"Over the past few decades the percentage of our singles population has been steadily rising. To ignore the fact that this is something we should be trying to understand and mitigate seems equivalent to watching child after child get sick and doing nothing at all. Yes, this is a nisayon. Yes, we should all be davening for yeshuos. But trying to understand root causes and coming up with ways to deal with them isn’t “missing the point.” 

It’s called hishtadlus and it’s what Hashem wants from us in this imperfect World."

Chavy Klein

Inbox /Mishpacha Issue 725

"The same area of the brain that is triggered with physical abuse is also triggered with screaming, yelling, and verbal abuse. Don’t minimize the harm done with “just” yelling and put-downs. 

There are so many competent, frum mental health professionals trained in modalities treating trauma. No one should suffer in silence any more. Tolerating abuse enables it and also allows untold damage

to children and family members."

Naomi L. Franklin, LCSW-R

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