Dr. Gila Jedwab: Fighting the Fog
Last night I finally understood why I’ve been feeling so confused, dizzy, and disoriented.
The word came to me, a psychological term that captures this ambiguous, knot-in-the-gut feeling perfectly. It’s...
Jedwab: Our Chance to Be Different
By Gila Jedwab, DMD
I am not a rabbi or a doctor. I have a dental degree and some thoughts. My goal in writing is to help find a way...
First Person: This Lockdown Was Like No Other
(JTA) — “Are you safe? Home? Locked down?” These are the three questions I’ve sent over and over to friends and colleagues throughout the day.
Today started for me like many...
Jedwab: Refuat Hanefesh Before Refuat Haguf
By Dr. Gila Jedwab, DMD
A friend of mine who lives in Israel messaged me on Facebook. She said that she went to pray at the Kotel last week. She...
Larry Gordon: Protest Politics
Back in 1968, I was in camp in Ferndale, New York. I had one of those small transistor radios that allowed me to listen to a local news broadcast,...
Yochanan Gordon: My Essence
This column was born about 11 months ago, in which time I have tried to stay focused on sharing perspectives of this world from the inside out with you,...
Yochanan Gordon: Fried, Geffen Collaborate on ‘Betzoret’
Aside from the “Av” that begins both of their first names, or aleph beis if the letters were written in Hebrew, and the fact that Avraham Fried and Aviv...
Jedwab: Awakening in the Time of Corona
After 20 years of doing dentistry, I’ve noticed trends. One particular pattern I’ve seen is that most people jump at the chance to go on the laughing gas. There...
Jedwab: Hidden Miracles
By Gila Jedwab, DMD
EDITORS NOTE: The debate over the global response to the COVID-19 virus will most likely go on for months, maybe years. It is the opinion of...
Jedwab: The Timeless Gift of Torah
By Gila Jedwab, DMD
The Torah is a gift. Why do we call it that? Because it keeps on giving.
The most amazing realization is this. The eyes inside your head,...
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