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Quieting the Silence: A Storytelling Event About Visible and Invisible Disabilities

Listen to the stories of people living with visible and invisible disabilities and how that experience has impacted their mental health.

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Beyond the Silence

An evening of storytelling, insights, and community, hosted by BeWell ATL, in partnership with the Blue Dove Foundation. Community Leaders will #QuietTheSilence by sharing their journeys through grief, mental health crises, and healing, offering hard-earned wisdom and hope.

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Connection and Redemption: A Tisha B’Av Meditation

On the holy day of Tisha B’Av, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, tradition has us sitting on the ground as a way to simulate grief and mourning. But the practice can also bring healing to people reeling in the lingering effects of trauma. Use this meditation as your guide.

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Commemorating October 7: Creating Space During the Chaggim (High Holidays)

As we are approaching the year anniversary of the attacks on October 7, join us as we think about the ways we can create space to support our community members and Jewish professional staff during the Chaggim this year. We will explore this topic and share resources to support your communities.

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Faith Weekend of Action for Mental Health Awareness Month Webinar

Learn about mental health resources for faith-based and community organizations from SAMHSA, the United Church of Christ, Hope Made Strong, and Blue Dove Foundation. Learn how your congregation and community can help those struggling with their mental health.

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Voices of Resilience with the Wellness Institute | May 15th 2024

Hear the moving stories of an educator, therapist and Jewish professional, whose families faced mental health and/or substance use challenges with strength and resilience. What supported them through their ordeal? Which resources did they turn to? How did they and their children heal and grow? Witness firsthand their journey of healing and growth, each having navigated through their own crises and offering unique perspectives.

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Searching in Our Souls: A Pre-Bedikat Chametz Meditation

Jews around the world spent the night before Passover searching their homes for any chametz, such as bread and other items not Kosher for Passover, that they may have missed, before burning or disposing of that chametz the morning before the holiday begins. This process is called "Bedikat Chametz," or searching for Chametz. Now, as you prepare to search for the chametz in your homes, let’s take a moment to meditate on the chametz in our souls that we will be releasing tomorrow when we burn that chametz, to experience the personal redemption of Passover.

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Quieting the Silence with the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Hamsa, JF&CS, and Jeff’s Place

#QuietingTheSilence is a platform that creates a space for members of the community to come together and share their lived experience with mental illness and addiction. We are excited to host this program in partnership with JF&CS Atlanta, HAMSA, Jeff's Place at Chabad Intown and The Blue Dove Foundation.

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Jewish Responses to Traumatic Death with the Shomer Collective

What can we possibly say to a person who is grieving a traumatic death? We know too many examples of such events in our own lives, from the shock of death by suicide, to the realities of death by natural disaster, to the horror of death by terrorism, and more. And yet, too often, we are stunned into our own silence, and moreso, into our own inaction, not knowing what to say or do in response to a traumatic death in our communities.

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Staying Rooted: A Tu B’Shvat Meditation

Tu B’Shvat, also known as the New Year of the Trees, is a Jewish holiday focused on nature and humankind’s stewardship of Earth. It serves as a time to reflect on the ways we are nurturing ourselves. Like all living things, we are constantly growing and bettering ourselves. Just as we care for the trees, we also must care for ourselves. Just as we water a garden, we must also nourish ourselves. Let’s take some time to step into nature, connect with the earth and plant the seeds of our own mental wellness.