Health, Illness and Healing

For physical pain we run to the doctor, but so many of us allow other pain to stay in our lives, never pushing to treat the root of the issue...

Just because I may not have an anaphylactic reaction doesn’t mean that I am not allergic to certain things. My daughter’s celiac finally helped me recognize that something can be extremely dangerous (even deadly) to us, and there may not be any obvious sy...

The winner of this race, Kirani James from Grenada, approached him, shook his hand, hugged him and then removed his name tag, exchanging it with the South African runner. The winner then held up this other runner’s name for recognition and applause, to wh...

You see, she is fat and ugly. She has hair that sometimes frizzes, legs that are too long, and what tops it off is the most horrendous skin between her thumb and forefinger. Is this true? Any of it? Yes, all of it. Why? Because that is how she sees hersel...

Her life, her strength, a blessing to so many...

One would think the best place to keep an ambulance would be in an indoor parking garage. Keeping it in a warm place, protected from the elements, would prevent the vehicle from needing to be warmed up and save time in an emergency.

The Rebbe asked, "Why is it called a Beit Cholim, a 'House of the Sick'"?

I find the parallels between protecting ourselves emotionally and the guidelines for protecting oneself physically to be amazingly similar . . .

This week I discovered that my teacher was correct. It is indeed true that the disabled have greater merit than the rest of us . . .

Chana Scop shares her experiences parenting a child with special needs.