Coping with the (Tishrei) Holidays

Growing up in the U.S., we hear about the stresses that people encounter during certain holiday seasons – Xmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day. People experience social anxiety from dysfunctional family relationships or loneliness. But in an adult Jew’s life, the month of Tishrei, laden with Holidays and fasts, immerses us into a G-d conscious existence, …