Zoom talk for teens given through Project Light by Mrs. Miriam Ribiat It might be your high-school friend, or it might be your daughter’s high-school friend that lost a parent. What should you say? How do you know if you said something hurtful or helpful? Maybe you feel confused, not knowing what is the right and wrong thing to do or say. Or maybe what was right yesterday is wrong today. It isn’t easy to know, and it’s likely you’ll get it wrong at some point. But this speech is enlightening, as it gives some guidelines and answers questions that came straight from the girls.https://www.chevrahlomdeimishnah.org/product/i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-a-book-for-teens-who-have-lost-a-parent/https://www.chevrahlomdeimishnah.org/product/i-wish-someone-would-have-told-my-friends/
Aug 29, 2022
1 hr 5 min
Mrs. Lori PalatnikMomentum Founding DirectorWhatever your level of religious observance, when you experience a loss, you might have many questions: Where is the neshamah now? How do I know that he or she is really happy? This can bring up other questions, questions about your own mortality: when I die, where will I go? Will I have regrets about the life I lived? Mrs. Lori Palatnik, author of the book Remember My Soul, explores this topic with us. She describes how the neshamah doesn’t want to be born and then doesn’t want to die. This is the story of every soul’s journey; gaining a greater understanding of this journey can help you find deeper meaning and focus in your life.
Aug 15, 2022
45 min
Mrs. Chani SchreibhandFounder and Editor, Uplift magazineChani is one of two children of Harav Y. Reuven and Rebbetzin Chaiky Rubin. As an only daughter, she enjoyed an especially close relationship with her mother, a well-known and beloved role model in their community. But one day, with no warning, Rebbetzin Rubin died. Chani was at such a loss; she missed her mother terribly.Instead of wallowing in her pain, Chani undertook to do something l’iluy nishmas her mother, and that’s how Uplift magazine was created. Rebbetzin Rubin dedicated her life to uplifting Jewish women; fittingly, Chani created this women’s magazine to focus on facilitating those daily conversations we all wish we could have but feel inhibited to express aloud; now it has grown into a beautiful, full-color monthly publication.If you live in the UK, you probably have access to this inspiring publication. Exciting update: the soon-to-be released newest issue will now be available to readers in NY, LA, Miami and the Catskills.
Aug 1, 2022
42 min
Understanding Trauma in LossDr. Norman Blumenthal, Director, Trauma Services, Zachter Family National Trauma Center and Ohel Children's Home and Family ServicesDr. Norman Blumenthal is well known in the world of trauma intervention. He has given of himself tirelessly to guide fellow Jews through loss, particularly in circumstances of overwhelming tragedy. Yet despite the major impact Dr. Blumenthal has had on so many people, he remains humble and easily approachable, remaining focused on the goal of bettering himself and helping fellow Jews to the best of his ability. In this conversation, his deep understanding of trauma in loss is conveyed in his characteristic unassuming manner.
Jul 18, 2022
38 min
Sarah Rivkah KohnFounder and Director, LinksWhen you think of grief and loss, do you think of jokes and laughter? Probably not. It’s not typically a topic that will make people laugh. But morbid humor takes the sadness and makes you laugh. It can give a brokenhearted person relief from the pain even if just for a few seconds.Sarah Rivkah and I share that common love of morbid humor. It hurts so much to lose loved ones, and all the jokes in the world won’t take away that pain, but for those few seconds that something funny and morbid come to mind, I want to share it and laugh with others over it. As Sarah Rivkah laughs and cries, she also accomplishes. What started off as a small newsletter entitled Links, morphed into a huge organization, with hundreds of girls and dozens of programs. The goal of Links is to help ease the pain of children and teenagers that lost a parent – no matter what it takes. And if someone has an idea that may benefit these girls or boys, whether it is big or small, Sarah Rivkah Kohn is on it. So come listen and laugh and cry along with us. https://www.chevrahlomdeimishnah.org/product/i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-a-book-for-teens-who-have-lost-a-parent/https://www.chevrahlomdeimishnah.org/product/i-wish-someone-would-have-told-my-friends/
Jul 4, 2022
1 hr 1 min
Tali Arieff LCSW, RPTClinical Editor for I Wish Someone Would Have Told MeOne day I timidly picked up the phone and called Mrs. Tali Arieff. In a shy and hesitant voice I explained that I was calling to see if she could help me with a project I had undertaken: to write a book for teens that had lost a parent. Tali liked the idea and came on board. I have since spoken to her many times and have gained tremendous respect for her. She is a talented and caring therapist with so much insight and clarity on many different topics. She is also a pleasure to work with. It was so clear to me that she would have much to offer on this podcast. Tali does not disappoint. She focuses on the challenges of losing a parent when the parents are divorced. It’s a dimension of loss of which many people are not cognizant. In her articulate way, Tali portrays eye-opening, real-life scenes that will hopefully train us to become more sensitive people, particularly to those in this situation.https://www.chevrahlomdeimishnah.org/product/i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-a-book-for-teens-who-have-lost-a-parent/
Jun 20, 2022
53 min
Rabbi Paysach J. KrohnAuthor, Speaker and MohelRabbi Paysach J. Krohn is a well-known and beloved mohel, author and speaker – and I don’t think he really needs any introduction. For me this podcast is so valuable because he talks about my bubby and my father, two very special people. He also understands so well what a person might be experiencing after a loss and offers valuable and practical tips for how to move forward. As always, Rabbi Krohn is inspirational and interesting.https://www.chevrahlomdeimishnah.org/product/i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-a-book-for-teens-who-have-lost-a-parent/
Jun 7, 2022
43 min
Mrs. Chaya Leah Rothstein Author of Welcome to Our Jewish HomeMrs. Chaya Leah Rothstein is a beloved first-grade morah and the busy mother of a large family, k”ah. Previous responsibilities notwithstanding, when her mother began to show signs of dementia, she stepped up to the plate to care for her with utmost sensitivity, honor and respect. Eventually, the Rothsteins built an extension on to their home and brought their mother/grandmother to live with them. As she cared for her mother with singular dedication, Chaya Leah found herself grieving for the mother she once had but was now slipping away. When her mother was niftar, the intensity of emotions Chaya Leah felt surprised her, as she thought she had already grieved for the loss of her mother.But grief does strange things to a person.
May 23, 2022
47 min
Sarah Korenblit spent years working in palliative care. Through Sarah’s initial work as a social worker for people dependent on dialysis, she gained an understanding of the challenges faced by those with long-term and terminal illnesses. Eventually she used those skills to assist families with children who were mentally compromised or terminally ill.After the birth of her own special-needs child, Sarah was no longer able to work with this population. Ultimately, she opened her own therapy company, which allowed her to care for all her children, while helping other families in so many ways. One of Sarah’s overriding messages to those training in the medical field is to do what you can to remain compassionate but at the same time to do what it takes not to burn out.
May 9, 2022
50 min
He was just a bachur in yeshivah going about his regular day. Then he received a call from his rebbi and regular ceased to exist. The rebbi told him his father had been in an accident and that Avram was going home. Avram felt scared, but he was sure his father would be okay. Right? I mean fathers don’t just go on business trips and die.But that is exactly what happened. And Avram had to face a whole new reality: Shabbos and yom tov without his father; making decisions about which yeshivahs to attend without his father; seeing his mother as an aching widow.Despite the challenges, he knew he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps, living the life of an ehrliche ben Torah and filling his days with chesed.Come listen to this husband and father as he relates his struggles and growth as a boy who suddenly became an orphan.
Apr 25, 2022
52 min
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