Parashat Vayetzei 5783, With Mental Health Care For Childhood Traumas?

This parashah looks at how dysfunctional family systems can cause multiple generations of trauma, and of the pain that derives from it.  This portion really points up the need for long term carefully trained specialists in all types of trauma, but most especially childhood trauma, and full access to that mental health care for everyone.

Last year, we looked at the need to know how to make important distinctions, which, come to think of it, the famous telenovela (based a French novel, I hear) Corazón salvaje is essentially a retelling of the story of two brothers fighting for legitimacy…  

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the previous year, 5781, we looked at some reasons that one might have to leave the place where one was born:

Etz Chaim

Empathy cries out to be heard in this parashah, the 7th in the Torah.   What do you think, Thoughtful Readers?

While there are many ways to help increasing empathy,  Language Learning as a Fourth Tool for Empathy Building is both fascinating and practical.

Empathy building is a crucial task, particularly in our contentious society today.  The task is tiring, and cannot be done all at once, but with careful planning, education, and greater cooperation between the generations, it can be done.

Let’s Do Better.

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Last week was Parashat Toldot 5783, With Mental and Physical Health Care Equally For All? …

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