"A new #book offering readers a self-guided journal to rewire old thinking patterns in favor of new, empowering ones over the course of a month has hit the #bookshelves.

“Shift Happens: 30 Days to Think Again,” by local #authors #HalehRabizadehResnick and #MelissaHolzmanGoldstein, is now available for readers seeking to reshape unhelpful mindsets and embrace internal change in order to lead the lives they envision. The book blends #behavioralscience and #psychological research on how #habits are broken and formed with #Jewish wisdom and values. It provides a 30-day guide to help shift from old habits to new ones, with the aim of fostering internal peace and a healthier, more empowering approach to life.

“There are so many #selfhelp #books out there,” Holzman Goldstein said. “This one is just so unique because it’s based in #Judaism."

https://www.jewishvoicesnj.org/articles/local-authors-write-new-book-rooted-in-jewish-wisdom-offering-readers-a-path-to-a-better-mindset/

Shabbat Shalom, friends 🤍

This marks the 39th Shabbat in a row that I’ve had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. What began as a simple post has grown into something far more meaningful than I ever imagined.

Week after week, you bring light, warmth, and connection into this space. Seeing the images you share, whether candles, tables, family moments, or quiet reflections has turned this into a truly special tradition for our community.

What started as a collection of lovely photos has become something deeper. Many of you now share glimpses of how Shabbat lives inside your homes and hearts, and it’s incredibly moving to witness those moments. It fills me with gratitude every single week.

Reading your comments has become one of my favorite ways to welcome Shabbat.

Wishing all of you a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat and a wonderful Month of June ahead ❤️

#ShabbatShalom #peace #judaism #SaturdayVibes

From Beit Toratah: Join us this Sunday, May 31, 1-3 PM ET for the study of Leviticus 23.

Leviticus 23 establishes the sacred calendar...weaving agricultural cycles, memory, rest, and offerings into communal time. The chapter begins with Shabbat and moves through Passover and Unleavened Bread, the waving of the omer, the counting of seven weeks, and the offering of first harvest breads. The festivals of horn-blasting, atonement, and booths follow in the seventh month. Alongside ritual instructions, Tehovah directs the people to leave the edges of the fields for the poor and the sojourner. Time itself becomes shaped through gathering, restraint, offerings, harvest, dwelling, and rejoicing before the Goddess.

Here are the prompts for discussion created by the Beit Toratah community: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wdCMK0vvTSptUAVcolj4LGMq6ixH9frWVkvNkjDEBLs/edit?mc_cid=ba9828206e&mc_eid=bac61ec896&tab=t.0

Looking forward to studying together.
Zoom meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvce6rpz8rG9Tvx1kVeRrk96wucyPJbzMX?mc_cid=ba9828206e&mc_eid=bac61ec896#/registration

See you Sunday,
Yael, Tamar & the Beit Toratah community

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #Torah

From NCJW: Powered by trained volunteers and a strong peer-support model, OARS helps people access abortion care, transportation, funding, housing, and local resources. As one user shared after being connected to practical support: “This is the most relieved, cared for and safe I’ve felt in months.” The Jewish Fund for Abortion Access is proud to support OARS and their critical work connecting people to trusted abortion information online.

Learn More about the Fund: https://www.jewsforabortionaccess.org/what-is-the-fund

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #CivilRights #HumanRights #WomensRights #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion

Lilith at 50: Join us as we celebrate this milestone and launch our next half-century of transformative truth-telling!

Itinerary
06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
Strolling Dinner

07:30 pm - 09:00 pm
Program and Dessert Reception

Register and More Info: https://us.givergy.com/lilithat50/?controller=home

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #JewishWomen #JewishWriters #JewishHistory

From JIMENA:
Today, Mark Basta leads JIMENA's Arabic-language outreach efforts, translating educational materials, oral histories, and archival resources to make the history and experiences of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews accessible to Arabic-speaking audiences around the world.

His work helps preserve stories that have too often been overlooked while fostering greater understanding across communities.

Read the full interview to learn more about Mark's story and the importance of amplifying minority voices from the Middle East and North Africa: https://jweekly.com/2026/05/21/meet-the-egyptian-copt-who-translates-jewish-history-for-the-arab-world/

#Mazeldon #Judaism #Jewish #MENA #JewishHistory #Mizrahi #Sephardi

The National Council of Jewish Women is inviting you to write postcards to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making it unmistakably clear: medication abortion is safe, effective, evidence-based, and must be protected.

Each postcard kit includes 25 postcards and a simple how-to guide with everything you need to host a postcard-writing moment — no organizing experience required!

Order a kit and help us flood Secretary Kennedy’s office with messages of support for mifepristone: https://ncjw.myshopify.com/products/postcard-advocacy-kit-protect-medication-abortion

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #HumanRights #CivilRights #WomensRights #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #SeparationOfChurchAndState

It's not just about abortion, it's about having christian beliefs shoved down everyone's throats, whether they're christian or not, whether they have *any* spiritual path or not.

It's unconstitutional to force the christian cult's beliefs onto non-christians. And it won't stop here. Abortion is just the wedge. Once they have bowled over everyone else's right to freedom of religious practice, they'll start imposing more and more christian legalism and right wing fundamentalism on non-christians.

From NCJW - Record a short voice memo on your thoughts for the next generation, and help us capture collective wisdom from across our movement.

Submissions are due by midnight on Sunday, June 14: https://www.videoask.com/filbqsgxt?emci=5c2f9545-c95a-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&emdi=497652f4-765b-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&ceid=13985611

#Mazeldon #Judaism #Jewish #CivilRights #WomensRights #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #SeparationOfChurchAndState