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Discriminatory practices of health insurance companies have led to poor access to care and inadequate coverage, leaving only a fraction of those with mental illness getting treatment. But under the Affordable Care Act, people suffering from mental illness will no longer be left unsupported.
Ian Hoffman gives a review of his experience at the Jewish Film Festival, and what the current shift in Jewish cinema could mean for the community as a whole.
In the Anthropocene Age of the human, we can see that our actions have caused high impact of global geophysical change and we are now living on a new planet that is different than that of our ancestors. As beings who have come from the elements of the earth, we need to learn to appreciate them before we cause our own destruction.
Ada Glustein writes about the awakening process she and others might face upon discovering that the “new home for Jews” came along with the displacement of the Palestinians. She offers compassionate advice of what can be done to rid the Jewish community of fear and ignorance and replenish it with love and care.
My hope for this weekend and beyond is that J Street will encourage its younger members to explore and educate themselves beyond these three conference days; to question what they learn, to honor their own instincts, and to understand that there is no right answer; the road toward a solution to the conflict in Israel/Palestine is fluid and in always flux.
RU 486, also known as Plan C, is a safe, nonsurgical abortion option. Many women are unlikely to know it exists or are incorrectly led to believe it is risky or unavailable. But some organizations concerned with the rising number of deaths (and suicides) during pregnancy are doing all they can to fight this.
Every once in a while, you get the artistic perfect storm of an exceptional raconteur and brilliant teacher, an extremely talented set of technical people, and a topical subject, all coming together. Jacob Kornbluth’s latest movie, Inequality for All (starring Robert Reich), is terrific documentary cinema.
Doctors come up with many reasons to avoid prescribing cannabis to their patients, including but not limited to lack of education, fear, or lack of funds. But Mimi Peleg gives examples that would have doctors giving it a second thought, mostly through her work with PTSD patients in Israel.
After receiving a GQ award from Hugo Boss, Russell Brand spoke out against the company honoring him and mentioned their history of utilizing Jews for forced labor in the creation of Nazi uniforms. Brand was reprimanded via social media, bringing to question the power we have to criticize those who run things.
Many Syrian refugees choose to flee their home country because they feel they have no other choice. But from the outside looking in, they face insurmountable grief as they worry for loved ones who stayed behind. Depressed at their lack of options, resources, and assistance programs, most agree that U.S. military intervention would do more harm than good and instead hope for humanitarian aid.