Caring For Our Kids' Mental Health, Jewishly
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What is the responsibility of Jewish leaders to address mental health in the Jewish community? Yehuda Kurtzer talks with Yael Kornfeld, campus social worker at Hunter College Hillel and a Jewish professional on the frontline of the mental health crisis, about the Jewish imperative to support people who are struggling to be safe and sane, and what those struggles look like in the current social media-internet-pandemic landscape. Resources: Jewish Mental Health Resources at the Blue Dove Foundation We hope that Hartman has become an intellectual and spiritual home for you to make sense of the present moment. Help us put Jewish ideas into action. Every dollar you contribute will be matched 100%, up to $100,000 this December. Support our work today.
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