Health

Teshuva of the heart: A Jewish reflection on the Hoffman Process

By Shelly Korn | Care Imagineer / Evercare When Markus and Angelina Bihler first suggested that I attend something called the Hoffman Process, I politely smiled and quickly changed the...

A change of lifestyle – a change of heart 

Keeping your heart healthy is not a difficult task – yet, its benefits are significant. This advice came through very clearly during...

Community wellbeing in focus

JEWELL is a new initiative for community support and wellbeing. Striving together for JEWELLNESS.

Choose life, choose comfort care! 

Comfort Care Chronicles: Navigating life's transitionsShelly korn Care Imagineer | Evercare You don’t have to choose between fighting for...

When therapists fail Jewish clients 

Cape Town therapist Debby Silver and fellow therapist Glenda Mark ran sessions called ‘Feeling Fragile’ for members of...

Comfort Care Chronicles: Navigating life’s transitions

I’m sorry to tell you, its bad news… Few words change a life as swiftly and profoundly. Hearing bad medical news can feel as though...

Comfort Care Chronicles: Navigating life’s transitions

In the intricate tapestry of life, the threads of care and kindness weave incredible stories that often go unspoken.  Navigating a life-threatening illness is a...

The greatest gift

One would imagine that having to decide to donate an organ – a part of one’s own body – must be extremely difficult. And...

Judaism and organ donation: a life-saving Mitzvah

Many people assume that Judaism opposes organ donation, but in reality, the opposite is true. Saving a life—pikuach nefesh—is one of the highest values...

Eating disorders: it’s never about the food

Most people look forward to taking a break from the usual daily routine and enjoying a meal. But, for anyone with an eating disorder,...

The summer sun: warm and pleasant but a risk to our health

By DR VANESSA LAPINER Blessed with generally warm weather and a majority of sunny days, living in Cape Town is certainly very pleasant. But with...

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