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Honoring the Trees, Honoring Ourselves: A Tu B’Shvat Practice with Rabbi Batya Elana Ellinoy
February 12, 2025
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As we celebrate Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for the Trees, BaMidbar invites you to take a moment to honor not only the trees but …
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A Conversation with Adam Karp on Building Resilience
Whitney Fisch
February 6, 2025
Our CEO, Whitney Fisch, recently connected with BaMidbar’s Massachusetts Clinical Fellow & Educator, Adam Karp, to learn more about what he loves about working with ...
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NOW HIRING! Boston Licensed Part-Time Clinician
Office
January 29, 2025
The Boston Licensed Part-Time Clinician will join the BaMidbar clinical team in providing outpatient mental health services, providing clinical supervision, and carrying a caseload of ...
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From the CEO: Building BaMidbar’s Future
Whitney Fisch
January 24, 2025
Dear BaMidbar Community, Hello! My name is Whitney Fisch and I am the proud new CEO of BaMidbar. For those of you who know BaMidbar, you’re ...
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Talking to Teens About the LA Fires
Gabriela Lupatkin
January 10, 2025
When wildfires or other crises hit close to home, it can be tough to know how to support your teens. BaMidbar's Clinical Director, Gabriela Lupatkin ...
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BaMidbar Newsletter: January 10, 2025
Office
January 10, 2025
ICYMI, here's BaMidbar's Newsletter from January 10, 2025, which features Shmirat HaNefesh with Rabbi Batya Elana Ellinoy, a morning wellness opportunity for Jewish professionals.
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Electing a President: The Mental Health Strain on Young People and How You Can Help
Jamie Bornstein
November 4, 2024
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, there was no social pressure, not litmus testing. It felt organic. American. Nothing about the process, or the ...
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BaMidbar Selects Whitney Fisch As New CEO
Office
October 21, 2024
Following an extensive national search that attracted over 500 candidates, BaMidbar’s Board of Directors announced that Whitney Fisch, MSW, has been tapped to be the ...
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‘Tis the Season for Teshuva – What Does Self-Care Have to Do With it?
Batya Ellinoy
October 10, 2024
Repentance is dynamic. Tending to our mental health and well-being may be an important resource to the process of self-examination (cheshbon hanefesh) and repentance.
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Rachel Eisen Appointed Chief Operating Officer
Office
October 9, 2024
Rachel Eisen appointed Chief Operating Officer at BaMidbar following eight years at Mayyim Hayyim.
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October 7th and BaMidbar’s Commitment to All Jewish Young People
Jamie Bornstein
October 7, 2024
All Jewish young people, regardless of their beliefs, deserve access to mental health services and supports.
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Let’s Take Proactive Steps to Address Mental Health in 5785
Jamie Bornstein
October 2, 2024
During this time of reflection and renewal, let us take proactive steps to address the mental health crisis facing our teens and young adults.
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Morning Wellness Boosts for Jewish Professionals
Batya Ellinoy
September 6, 2024
30 minute sessions for Jewish professionals to tend to their mental, emotional, spiritual, and social health.
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Grieving in Community: A Supported Practice of Resilience
Batya Ellinoy
August 9, 2024
The gradual preparation of easing into grief leading up to Tisha b'Av could be seen as reflecting an approach to working with grief that cares ...
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Jewish Addiction Awareness Network Joins BaMidbar
Emily Heeren
August 7, 2024
By integrating JAAN’s programs and materials, BaMidbar’s efforts in addressing the mental health challenges specific to addiction will expand.
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BaMidbar Seeks New CEO
Office
July 10, 2024
BaMidbar has engaged DRG, a non-profit executive search and consulting firm, to manage the search for our new CEO. Applications are now being accepted.
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BaMidbar Seeks Director of Business Operations
Office
July 3, 2024
The Director of Business Operations (DBO) will serve as the central address for all matters concerning BaMidbar’s financial management, operational systems, information technology, HR administration, ...
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The Practice of Sefirat HaOmer as an Offering of Resilience: We Count!
Batya Ellinoy
June 5, 2024
When we count, we count! How the Jewish practice of counting the Omer, when applied through a lens of well-being, can be a seasonal resilience-promoting ...
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BaMidbar Announces Senior Team Promotions
Office
June 3, 2024
Emily Heeren, Brett Hausler, and Gabriela Lupatkin receive promotions in recognition of the expanding roles and responsibilities of their work as BaMidbar continues to grow. ...
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I’m a Peer Leadership Fellow. This Is What I Learned.
Guest Author
May 21, 2024
Applications to be a 2024-25 Peer Leadership Fellow are now open! Read on to learn about one teen's experience, how the Peer Wellness cohort engages ...
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BaMidbar’s Gabriela Lupatkin Quoted in Hadassah Magazine
Gabriela Lupatkin
May 14, 2024
BaMidbar's Director of Clinical Services, Gabriela Lupatkin, is quoted in Hadassah Magazine's recent article, "A Very Real, Very Personal Mental Health Issue," which looks at ...
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