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Is the Jewish Community Ready to Confront its Cancer Risk?

By Chani Wiesman | February 20, 2018 | 0

When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, Sarah was too young to understand. Now, at age 32, she’s already started her breast screening. “I wanted to make sure that I would be around for my kids,” she said. “Who knows if I’ll ever get breast cancer? But, if I do, I want to catch…

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Excited to go live with @itsmichalkaye tomorrow ni Excited to go live with @itsmichalkaye tomorrow night, 7 pm Israel time. ⠀ ⠀ She tells her powerful and emotional story in our new book, “Layers: Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Growth From Jewish Women.”⠀ ⠀ We are gonna talk about the stigmas of singlehood, embracing the spaces and stages we are in, and looking towards the future with hope. ⠀ ⠀ Hope you join our conversation. ⠀ ⠀ To purchase the Layers book- get 15% off by using code Layers15- use the links to purchase in the bio.⠀ ⠀ #thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #layersbook #jewishbook #stories #womensstories #singlehood #stigma #spaces #stages #hope #presale
Wishing you all a happy and healthy Purim from @t Wishing you all a happy and healthy Purim from @thelayersproject ❤️😷🥳 #thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #purim #purim2021 #covid19 #pandemic #coronavirus #masks
"No matter how many years have gone by, I will alw "No matter how many years have gone by, I will always and forever feel the chains that were wrapped around me. It is as if they are permanently tattooed onto my skin. I have done my best to cover them up and forget about them. But each time I hear of another agunah, another woman who cannot be released from her marriage, it is as if all of the pain that I had felt comes rushing back to me. ⠀ ⠀ I cannot escape it.⠀ ⠀ So instead I do what I can to embrace it. I have crawled through hell and made it out alive. ⠀ ⠀ He did whatever he could to keep me under his control. But what he did not anticipate was that I would reach my breaking point. I decided to no longer take the constant abuse. I had gotten away from all of those abusive behaviors by trying to leave my marriage, yet they still carried on for years through this entrapment. And I had enough of it. ⠀ ⠀ Through the help of ORA and the giant support team I had behind me, we publicized the situation. We made it known to everyone and anyone that this man's behavior was inexcusable in every way. This shame spread and quickly reached around the world, and with God's help, he could no longer bear it. After years of waiting for my gett, he finally released me. He even had the nerve to call me up and wish me 'congratulations' after giving it over.⠀ ⠀ These men who refuse a gett- they walk among you. They have the potential to hurt the women in your life; your mothers, your sisters, your friends. We must stand up and let it be known that these actions will not be tolerated.⠀ ⠀ Now in the wake of International Agunah Day, I relive all of the pain again. I feel those shackles bruising my limbs. ⠀ ⠀ But what I also feel is the power and strength that I had built up in those same limbs. It was through the strength of myself, and the community behind me, that I was able to break free. ⠀ ⠀ I will forever be a 'former' agunah. But I will also forever be the woman who stood up for her life with unbreakable strength. ⠀ ⠀ I will continue to fight for the women who are chained until we celebrate this day as the day we eradicated the title of 'agunah.’"⠀ ⠀ Anonymous essay submitted in partnership with ORA #iGetit ⠀
Meet Yaffy.⠀ ⠀ Yaffy shared her story in our n Meet Yaffy.⠀ ⠀ Yaffy shared her story in our new book and came on live with me last night to talk about what the experience was like.⠀ ⠀ • We talked about what it was like to tell her story to a complete stranger.⠀ ⠀ • She told us why she is excited to share in this book format.⠀ ⠀ • She shared what she wants the reader to walk away with from her chapter. ⠀ ⠀ I have been so incredibly humbled by her journey, her openness, and her passion. I can't wait for you all to read her story and be inspired by this amazing woman.⠀ ⠀ Check out the live we did in our #igtv channel and don’t forget to preorder our book- all links to purchase in the bio <3 ⠀ ⠀ For 15% off- use the code Layers15 ⠀ ⠀ #Thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #jewishwomen #book #preorder #bookstagram #Israel
"Her body moves gracefully across the room, small "Her body moves gracefully across the room, small ballet slippers dotting the floor with lightness and strength. Her arms are open and reaching, eyes bright with ambition; to dreams, to aspirations, to visions of growing up and taking space in the world. ⠀ ⠀ The music comes to a stop and she smiles at the audience, standing proudly of who she is and what she has done.⠀ ⠀ She slowly bows and returns to first position. ⠀ Home position in her body is warm and comfortable. It's a body that she knows and loves. ⠀ ⠀ She feels weightless. ⠀ ⠀ I thought of her yesterday, moments after I made the mistake of stepping on the scale, seeing a number I didn't expect, and feeling suctioned into a whirlpool of self-loathing. ⠀ ⠀ I survived the emotional riptide, not fighting and not submitting, and stayed with my struggling self until the tide went down and I went on with my day.⠀ ⠀ I keep thinking of her.⠀ ⠀ Back in my early 20s, I started therapy to address the combative relationship I had with my body. One week I brought in a photo to show my therapist. It was me as that six-year-old ballerina, my pre-war self, thoughts unadulterated by judgment.⠀ ⠀ "She's gotta be in here somewhere," I told my therapist, part question and part prayer. ⠀ ⠀ I was living with a pile of shame; I tried to climb over it, often felt buried by it, and was terrified to sift through it. ⠀ ⠀ That's why I was here, I told my therapist. I was tired of the heaviness I felt in my body no matter how much I weighed. I couldn't keep living like this and needed to get to the bottom of this pile.⠀ ⠀ I was there to recover but also to uncover; how did that little ballerina get so obscured?”⠀ ⠀ Click the link in the bio to read the rest of this powerful anonymous essay, “Coming Back to First Position: Learning to Love My Body Again” ⠀ ⠀ #thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #jewishwomen #weight #body #bodyimage #selflove #selflovejourney
When life feels chaotic, ask yourself: “Where sh When life feels chaotic, ask yourself: “Where should I invest my energy right now?”⠀ ⠀ At this moment there is a lot going on. ⠀ ⠀ Maybe you feel overwhelmed. I know I do. ⠀ ⠀ When life feels chaotic, perhaps you can ask yourself, “Where should I invest my energy right now?”⠀ ⠀ We have finite amounts of energy. ⠀ ⠀ Preserve where you can. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #Thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #jewishwomen #energy #overwhelm #chaos #covid19 #choose
Curious about the women featured inside our new La Curious about the women featured inside our new Layers book?⠀ ⠀ Let me introduce you to Gabi. ⠀ ⠀ I asked her some questions to offer some insights into what she shares...⠀ ⠀ Q: What is your story about?⠀ ⠀ A: It's the story of how I found my inner strength; of battling an eating disorder and of my journey back to health. It's my story of losing and finding my identity. It's a big part of how I became the person I am today. I talk about how I reached my lowest low, and how I came back from it. It's ugly, it's messy, it's painful, and it's uplifting. It's real, and it's a side of me that many haven't seen. ⠀ ⠀ Q: What inspired you to share your story?⠀ ⠀ A: I had just started sharing my story publicly, and I was still figuring out how exactly to do it and what I was comfortable sharing. And then I got tagged in a Facebook post about fifteen times. The post was from Shira looking for stories. Being an avid reader, a storyteller, and a huge fan of The Layers Project, it was an opportunity I felt pulled to explore, so I reached out to Shira. I had been looking for a way to share my story with the people who I felt needed to hear it most. I wanted to reach people who were struggling and let them know that they weren't alone. Sharing my story in this book has given me the chance to do that. ⠀ ⠀ Q: What do you hope people gain from your story?⠀ ⠀ A: I hope that by reading my story people realize that they are not alone. I wish that there had been something like The Layers Project when I was at my worst. I felt so alone and like everyone around me was leading perfect lives while mine was crumbling. I want people to know that sometimes it's okay not to be okay, and that doesn't mean that it will be that way forever. I hope that people gain knowledge from my story. While it's a very personal take on things and is not in any way meant to be taken as a guide to eating disorders, I do believe there is a lot that can be learned from my story, and I hope that people walk away with a little more compassion for those who struggle. ⠀ ⠀ Link to get your copy in the linktree in the bio. ⠀ ⠀ #Thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #jewishwomen #book #feature #profile #chapter
“Domestic violence is personal.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Dia “Domestic violence is personal.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Diana Raz was a relationship coach who helped women in abusive relationships. She was married with four children and lived in Israel.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ She talked about how she had been in an abusive relationship in the past and that now the man who was her husband was her best friend. That is what makes what he did to her even more shocking. ⠀⠀⠀ Three days ago he shot her in cold blood in front of their children.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Many of us who are grappling with this story are fixating on the details. We are trying to understand. We are trying to make sense of this murder. This relationship. What this meant about their marriage. How this reflects on us. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I’ll tell you why. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Many of us have been in relationships that were not OK. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ We know the shadows that have hung over us. The jealousy. The control. The too tight grip on the arm. The shouting. The toxic words spit at us. The violence. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I’ll spare you the rest of those details.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I have known fear of the man that I loved. Fear that he would hurt me. Break my life apart. I already felt too broken to do anything about it. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I don’t know what was going on in Diana’s house. But what I do know is that there are so many of us out there who are having real visceral reactions to this story because it brings up real, learned, and lived fear for us. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Because domestic violence is an issue that exists in the Jewish community no matter how hard we try to hide it. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ So today, I am just sitting with this pain. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The pain of losing Diana.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The pain of knowing so many women out there are suffering.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The pain of knowing, that I know that pain too well.”⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Offering love and gratitude to our anonymous writer for sharing her thoughts in this essay.⠀ ⠀ #Thelayersproject #thelayersprojectmagazine #jewishwomen #Dv #domesticviolence #dianaraz #stoptheviolence
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