Dr Judith Guedalia

41. Mirror, Mirror On The 'Cell Wall?'
(Matching tags: Mirror Neuron,Jewish Press)

Former MK and former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky is said to have kibbitzed that he seems to have been the only member of Knesset who had the distinction of having sat in jail before he was ...

42. 'Two' Is Better Than 'One', And The Cord Of Three Strands...
(Matching tags: Chaim K.,Group Therapy,Jewish Press,Mimi N.,Jenny S.)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia, Chaim K., Jenny S. and Mimi N. © 2007 I was nervous. This was going to be my first "group" in a very long time. How would I segue to a foursome from a "sicha b'arba eynaim" ...

43. Eretz Ochelet/Dorechet Yoshve'ha
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Ochelet Yoshve'ha (consumes its inhabitants) is what the meraglim (Biblical spies sent out by Moses to check out the Israel of old) reported when they returned. For deriding G-d's munificence, ...

44. I Heard You Like A Challenge
(Matching tags: Hemi-paretic,NF2,NF1,Proteus syndrome,Neurofibromatosis,Jewish Press)

       My private number at the office (The Neuropsychology Unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem) rang. Now I am quite reachable, most people "have my number" (both concretely and metaphorically), ...

45. And Don't Forget Your Gemushka
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         After tirelessly working "the system" for over three years, a resident of Rechov HaGedaim, perpendicular to my street in Jerusalem, was ecstatic. The Municipality, specifically the department ...

46. Canavan Disease, Dental Care And A Parent's Way Of Attending To Her Child*
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         Years ago when I was starting as a Developmental Neuropsychologist, a mother of a patient taught me one of the most important lessons of my over 30-year career.

47. Bukra Fil Mish-Mish: Tomorrow When The Apricots Bloom
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"Od tiyeh, od tihye, Kamah tov yihye, Ba'shanah, ba'shanah ha'ba'ah."

48. 'Capped And Then Handi-capped'
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Co-written by Chaim K. and Dr. Judith Guedalia © 2007 (Written last Purim)         Kail Maleh Rachamim, He Who lives in the uppermost levels of the heavens          So begins the prayer for those ...

49. Jealousy, Cupidity/Desire And Honor/Dignity Put A Man Out Of The World (Pirkei Avot/Sayings Of The Fathers': 4:21)
(Matching tags: Positive Envy,Chaim K.,Jealousy,Jewish Press)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2007         "Last night I went to a good friend's wedding, yet again; my friends seem to be dropping-out of bachelorhood like flies," smiles Chaim K. aged 20, through ...

50. Out 'Darn' Spot: Another Case In A Neuropsychologist's Journal
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         In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, plagued by guilt for her part in the killing of Duncan, utters the famous line "Out, Out  ['Darn'] Spot!" while in a state of almost manic sleepwalking. ...