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| May 2011 | Spirituality Forum: From Passover to Shavuot--Counting the Days | |
| April 2011 | Divorce: A Life in Transition | |
| Mar. 2011 | Purim Jokes |
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| Feb. 2011 | Excerpt from T'Shuvah |
Rabbi Mark Borovitz |
| Jan. 2011 | Biblical Quotes Related to Justice | |
| Dec. 2010 | Hanukkah: Lights in the Darkness | |
| Nov. 2010 | Jewish Words on Depression, Loss, and Restoration | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Oct. 2010 | Prayer Following Pregnancy Loss | Rabbi Diane Cohen |
| Sep. 2010 | Prayer for High Holidays 5771 | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Aug. 2010 | Thoughts on a Healing Approach to T’shuvah | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Jul. 2010 | Reflections from a Rabbi | Rabbi Carol Levithan |
| May 2010 | Healing Through the Tikkun Leyl Shavu’ot | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Apr. 2010 | Coping with Unemployment Stress | Sararivka Liberman, LCSW |
| Mar. 2010 | Hesed: Stepping into Freedom through Friendship | |
| Feb. 2010 | Purim Jokes | |
| Jan. 2010 | Holiday of the Trees | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Dec. 2009 | Mourning through Tears, Silence, Song | |
| Nov. 2009 | Shabbat and Healing | |
| Oct. 2009 | A Healing Approach to T’Shuvah | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Sep. 2009 | Psalm 27: Coming Home and Being Heard | Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
| Aug. 2009 | Prayers for Parnassah / Sustenance / Livelihood | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Jul. 2009 | Reflections on Tish’a B’Av | |
| Jun. 2009 | At the Edge with our Son | Michael and Iris |
| May 2009 | Prayer for a Stillborn Child | Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin |
| Apr. 2009 | Passover: Out of the Narrow Straits | |
| Mar. 2009 | Healing Activities in Nature | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Feb. 2009 | Prayer for Parnassah/Livelihood | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Jan. 2009 | Prayer for Peace | |
| Dec. 2008 | Blessing and Extending the Light | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Nov. 2008 | Mar Cheshvan and Some Jokes | |
| Oct. 2008 | Rejoicing Simha — Where Spontaneity Meets Responsibility | |
| Sep. 2008 | Thoughts on a Healing Approach to T’shuvah | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Aug. 2008 | Tisha B’Av in Recovery | Tamar D. Earnest, MD |
| Jul. 2008 | Texts Related to Community and Tzelem Elohim | |
| Jun. 2008 | Spiritual Warning Signs of Addiction | Jonathan Katz, LCSW; Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW; Susan J. Rosenthal, LCSW |
| May 2008 | Seven Ways of Asking | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Mar. 2008 | The Morning Prayers, a Personal Interpretation | Leslie Gordon |
| Feb. 2008 | Blessing for Bikur Cholim Volunteers | |
| Jan. 2008 | Psalm 30: A psalm of David | |
| Dec. 2007 | Praise the One Who makes Miracles! | |
| Nov. 2007 | Long Distance Caregiving for Elderly Parents | Susan Rosenthal, LCSW |
| Oct. 2007 | Psalm 165: In the Sukkah | |
| Sep. 2007 | Jews Supporting Jews | |
| Aug. 2007 | Rabbinic Texts Help JACS Group Draw Inspiration | Jonathan Katz, LCSW |
| Jul. 2007 | The Three Weeks: Crying to Build | Robin Schoenfeld, LMSW |
| Jun. 2007 | K-V-H: On Waiting and Hoping | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| May 2007 | The Book of Ruth: Loss, Hessed and Healing | |
| Apr. 2007 | Healing Lessons of the Matzah | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Mar. 2007 | Survival Today | Rabbi Dennis Math |
| Feb. 2007 | Quotes from Pirke Avot | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Jan. 2007 | The Torah of Self-Care | |
| Dec. 2006 | A Prayer from the JACS Weekday Sidur | |
| Nov. 2006 | Texts of Hope | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Oct. 2006 | Arba Minim — The Four Species | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Sep. 2006 | Prayers and Thoughts for the 5th Anniversary of 9/11 | |
| Aug. 2006 | G Shabbat Candles — A Pathway to God | Carol Hausman, Ph.D. |
| Jul. 2006 | The Physician’s Daily Prayer | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Jun. 2006 | Spiritual Care for Caregivers | Alisha Goodman, LMSW and Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
| May 2006 | Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’atzmaut | Alisha Goodman, LMSW |
| Apr. 2006 | The World Trade Center Site | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Mar. 2006 | Purim | |
| Feb. 2006 | Giving Words to Feelings | |
| Jan. 2006 | Imagine | John Lennon |
| Dec. 2005 | Hanukkah Lights in the Darkness | Susan Rosenthal, LMSW |
| Nov. 2005 | The Days are Passing | Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein |
| Oct. 2005 | The Gift of the High Holy Days | Rabbi Dennis Math |
| Sep. 2005 | Meditation Before Yom Kippur for One who Cannot Fast | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Aug. 2005 | Psalm 92: Rosh Chodesh Av | Debbie Perlman |
| Jul. 2005 | Letting Go | Marjie Sokoll, BSW, M.Ed. |
| Jun. 2005 | Contemplating Kaddish | Student Rabbi Anne Brener, LCSW |
| May 2005 | Spirituality Forum: The Before and the After | Amy Arnold, MHL, MA Ed |
| Apr. 2005 | Second Half of the Seder — Healing, Hope and Redemption | Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
| Mar. 2005 | Sharing food: Purim and the key to a strong community | Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
| Feb. 2005 | Honoring the Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Jonathan Katz, LCSW |
| Jan. 2005 | The Message of Tu B'Shevat | Dennis Math |
| Dec. 2004 | Psalm Sixty: A Song for Hanukkah | Debbie Perlman |
| Nov. 2004 | The Holiday Season | Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
| Oct. 2004 | Psalm for Caring Community | Audrey Brooks Cownie |
| Sep. 2004 | Ki Tetzei | Alisha Goodman, LMSW |
| Aug. 2004 | The Month of Elul, a Time of Preparation | Dennis Math |
| Jul. 2004 | Tisha B’Av | Robin Sternberg, LMSW |
| Jun. 2004 | Torah study | Alisha Goodman, LMSW |
| May 2004 | The Omer: Counting the Days, Making Days Count | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Apr. 2004 | Passover — A Personal Healing | Susan Rosenthal, LMSW |
| Mar. 2004 | Purim | Rabbi Amy Eilberg |
| Feb. 2004 | Yitro | Alisha Goodman, LMSW |
| Jan. 2004 | Stages on the Road to Redemption | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Dec. 2003 | About the JACS Retreat and Bikur Cholim Conference | Anonymous |
| Nov. 2003 | The Hardest Task of All... | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Oct. 2003 | Sukkot - Z’man simhatenu | Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
| Sep. 2003 | Soft as a Reed | Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW |
| Aug. 2003 | Tisha b’Av | Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW |
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