The Blue Dove Foundation

11/21/2025

In this season of gratitude, consider bringing our Jewish Gratitude Journals to your Thanksgiving and/or Hanukkah experiences! Learn more and get a copy at https://thebluedovefoundation.org/jewish-gratitude-journals-for-teens-and-adults/

11/18/2025

The season of gratitude is here. We all know gratitude is good for our relationships, but did you also know it's good for your mental health?

11/14/2025

Many don’t realize the Torah contains two versions of the 10 commandments; it’s easy to overlook. By and large, the two versions are essentially the same, and there are no differences between the laws. There are a couple of small differences in the presentation of some laws; these can be easily overlooked. Yet they have tremendous significance, particularly when it comes to understanding a crucial aspect of Shabbat — and rest in general. Read more from https://thebluedovefoundation.org/to-remember-and-to-guard/

11/10/2025

Art is an incredibly powerful tool in cultivating mental wellness. Learn more about the power of art and wellness with our resource, https://thebluedovefoundation.org/resource/the-power-of-art-the-positive-effect-of-art-on-mental-health/

11/07/2025

Shabbat is your weekly invitation to nurture your mental health and wellness, and return to what matters most. Learn how you can make more of Shabbat with our Shabbat and Mental Health Resources

https://thebluedovefoundation.org/resource_category/shabbat/

10/18/2025

At the end of Shabbat and Jewish holidays, we perform the Havdalah ritual, a physical expression of our transition from one state of existence to another. Havdalah offers closure as we close the book on one life experience and allows us to start another, rather than dwell in the stressors of our past. The High Holiday experience can be all-consuming, and returning to normal life can be a daunting challenge. To meet this moment, we offer our post-holiday havdalah resource. Learn more at the link or https://thebluedovefoundation.org/getting-back-into-routine-a-post-holiday-havdalah-practice-to-re-establishing-routine/

10/13/2025

On a day of so much joy as we welcome the hostages home, there is no better time for Shemini Atzeret to begin, a holiday of love and holding, of intimacy with the people we love. A time to see the joy in the intimacy of holding a loved one tightly. It is a reminder that to cherish is divine.

Read more in this article by Maximillian Hollander at the link below.

https://thebluedovefoundation.org/shemini-atzeret-a-holiday-of-holding/

10/13/2025

On a day of so much joy as we welcome the hostages home, there is no better time for Shemini Atzeret to begin, a holiday of love and holding, of intimacy with the people we love. A time to see the joy in the intimacy of holding a loved one tightly. It is a reminder that to cherish is divine.

Read more in this article by Maximillian Hollander at the link below.

Shemini Atzeret: A Holiday of Holding -

10/12/2025

Celebrate Torah and appreciate the ways your connection to it strengthens your relationship with your people, which then improves your mental wellness! Learn more about connections and wellness with our resource! https://thebluedovefoundation.org/resource/connecting-with-your-past-building-your-future-2/

10/09/2025

Water is an essential part of our lives, and on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret, we celebrate and pray for that water in the form of rain. While originally a prayer for rain in association with the yearly harvest, climate change and its accompanying consequences on our collective mental health has given it a renewed significance.

Learn more at the link in the bio or at https://thebluedovefoundation.org/resource/mental-health-and-climate-change-2/

10/06/2025

Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks on October 7th, which so many of us are still feeling the ramifications of today. For anyone who is struggling with how to process this moment, or anyone who knows someone else who is struggling, we hope our resources offer support and guidance in this difficult time. To learn more visit the link in the bio, or visit https://thebluedovefoundation.org/our-message-to-the-blue-dove-community-on-the-situation-in-israel/

10/06/2025

Make Your Own Mental Health Lulav and Esrog! Sukkot, the Jewish harvest holiday of the “huts,” is a week of celebration that starts five days after Yom Kippur. Rabbinic tradition tells us a Sukkah, or temporary structure with at least three sides and a roof of thatch or branches, represents the dwellings the Israelites built and lived in during their 40 years of wandering in the desert. Learn more at

Explore the Jewish sources for gratitude, and how gratitude helps promote mental wellness.