Emotional Resilience

Excessive thinking may increase anxiety – but there is a way to stop it

Excessive thinking intensifies anxiety and harms the sense of control, but it can be calmed using simple means. Here are 8 practical psychological tools for reducing mental overload.

Excessive thinking
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Preparing for the inevitable: The venture fund built on crisis and chaos - interview

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In an age of uncertainty, parents matter more than ever - opinion

Despite the immense pain and suffering that was perpetrated on October 7, when 1,250 people were murdered or kidnapped, Israelis and Jews worldwide have rallied together.

Like past Jewish tragedies, October 7 horrors will bring forth redemption - opinion


We are not okay — and it’s time to say it out loud - opinion

There's a price to pay for suppressing the national emotional state. We can only begin to heal by acknowledging that things are bad and change is needed.

 VISITORS TO the site of the Nova music festival massacre stand as nationwide sirens sound on Remembrance Day last month. We’ve learned to live with pain and violence to the point our that emotions have dulled, the writer laments.

The game that may change the way parents communicate with their children

Two experts in their fields, Dr. Tal Aperman-Yitzhak and Shelly Porper-Rosen, created an innovative game that may change the way parents communicate with their children on complex topics.

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Confronting hate: How Jewish communities resist antisemitism in the US - opinion

Despite the statistics, despite the threats, I see people proudly wearing kippot. In airports, travelers pause to lay tefillin. The Jewish people have always endured, and they will again.

 A view of a US flag and an Israeli flag held up by people during a demonstration to show support for U.S. President Joe Biden, for not inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, in front of the US Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 30, 2023.

Strategic philanthropy is crucial now - opinion

Our mission remains clear: to bolster Israel’s national resilience by ensuring that local systems from the North to the South have the support they need.

THE STRATEGIC active philanthropy model.

Staying resilient: Not letting the enemy enjoy our suffering - opinion

We have to stop cooperating with the enemy’s psychological warfare, full of deception and cruelty. Let’s remember, our suffering and deaths are their joy.

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Rebuilding the North: Israel's blueprint for community resilience

A special Jerusalem Post broadcast event

 Israel's North: Looking Forward

Joy and suffering are not mutually exclusive - comment

Life must go on, not in spite of what happened, but precisely because of it. And the Jewish nation’s tenacity will prevail.

 PEOPLE SIT at tables outside of restaurants along Jaffa Road in Jerusalem.

Seeing green again: KKL-JNF faces a 30-40 year challenge of restoring forests damaged by Hezbollah

Since the outbreak of Swords of Iron War on October 7, 2023, vast areas of forests and open lands have been severely damaged, primarily due to fires caused by daily barrages of rockets and missiles.

 Smoke rises from a fire which broke out from missiles fired from Lebanon at a forest outside the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, September 24, 2024.

Injured IDF reservist's company raises over $100 million

Itamar Ben Hemo, injured during IDF reservist duty in January, credits Israelis' definitive resilience, hope, and extraordinary spirit as reasons for his success.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, December 25, 2024.

An Ode to Israel’s Heroes

"In this past year, my heroes are the resilient children forced from their homes by terrorists, the civilians who helped one another in times of need, and our courageous soldiers who defend us."

 Israelis mourn as Remembrance Day begins for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on May 12, 2024.