shimon baum commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox...
Sad to say but Orthodox Judaism is pretty much geared towards neurotics and obsessive compulsive disorders.
View ArticleYosef Avramovitz commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And...
Before your readers blame Jewish Law for anorexia, they should be reminded that the Torah itself requires a man to support his wife, and not the reverse. The wedding contract (Kethubah) also gives the...
View Articleesther commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
There are 3 main types of eating disorder:anorexia - extreme food reductionbulimia nervosa - periods of uncontrollable binge eating, followed by purging.binge-eating disorder - less known to the...
View Articleesther commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
"Sad to say but Orthodox Judaism is pretty much geared towards neurotics and obsessive compulsive disorders."it's not true at all! non-religious jewish girls and non-jewish girls also suffer an...
View Articleeffie commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
By the time her rabbi came to visit her, she was emaciated. He told her that she must attend a treatment program that met on Saturday, the Jewish day of rest, even if she had to violate religious rules...
View Articleesther commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
ops! i say "mildred" because of my mother language but the right word to define the 21th century archetypal girl in english 'middriff'.
View ArticleJeff commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
Pressure. That's the word."Sad to say but Orthodox Judaism is pretty much geared towards neurotics and obsessive compulsive disorders."it's not true at all!Esther, don't you see the contradiction in...
View Articlejancsipista commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox...
"Sad to say but Orthodox Judaism is pretty much geared towards neurotics and obsessive compulsive disorders."its very very true no doubt about it too much of anything is not good too much religion too...
View ArticleGevezener Chusid commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And...
, and lactation is also mentioned in the Talmud as preventing pregnancy. Good for the Talmud, but lactation does NOT have any effect in preventing pregnancy after six months and is not 100% sure before...
View ArticleGolem commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
Shmarya: here's one for you - http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4056011,00.html
View ArticleRochel commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
I think it is the pressure of conformity that is the problem. These girls are not able to develop their own unique likes, dislikes, interests, talents and goals, which would give them a sense of their...
View ArticleTom commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
Conformity is the watchword in orthodox Judaism.One of my rabbonim told me that as long as I dressed, spoke and acted the part I could think and do whatever I wanted to privately.Marris ayin. Even if...
View Articlejancsipista commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox...
rochel- youre a genious you described it perfectrly carbon copies of each other .
View Articledanny commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
I disagree with Esther. I don't think eating disorders can be blamed on "media images" and other such nonsense. It is a complex psychological disorder, and its origins are unknown. To play a pop-shrink...
View Articleesther commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
jeff - my point is that this problem happens to secular jewish girls too and i don't see people talking about them. the source for the pressure of being skinny and beautiful is the same for religious...
View Articleesther commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox Jews'
the fiji example: fijian women were known as happy ones, natural and respecting the natural shape of a womans body. nobody even knew what eating disorder was. then, in 1995, tv arrives in fiji island....
View ArticleMoish the spacedout BT commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi...
Nowhere in the world does the culture of thinness and the subculture of eating collide as in Orthodox Judaism. It's no wonder our women are stressed out from the mixed signals being sent to them. The...
View ArticleYoel Mechanic commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And...
mass production of clothing has also had a recent effect on promoting the idea of a standard number (dress size) and standard shape to be conformed to. maybe robotics will allow us one day to go back...
View Articlemasortiman commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And Orthodox...
"my point is that this problem happens to secular jewish girls too and i don't see people talking about them. the source for the pressure of being skinny and beautiful is the same for religious and non...
View Articletooclose2detroit commented on 'Dangerous Eating Disorders And Haredi And...
i am a little confused here-she says she cant do everything, sheisnt superwoman, so she doesnt work, she doesnt have kids, and apparently she doesnt eat, and my gut tells me that their time in the...
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