Mental Health
Israel Trauma Coalition
Israel
In times of crisis, community Rabbis and lay leaders have a unique role in maintaining and nurturing
personal and community resilience. Rabbis are inundated with halakhic questions regarding prayer
gatherings, lessons, issues of closeness and distance. Behind each such question lies significant
psychosocial concerns, anxieties, the need for support and maintaining continuity in the face of an
unknown threat.
Jewish Life
Israel Trauma Coalition
Israel
In times of crisis, community Rabbis and lay leaders have a unique role in maintaining and nurturing
personal and community resilience. Rabbis are inundated with halakhic questions regarding prayer
gatherings, lessons, issues of closeness and distance. Behind each such question lies significant
psychosocial concerns, anxieties, the need for support and maintaining continuity in the face of an
unknown threat.