Mendel Bluming | Blogger

Without knowing the background and without judging the rabbi in this case, this is an illustration of why it is so critical that every Rabbi be empowered with the tools necessary to assist those who seek their counsel with mental health challenges, especially when undiagnosed. Underlying so many other issues is depression, anxiety etc. of course a Rabbi is not a psychiatrist but a Rabbi must have the tools available and ready to understand the severity and to delegate to those who are trained and able to help. FACEBOOK Tzvi Ference February 19 2016 at 6:44am  ·  The power of שמע ישראל ה אלהינו ה אחד . I have major depression and have attempted suicide in the past. Sometimes life gets so overwhelming that I just want to quit. That happened Wednesday night. I was so overwhelmed that I made up my mind that this was it. I was going to quit life once and for all. This time for good. I was more determined than ever in my life to commit suicide. I started driving down...

If you knew the answer, then your compassion for those who are suffering would cease. When you understand why another suffers not only do you not to try to alleviate the suffering but you actually encourage it! When you watch someone suffer through very painful physical therapy you understand the value of their pain and you encourage it. “Come on dad, one more step!” Because you understand why your child is getting a shot from the doctor you do not to try to prevent it. So God was left with a choice… He could allow you to understand suffering or he could make it impossible for a moral human being to comprehend suffering in another human being which would thus galvanize each of us into an indefatigable pursuit of alleviating and ending suffering! He chose the latter… Menachem Mendel Bluming

What would your vision be for guiding our country forward? Would you divert from your personal beliefs in order to get more votes? Would you slander other candidates even if you knew that the information is likely not true? If you knew that it would be hurtful to them to publicize negative but true information about them and it would get you more votes, would you do it? Do you think that you would make a great president? Judaism teaches that God provides for us what we need and therefore when we assume  a position of leadership God infuses us  with the wisdom, insight and energy to carry it out!  Choose to lead and the rest will come! Mendel Bluming