Thea Jacob is a community musician and a member of Sinai Synagogue in Leeds Many know about the positive effects of singing and music for people living with numerous conditions however what can we, as a Jewish community, do to…
When we gather as a community for Shabbat on any given week, approximately 1 in 6 people will have experienced a common mental health problem that week. This Shabbat has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Shabbat by Jami, the…
Each community can choose how they wish to use this opportunity to raise awareness and educate about mental health and to promote wellbeing within their community. JAMI have produced an excellent pack with ideas and resources which you can download…
Reform Judaism ran a mental health and wellbeing morning for Hamakom – the joint cheder of Kol Chai and Mosaic Synagogues. Our Mental Health Advocates ran activities for all the children, aged 6 -14, looking creatively at the links between…
Reform Judaism is excited to introduce a team of Mental Health Advocates to get young people talking about mental health and wellbeing. Advocates run informal, creative, bespoke sessions on a variety of mental health-related topics, with Jewish perspectives. Their aims…
On Friday 10 May at 11am primary schools across the world will be participating in the largest ever Mindful Moment – bringing mindfulness to a generation of children. The event is being launched by Jonny Benjamin, MBE, a mental health…
The Communities that Care Initiative hosted a panel on ‘Working Together for Mental Health’ which looked at the roles of the statutory and voluntary sector, as well as what communities can do in this important area. We were pleased to…
Our understanding of Mental Health has grown and we now recognise that, just as we all have physical health, we all have mental health as Sharon Daniels, RSY-Netzer's Well-being and Inclusion Manager explains. At our June AGM, Reform Judaism and…
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Reform Judaism's Mental Health and Wellbeing Team recently held a forum event to discuss the rise in mental health difficulties, particularly amongst young people, and how we can respond to this. Participants from…
Understand Me is a campaign to support young people experiencing prejudice or abuse based on their race, religion or culture. Find out more from the Childline website.