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The Kabbalah of Nutrition
By Yitzchak GinsburghMost people (unfortunately) go about their daily routine of providing for their bodies what nature requires – eating, drinking, sleeping, etc. – without paying much attention to what these activities and functions mean on a spiritual plane. The questions that we need to ask are: Why did G‑d create me this way? Why do I have to eat in order to obtain energy? 4 Comments |  |
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Perimenopause and Beyond
By Rivkah UdkoffMiriam was about to run some errands and pick up her youngest child from school, a fourteen-year-old daughter, but suddenly felt her cheeks burning, and a warmth that flashed throughout her entire body like lighting... 3 Comments |  |
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The Invisible Caregiver
By Catherine Roozman WeigensbergA portly gentleman in his mid-sixties collapses into bed each evening, exhausted and spent. His wife by his side, they are attached wrist to wrist with a cord in case she tries to walk out of the apartment in middle of the night... 13 Comments |  |
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The Battle of the Bulge
By Elana MizrahiI had no idea what I was doing to myself until one day I remember my mother crying to me, “Bubbie and Zadie (Grandmother and Grandfather) were starved in a concentration camp for their granddaughter to starve herself?” 4 Comments |  |
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Food For Thought
By Sara Esther Crispe“We fought, we won, let’s eat” is how many people sum up the essence of Jewish holidays. Wiith such an emphasis on food, is it possible that there is even the slightest concern in Judaism for one’s health? 3 Comments |  |
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Step Lively
By Chana PermanSuddenly every step mattered, every minute move was registered. The daily drudge finally counted for something. Look! Don’t you see 8,116 in all its digital glory? I’m losing and gaining all at once... |  |
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Brain Exercise
By Sara Esther CrispeIf a workout doesn’t stretch, doesn’t burn, it isn’t working. It isn’t supposed to
cause pain, but you definitely have to break a sweat! 4 Comments |  |
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A New Approach to Working Out
By Sara Esther Crispe I am not a professional fitness trainer, have no scientific proof to back up anything I am about to tell you, and might even contradict what those in the know would say. But I can tell you one thing. These things work... 4 Comments |  |
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Managing Stress in Our Lives
By Shoshanah ShearMaimonides (1135-1204), taught that we should work to prevent illness or disease, rather than wait for a problem and then attempt to resolve it. With this in mind, we must look at stress and how it affects our lives... 3 Comments |  |
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