Mental Health
The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?
From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point.
Enduring the tragedy of loss, Israeli families of suicide victims struggle to find a path to life
Music festival survivors, victims' relatives discuss PTSD, substance abuse, mental health effects
Rosh Hashanah 2026: What does ‘shana tova’ mean in an Israel divided by politics? - opinion
The component linked to anxiety is found in every fruit
Fructose is naturally found in fruits and vegetables, and a new study suggests that when part of it is not digested properly, it can affect not only the stomach, but also the brain.
Shared vulnerability: Addressing child abuse in diverse Israeli communities
Our children's futures depend entirely on our willingness to build bridges of trust, unique to every neighborhood, across Israel.
Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah
The proposal, put forth by the Minister of Aliyah and Integration and the Health Minister, aims to broaden recognition of foreign academic degrees while maintaining Israel’s licensing standards.
When the couch turns away from October 7 - opinion
The Freud Museum London is hosting an event on how to talk about Gaza and Israel. It is worth asking who was invited to talk, and who was not.
Israel approves NIS 60 million plan to support Nova massacre survivors through 2028
In order to ensure its implementation, the plan will be coordinated by a dedicated official within the Prime Minister's Office, who will monitor the program's status.
Want to be happier? Slow down and reconnect with your family
A long-delayed family visit and a new grandchild frame a journey shaped by loss, healing, and renewed appreciation.
4 dietary nutrients closely linked to reducing depression
A new study has found an intriguing link between diet quality and depression symptoms, focusing on four nutrients with the most significant impact.
Afeka College's 'Quiet Tent': A space to cope and heal during a time of war, pain, and stress
The space was created in response to the growing mental health challenges facing students in Israel since the October 7 attacks and the continued reserve duty that has impacted the student body.
Study: The party drug that relieves resistant depression and suicidal thoughts
A new review in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry has found that administering ketamine via intravenous infusion may reduce severe depression symptoms within hours.
The shoreline that holds: October 7 post-trauma therapists embark on a healing retreat
For years, many of these therapists have sat with survivors, bereaved parents, evacuated families, children who lost their sense of safety, and communities trying to return to life.
