to avoid anxiety and depression, I only read the headlines in the newspapers, bypassing the stories. What helps are known health-related behaviors such as exercise, eating right, getting enough sleep, and especially spending time with friends. The latter may be the most important factor in dealing with stress. [nATASHA jOSEFOWITZ, acsw, pH.d]
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
You keep saying that you are my owner.
And I’m here to bring you joy.
You’re mistaken who’s in charge here
And don’t realize my wagging’s just a ploy. {Elona Baron as translated by Laurie Baron]
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Jewish Fiction, Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Trivia, Humor & Satire
100 Members of the House of Representatives, in addition to 13 Senators, have officially signed on as co-sponsors of Congresswoman Sara Jacobs’ (CA-53) My Body, My Data Act. The landmark, bicameral legislation would create a new national standard to protect personal reproductive and sexual health data. [Rep. Sara Jacobs’ press release]
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Lifestyles, San Diego County, USABy Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Have you ever felt something to be either right or wrong in the pit of your stomach, but meanwhile your head kept repeating, “No, I can’t trust it. I can’t act on it; I need more information?” Most of us have experienced this at one time
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — Seacrest Foundation and Guardians of San Diego will host the 30th Annual “Take a Swing for Seniors” Golf, Tennis and Pickleball Day with presenting sponsor, William Gumpert Foundation, on Monday, October 24, 2022, at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort & Golf Club. All levels of players are welcome, and all
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The San Diego Rescue Mission received a donation of $1,800 from Leo Fink, a 13-year-old San Diego resident from Carmel Valley who recently had his bar mitzvah and wanted to give part of his gift money to help his neighbors experiencing homelessness. Leo has been volunteering at the San Diego
After her divorce from her cantor husband, author Zark wanted to make certain that the small son whose custody they shared would be brought up Jewishly in both homes. She wanted to make Shabbats and the full range of Jewish holidays interesting and accessible to her son, and in the process, she reflected upon the meanings of the holidays, Torah passages, and various Jewish customs. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles“As a young woman, reproductive health care is my health care. And like all reproductive rights, the right to contraception is vital to our wellbeing and our freedom,” said Congresswoman Sara Jacobs. “It’s unconscionable to me that right-wing Supreme Court Justices would once again threaten our ability to make decisions about our own bodies and when to start or grow a family. I will never stop fighting to protect the right to an abortion, the right to contraception, and all reproductive rights – and I’m proud to co-lead the Right to Contraception Act.” [Press Release]
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Lifestyles, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAI used to be a theater and concert goer, museum attendant, store shopper, a participant in boards and committees, attending meetings, exercise classes and parties in person, as well as enjoying going to dinner with friends in restaurants… then the pandemic struck. [Natasha Josefowitz]
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
I almost chickened out doing a bucket list adventure which was right within reach. No, it wasn’t skydiving or bungee jumping (those will never ever be on my list). It was hiking up a river in sometimes waist-high cold water, on uneven rocks and boulders, in a magnificent gorge in Zion National Park (aka, The Narrows). It was on my must do list for years, long before two knee surgeries and the onset of my knee arthritis. This was not a knee friendly hike. Enter Fear 1: Would my knees handle the terrain? [Shayna Kaufmann, Ph.D]
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Lifestyles, Shayna Kaufmann, Travel and Food, USABy Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — I was raised in a traditional Russian family. My father always said, “We dont’ talk business in front of the ladies” as it was considered very rude. My first husband, raised with a similar background, was equally reserved; his perception was that it was “too complicated
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — I recall having a conversation a dozen years ago with my partner Eliezer Goldberg, inquiring when the hideous Supersol building – so-called in honor of the city’s first supermarket, situated underneath the famous structure – will be razed and replaced with a new building. He responded that there were rumblings
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Gedaliah Borvick, Lifestyles, Middle East
(Press Release) Young Jews seek out the weekly ritual of Friday night Shabbat dinners to build social connections, mitigate loneliness, and deepen ties to their community and Jewish identity, says a new report released today from OneTable. The study, Craving Connection: Researching OneTable’s Impact, was conducted by Benenson Strategy Group (BSG) and provides rich data
By Doron Krakow It’s all so straight forward. That’s the key in any event. Take the complex and unpack it until it becomes something requiring little more than an elevator ride to explain. After all, who has time for a deep dive? It’s all in the turn of a phrase. The political divide. Social unrest.
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Doron Krakow, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Opinion