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Calligraphy by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan reading 'El na refa na la,' a line from this week's Torah portion.
Posted inColumns

This soothing healing prayer puts care and comfort into the world

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Beha’alotcha Numbers 8:1-12:16 The student watched the Rabbi of Chelm write out Hebrew letters on […]

A nurse works with a Covid patient in Fullerton, Dec. 25, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Francine Orr-Los Angeles Times-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Everybody comes to the hospital. With our Jewish healing center closing, who will be there for you when it’s your turn?

Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher by Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher June 16, 2022June 17, 2022
From the cover of “A Frog Under the Tongue: Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe” by Marek Tuszewicki
Posted inOff the Shelf

New books: The nearly forgotten world of Jewish folk healing

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 10, 2021
Melissa Felsenstein uses gongs, bowls and chimes to create a relaxing sound bath. (Photo/Melati Citrawireja-melatiphotography.com)
Posted inHealth

Q&A: A sound healer who will bathe you in relaxation

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 7, 2018
Rabbi Elliot Kukla’s fantastical painting of Sylvia Rivera’s bedroom based on a photograph of the late transgender activist
Posted inCulture

Paintings show ‘magic and beauty’ in bedrooms of the ill

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 29, 2017December 28, 2017
a 19th century painting of the scene
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

After we emerge from suffering, we still need healing

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider March 23, 2017

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