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What Purim Teaches Us About Mental Health

There are many customs on Purim, but I have been very focused on the tradition of dressing up, specifically around how this connects to identity. When we wear a costume, we hide one identity and present another. Over the past few months, I have been thinking about just this: how we decide which parts of our identity to hide and which to present to the outside world.

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Support Groups and Mental Health Trainings in the Time of COVID-19

Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Community Partners, We hope this email finds you and your loved ones in good health. In this climate of uncertainty and ...
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Introducing BaMidbar’s Field Team

As BaMidbar prepares for an intensive three weeks of staff training, we are excited to introduce our field team, who serve as mentors and guides ...
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What Does it Mean to be a Jewish Wilderness Therapy Program?

By: Gabi Wasserman Does it mean that BaMidbar accommodates Jewish ritual requirements? We do. However, this is only a part of why we call ourselves a ...
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The Role of a Field Guide at BaMidbar

By Jory Hanselman February 27th, 12:18 AM, from the journal of a BaMidbar Field Guide: “Why on earth do I choose to do this?   ...
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BaMidbar Through the Decade

While BaMidbar opened programming in January 2018, an incredible amount of community support and many years of work made this program possible. Learn about our ...
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The BaMidbar Miracle

By Moss Herberholz The story of Hanukkah tells of a small group of Jews taking on the powerful army of Antiochus. Facing a seemingly undefeatable ...
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Reflections from BaMidbar’s Director: A Season of Self-Reflection and Programmatic Evolution

By Jory Hanselman The High Holiday season is a time of reflection, of asking hard questions and facing our truths. It also is a time ...
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Our First Launch Month was a Great Success!

Launch Month Summer 2019 In mid-August, BaMidbar piloted a new program, “Launch Month,” which ran from August 18th to September 15th. Launch Month is an ...
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