Panic Disorder). This work is ground-breaking. For the first time, a study performed according to externally-recognized clinical trial standards has shown that a psychodynamic intervention is statistically effective compared to a control intervention.
Does this study constitute a very promising beginning of a revival, or a last flame of a dying fire of the old treatment-as-usual approach? The authors of this article are trying to prove the former. In an effort to replicate and extend the Milrod et al results, we started a clinical trial of effectiveness of Panic-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
Could you comment on the connection between depression and anxiety?
I've noticed that people who suffer from depression often have anxiety along with it. When the depression is flaring up, the anxiety also gets worse. When the depression is under control, the anxiety seems to calm down or disappear.
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I have a son who is now 12. He also happens to be gifted and talented. He has had several bouts of reoccurring anxiety. One way we have dealt with this is through guided imagery. What I have often wondered is if his anxiety is linked to his giftedness, as he has an ability to understand things that are beyond his maturity level. If so, can I hope that as he matures this may level out somewhat?
I was diagnosed with PTSD and recurring major depression in the early 90s and was treated for both for seven years with weekly cognitive therapy sessions and meds. Today I still struggle with depression but the PTSD is well under control. I almost never have flashbacks, panic attacks, or nightmares anymore, although very occasionally I do get triggered. When I start therapy the disease was so intrusive I was nearly non-functional.
One thing that bothers me is that while PTSD has been getting lots more press lately--which is good--the press it gets is almost exclusively about veterans and people returning from recent military combat. Frequently PTSD is portrayed as incurable in this context.
But PTSD is also common in women who have survived rape and long term childhood abuse, and in others who sustained major life traumas. With a few exceptions, it is usually very treatable (compared to other mental illnesses).
It's truly sad that with the loss of mental health services in the U.S., so many women and men are suffering needlessly and severely with this crippling condition. It CAN get better, but you need a good therapist, a good psychiatrist, and the resources to pursue treatment to its optimal endpoint. Few sufferers today can gather all three.
I am on an experimental treatment for chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease (in my case post-treatment Lyme, arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome) called the Marshall Protocol. The premise of the Protocol is that all these diseases have the same underlying cause: disregulation of Vitamin D and infection by cell wall deficient and bio-film bacteria. I have experienced great improvement with this treatment. A side benefit is that the extreme anxiety I experienced from time to time, including panic attacks, have disappeared. There are others on the Protocol who report relief from anxiety as well as from OCD symptoms.
Please comment on the shame and embarrassment associated with social anxiety.
My 7 and a half year old son is developing fear to elevators. He clearly talks about the similarity of feeling unbalanced while riding on swings and being in an elevator. He stands up close to me and holds his little brother in the elevator. What can do in order to prevent the development of a mayor anxiety later on? What techniques are more convenient at this age?
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Our son, now 12, developed severe bouts of anxiety at age 9 after we got a dog that would get away from us from time to time. The fears/ panic attacks extended to not being able to be left in a room alone. We were at the point of seeking therapy when our own desensitizing and work at home improved his condition. The counselor at school was helpful and made some suggestions. He is also gifted like another listener's child. He was a "head banger" as a toddler which our pediatrician told us not to worry. He also had several head injuries. Does head trauma contribute to this condition? I am amazed that he is seemingly fear free now. Is he still vulnerable or could he live out his life without another severe attack?
Patty in Waterford, Va.
My husband and 8 year old daughter both suffer from diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder. We have not tried medication with my daughter, preferring instead to use behavioral modifications with her. My husband has tried several different medications, with varying levels of success. My daughter benefits from relaxation tapes, yoga, and talking about her worries. I have also read about the benefits of massage therapy for treatment of anxiety.
The brain is a giant self-medicating gland. Psychotherapies, in as much as drug therapies, will modify the chemical balance and the strength of the connections among nerve cells in the brain. Finding the right combination of therapies for each person may be the key to effective treatment particularly for anxiety disorders. Early diagnosis and intervention do help.
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I have suffered from panic disorder since I was a child. In my 40s, I was put on Paxil and have done well with it. But recently, I woke up one morning in a panic. It seemed to settle as the day went on but it happened for 5 days straight. I wasn't worried about anything and was confused.
The doctor said that I had a "breakthrough" the med, probably caused by the time change and change in weather. He slightly increased my dose. Is this a normal occurrence? Do people need to increase their dosage over the years? Why?
Great show!
I found that for my episodes of anxiety disappeared with no caffeine and limited pure carbs. Thought I'd share this.
Folks can get information, resources and support from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (http://www.nami.org/). Local chapters provide free programs for family members and consumers. NAMI has been a lifeline for us.
I really enjoyed today's show, and would just like to add one comment. One of your guests mentioned the importance of studying animal behaviors for clues of how to deal with anxiety. Dr. Peter Levine has actually studied this, and found that animals who escape from life-threatening attacks by predators recover from that trauma by actually shaking or trembling for 20 – 30 minutes, immediately after their escape. That trembling is what allows their body to release the stress chemicals (such as adrenaline) that flooded their bodies while they were running of flying for their lives.
As humans, we generally think of trauma as being in our brains, yet it is also in our nervous system and in our bodies. Using very specific techniques, Dr. Levine created a modality called Somatic Experiencing that helps people very slowly and safely "titrate" the trauma out of their bodies, their muscles, and their nervous systems. Trauma is lodged, as your guests mentioned, in the amygdale – not in the frontal cortex, the rational part of our brains. So Somatic Experiencing is not a "talking cure:" rather, it works directly with the body and with the nervous system.
I practice Somatic Experiencing in the DC area, and more information on Somatic Experiencing is available at my website: http://www.daphnewhite.com.
I suffer chronic anxiety/panic/phobic disorder which started when I was 23 with first panic attack-went directly to chronic attacks and agorophobia. Not even a second available to stop and think about what was happening or how to heal myself-none of that psycho-babble mumble jumble would have worked on me. I was too chronic for most of their suggestions. I am now 40 and have gotten control over it with daily yoga, meditation, homeopathy medicine, eating healty (salads and raw & vitamin rich foods), cut out caffeine, excess sugar etc. positive thinking and getting away from negative/unhealthy people or places. Nutrition helps tremendously...fresh salads daily are a must to nourish the malfunctioning brain and help it heal and recharge. I do work slowly with a friend to get back out there in a safe/positive way to retrain my brain. I do self-medicate with a glass of wine (or two) and the very occassional atavan. But, otherwise I try to heal myself on my own. Has there been any research on the healing power of nutrition and mental disorders?
Natalie: I empathize with you and my own story has some real similarities. I recently got Daniel Amen's book, Change your Brain, Change your Life--it is excellent. And it sounds like his clinics and SPECT scan really try to get at each person's unique brain issue.
As a result of reading the book and looking for a supplement to help (giving up on just doing yoga and meditating etc) I am using Theanine Serene--I noticed a difference in less than a half hour. For the first time in 40+ years I feel calm and focused--no bad side effects. I googled it and see other similar outcomes. Just passing it along. I think the yoga, cognitive therapy and other things help and I will keep doing them also. The supplement just helps make them more effective.
I think they should stop calling this stuff "mental" illness when much of it is likely the result of a physical malfunction in the brain or elsewhere. Good luck!
Just listening to this show this morning and having had anxiety issues and even seizures that I stopped with diet. My issue with all of this is that no one talks about what/how people are eating. I do understand that there are brain malfunctions and such but diet does play a huge role in our nervous system as well as our whole beings.
And the typical American diet is sickening and extremely toxic. Not only with myself but there have been a few other people that I have known and watched change their neurological issues by changing their diets and eating clean, minimally processed foods. Eating more on the lines of how our ancestors use to eat. And also watching how foods effect you as you eat them. And even what foods to combine each other with and eating slowly and in a relaxed environment. Everything nowadays is all about convenience and big, bigger, more of and fast!! And our bodies, our minds, our very beings are diminishing very fastly nowadays.
Not only neurological problems but cancer, diabetes and inflammation disorders of all kinds are an epidemic now.
You are what you eat and our bodies are amazing but without proper diet they are not going to function too long properly.
Thank you for letting me be able to share this....
Time and place of meeting Friday on these disorders.
Thanks so much for giving this disorder air.
I have been suffering from a general anxiety disorder and OCD for years but never knew what it was until I finally received help.
SSRI's have worked along along with yoga and meditation but it has been a long hard road. I am always looking over my shoulder for when the anxiety bug will bite me in the butt!
Thanks to all of you for your good work.
My husband's struggles with anxiety,fear, and OCD hold our relationship and life hostage. Everyday my heart breaks for him. He is a kind soul whose life has been hijacked by anxiety. His life is driven by these fears that he doesn't understand, can't seem to overcome and can't explain. He has tried different medications, therapists and interventions however, anxiety and fear are powerful adversaries that seem to always win. I see him succumbing to a life half lived and missing out on true joy and peace of mind because the fear and anxiety are winning. I encourage him and others like him to believe that life CAN be different and that anxiety doesn't always have to win.
The free symposium -- Bridging Science, Treatment, and Public Education of Anxiety Disorders -- is on Friday, November 19, 1:30 – 4:00 pm in Rockville, Maryland (5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level)
Check the News and Updates section of the ADAA website: www.adaa.org.
Are some groups more prone to anxiety disorders? Racial minorites? Lesbian/Gay persons? Females? Religious groups?
I hear from your guests that the stigma that surrounds anxiety disorders is ever shrinking and I would like to say that in my personal experience we have much farther to go as a society in this regard. I am a single individual who has pursued single parent adoption and been flatly turned away by several adoption agencies after sharing about my treatment for anxiety. I am a very engaged individual who has had a wide array of life experiences, education, friendships and extensive work experience, yet I was deemed "unfit" to pursue this avenue (of adoption) when it was learned that I had taken medication to manage it. No effort was made by the adoption agencies to understand how it may have impacted, compromised or not compromised my ability to parent. No effort was made to determine how my anxiety history may have actually enhanced my ability to parent. This lack of reception has caused me to go underground more with my anxiety knowing that there are in fact repercussions and a price to pay for being real and forthright about this one aspect of who I am.
That medications are assumed to be the answer, and that we will always have to live with these mental debilitations and accept them as a fact of life just exposes (IMO) psychiatry for the sham, pessimistic-based profession that it is. Of course, we can get over these things. As one or two of the panelists pointed out, cognitive and exposure/response therapies can help, and as one caller blessedly pointed out, so can TM.
Where were the representatives of religion or spirituality on the panel? The humanitarians? Where were the skeptics?
Psychiatry has become over-specialized to their detriment - its practitioners have surgically removed themselves and the subjects they "treat" or study from life, from the rest of THEIR life, from each other, from society, from God.
Where are the stories of natural recovery?
Watch out for protests about "stigma," it's a cover for medication apology. These are also codewords to watch out for: "Afflicted," "lifelong." Don't you believe it. How awful and pessimistic. Question whether it really is a medical problem, or if you prefer - if your future truly lies in medicine's hands.
The approach of the professionals advocating medication is frightening and it's frightening that they have the mega megaphone of unquestioning hosts of programs like this.
Ugh. Brain based. Genetic. Flee from these words people! Some of today's guests are characters in a haunted house. They are updated characters from One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest. Smiling, more socially acceptable, and ever-protesting about stigma.
There was no mention of diet. Certain diseases have an anxiety or depression association.
And, why do certain populations not have these problems? Why is this question never asked?
Thank God someone recommends TM. A knowledgeable person not given to just hand over their destiny to so-called science and pharmaceuticals.
Expand the conversation, Katty.


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Message of Westborough Players' Season Opener: Hope
'Annie' will be performed at Gibbons Middle School on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Westborough Players' Club's 76th season opener will resonate with audiences musically.
And, to some degree, personally.
Part of "Annie's" appeal is it is "a show that people would love and that we could have kids and adults in and that would be a lot of fun," director Sarah Worrest says.
At the same time, "Annie" is set during the Great Depression, with "a lot of real historical" references, a facet that "hits home for me this year," she says.
"I see people struggling. People aren't living on the streets in the sort of masses that they were in the 30s, but people are having a hard time financially with their jobs. There's that sort of echo there," Worrest said during rehearsal Friday night at the Gibbons Middle School.
The shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, all at Gibbons. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors.
"I'm hoping that they leave with a smile on their faces," Worrest said.
"I think that the message of the play is really hope. I hope that we can uplift people and make them feel hopeful."
Cast members Eva Ricci and Jennifer Brown agreed.
Ricci will play Annie during all of the performances except the Saturday matinee, when Brown, her understudy, will take over.
"I hope that I bring a lot of happiness to people when I play it, and I hope that people love it," said Ricci, who attends Hale Middle School in Stow.
"I try to really make it feel like Annie is a very optimistic person," added Brown, a Mill Pond School fifth-grader.
Worrest said having two students play Annie makes sense given the performance schedule.
"The double show is a lot of work for everybody, but for a character like Annie, who really is almost the entire show, she barely gets a break. She's in almost every scene. It would be a really long day," she said.
Both Ricci and Brown will impress the audience, Worrest said.
"Eva is very confident. She's got a beautiful singing voice. She's got an amazingly powerful voice for a young performer," she said.
"Jenny is just adorable. She's so cute. She's going to have people's hearts within one second. They're both doing a fantastic job. They're terrific little actresses with a great future ahead of them."
The play is Worrest's Westborough Players' Club directorial debut.
She said the club had been looking for directors, and she proposed this play. She had worked with some members elsewhere in community theatre, and seen some of the club's shows.
Worrest's take on "Annie" differs slightly from other versions.
"Gracie's usually played by a blonde 20-something. Mine is not. She's a fully mature, wonderful woman," she said.
That's because when Amy Harris auditioned, "I wanted her to play the part. I thought she was wonderful to work with," Worrest said.
Wonderfully large audiences are expected for the shows.
The club has pre-sold 880 tickets, "which for the Westborough Players is unbelievably really, really good," Corresponding Secretary Ted Frumkin said.
"We haven't had a pre-sale like this in a long time," he said.
"It means that a lot of people are interested in the show."
Seats remain available for Friday and Saturday nights, he said. Meanwhile, the matinees are "not sold out, but are going to be heavily attended."
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10:08 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I've added a large gallery attached to this story, "tech week" is underway, with the cast in their final preparations for Friday's opening. Don't miss the show!
Michael Gelbwasser
11:37 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Check out the extensive photos Paul Bishop has added. Thanks, Paul.
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12:56 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Happy to do it! I think community arts are a very important public good.. if I can help folks get the recognition they ought to get, or get a few more tickets sold to support these programs, then I have done something I can be proud of. Living on a disability income, I can't afford to donate money but I can donate some time and what I have learned in terms of getting stage shots- and am proud to do so!
Great work guys!
(Though that Sandy is a Diva.. I'm ready for my closeup and a Milkbone, Mr DeMille...)


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