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Recap: Libby started her job as secretary at the aviation school. The two rude Arab men reappeared and demanded to know why it was taking so long to process their applications for the school. Libby had a bad feeling about them and tried to tell the boss.
“Imagine that you are sitting in a nice comfortable seat on the plane and you just clicked the seatbelt. You look out the window and see the men piling luggage onto the side of the plane. Take-off will be soon. You are not afraid.”
NEW YORK NEWS
Mayor Eric Adams announced a new initiative to address New York City’s increasing homelessness problem. The city will begin hospitalizing people involuntarily if they are found to have severe, untreated mental illness. “The common misunderstanding persists that we cannot provide involuntary assistance unless the person is violent,” Mr. Adams said. “This myth must be put to rest. Going forward, we will make every effort to assist those who are suffering from mental illness and whose illness is endangering them by preventing them from meeting their basic human needs.” Training for police officers, EMS, and other medical personnel will begin immediately.
Yeshiva University is excited to announce the appointment of Rabbi Ari Rockoff as the David Mitzner Community Dean for Values and Leadership. Rockoff will work to develop and strengthen the University’s mission through the Office of Values and Leadership.
Do you recall that cute rhyme from a famous children’s movie, “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Well, readers, as we head into the cold, wet, snowy weather, my clients sing that rhyme as, “Water, water everywhere, my carpets stink everywhere!” Okay, that’s a little lame, but you get the idea.
Center Fills Void for English-speakers Amid Mental Health Pressures Such as Covid
Filling a critical need for affordable, English-language mental health services in Israel, Yeshiva University (YU), together with Amudim Israel, opened the Jerusalem Therapy Center in late October. Providing professional care for English speakers, gap-year students and Israelis, the Center is located at 3 Strauss Street in Jerusalem and offers mental health counseling that has become ever more important during prolonged lock downs and affiliated stresses caused by the Covid 19 pandemic and other factors.
