Malkie Schick, LCSW
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The Destruction of Our Home Churban Bayis
Author: Malkie Schick, LCSW
2016-08-11 22:51:48
Churban Bayis I was looking through Kinnot in preparation for Tisha B'Av and thinking about the Kinnot that were added at various times in history. There are Kinnot that were written about the churban in Yerushalayim, Babylonia, Spain and Germany. In all these Kinnot, through each generation of horrors, the vision of the churban comes alive again and again. We have lost our home. We have lost precious leaders. We have lost innoc …
Two Ends of the Same Rope
Author: Malkie Schick, LCSW
2016-03-23 00:00:00
One of the more fascinating twists in the Megillah is the fact that Haman worked hard to erect a gallows on which he planned to hang Mordechai, only to find himself hanged from the very same rope. He intended to use the rope to make himself famous and to assert his position of power over others. He wished to kill. Instead the rope was used to kill him. Two ends of the same …
The Destruction of Our Home Churban Bayis
Author: Malkie Schick, LCSW
2016-03-21 00:00:00
Two Ends of the Same Rope
Author: Malkie Schick, LCSW
One of the more fascinating twists in the Megillah is the fact that Haman worked hard to erect a gallows on which he planned to hang Mordechai, only to find himself hanged from the very same rope. He intended to use the rope to make himself famous and to assert his position of power over others. He wished to kill. Instead the rope was used to kill him. Two ends of the same …
13 Reasons Why
Author: Malkie Schick, LCSW
I was in the park this afternoon and several women were discussing 13 Reasons Why and how to respond. There was a discussion about how many children had seen the series, how many heard about it from others, and if the parents should talk with their kids. Parents wondered aloud about how to inoculate against the media's attempt to raise this issue of suicide. Parents wanted to know how to help their children to face challenges an …