The Corona Times

Next Shabbos is another special Shabbos, “ZACHOR” and naturally I turn to the Pesikta deRav Kahana for inspiration. The Midrash turns our attention to the intimate relationship between good and

Next Shabbos is Rosh Chodesh Adar and therefore Shabbos Shekolim. As you know, all the special parshios are noted by special collections of midrashim in the Pesikta de Rav Kahana.

I want to share with you my thoughts that were inspired by the Pesikta deRav Kahana, which begins with the Torah parsha for Chanukah. I suggest that the Midrash is relating

I had the occasion to lecture recently on adolescents in Corona Times. I thought people at the Institute might find a summary interesting. The common twentieth century fantasy that adolescents

I hope that the people who need face to face treatment have returned to treatment. Let me again emphasize that if you cannot find some way to create flexibility for

We have commenced our clinical program and welcomed a new group of trainees. It is time to reflect upon the ways in which our work has been transformed. I am following

When we read the third chapter of Koheles, we are brought to a profound understanding of the human experience of time. Time is temporary, no time lasts. When we are

Many of our clinic staff and trainees will be making decisions about ending treatments. For some it will be a first experience with “termination” – I prefer “parting.” Now is a

The clinic has been open for a week. Some clients and therapists met there. Our staff – Rivkah, Naama, Chavi and Deena were exceedingly successful in creating a safe and

We are entering a new phase, a challenging but hopefully a rewarding one. We will be paying careful attention to small behaviors that are usually taken for granted. No big

So… how come we are not opening the clinic as planned? We are learning a process of decision making that your clients are also facing: Dancing in the Dark. As

The most striking ecological effect of the Corona crisis created is clean air. We are now forced to contemplate whether we want to return to the “old” normal of pollution.

Our clients have all passed through an unusual and unanticipated period. While we are thankful that this period has not been characterized by extensive mortality in Israel, this has not

As the closure wears on, the collective nerves of many families will be increasingly frayed. Part of our role as therapists is to approach the possibility that there may be

Time has brought order into space since Creation. We mark time three times daily, every week, every month, several times a year and now during Sefirah every day. Marking time

Ever since Rashi preferred to translate Pesach as Passover (Parshas Bo, Revii), nearly a millennium ago, Ashkenazi Jews have assumed that that was the only meaning for the name of the

The role of “opening” what Corona has closed places a great strain on the differentiation level of family relations. Corona and its management has “closed” the world, restricted most informal

Let’s try to describe how a remote (skype, zoom, whatever) session differs from a regular session. You see much less body language The normal on and off of face to

The corona crisis has closed what should be open and opened what should be closed. A healthy family is an open system with vibrant intercommunications with society. In order to