Don’t Feel S.A.D (Seasonal Affective Disorder) on Hanukkah
By Max Hollander The air is cold, the days are short, and the nights are long. This is when we need light the most. It
January 4, 2026
By Max Hollander The air is cold, the days are short, and the nights are long. This is when we need light the most. It
Every morning, Jews have the practice of reciting the “Modeh Ani” prayer, an expression of gratitude to God for waking up to another day. I
This article is an adaptation of a longer piece by the same author, Max Hollander Simchat Torah is the celebration of the completion of our
That six-minute personal best happened because I spent less energy worrying about where I wasn’t and more energy appreciating where I was. My body responded to gratitude and confidence instead of stress and anxiety. The course didn’t get shorter. I just stopped racing toward the horizon and started measuring the ground under my feet.
“Apologizing is a courageous act, because we’re overcoming all of our own animal instincts and all of our own self-protectiveness when we do it.” – Marjorie Ingall, Sorry,
Listen to the stories of people living with visible and invisible disabilities and how that experience has impacted their mental health. This program was created
Mental health IS physical health and vice versa. We are only beginning to fully understand the way this works and how our actions affect our
Mental illness is rarely logical. Thoughts and feelings can collide in ways that make no sense; illness can make someone reject help they know they
The Hebrew word for being holy/sanctified is “kadosh,” However, many scholars stress that to be kadosh also means to be separate. This dual meaning —
Download Now By Max Hollander Of the handful of fast days on the Jewish calendar, Shivah Asar b’Tammuz (the 17th of Tammuz) offers the best