by JFS Staff | Jul 27, 2026
I’m on my path. Things are very tough. “Why?” I cry out. Why do I have to go through this? “Please, let me skip it this time,” I plead. Can you relate? In my knowing, in my heart, my connecting with the divine, I know there’s no escaping the challenge. I must figure...
by JFS Staff | May 21, 2026
It’s well documented that there are gaps in the mental health care system in Buffalo and Western New York, one of which exists in the time and space after a patient is exits an inpatient psychiatric stay. Sometimes, this gap results in repeated reliance on psychiatric...
by JFS Staff | Apr 23, 2026
From the second night of Passover for the next forty-nine nights until Shavuot, the 50th day, I am on a spiritual journey–the Counting of the Omer. During this time, I reflect on acting in the...
by JFS Staff | Mar 25, 2026
Maybe it all began with the “Why?” of our Passover Seder questions. They are known as the Four Questions, “Mah Nishtana?” There’s an inquiry followed by four specific examples that the children call out, “Why? Why? Why? Why?” The question has driven me throughout my...
