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Jewish tradition teaches that deep love can emerge from deep loss. As we move from Tisha B’Av to Tu B’Av, it's a time to reflect not only on our pain but on what it reveals about the love we long for and the parts of ourselves we are still seeking to understand.
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Relationships in Treatment
Finding the right team is crucial in mental health treatment! But what does this even mean? It is essential to have support from positive relationships with therapists, psychiatrists, school, work and family members.
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Love is in the Air – and Inside
On Tu B’av, we have a heightened awareness of love, and the day’s connection with Yom Kippur reminds us we need to love ourselves as well — and we are worthy of love. These two Middot —B’tzelem Elohim and Refuah Shleima — can guide us as we journey toward self-love.
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Yom Kippur and Tu B’Av: When Love is the Only Answer
On the surface, this all seems like a strange pairing of holidays. The two traditions and atmosphere of the two could not be more different. However, if you consider the fact that Tu B’Av follows the emotionally strenuous holiday of Tisha B’Av, there is truly significant overlap.
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Is Your Relationship Healthy? A Tu B’av Reflection on Relationships
The ability to discern whether a relationship is healthy or toxic for one’s mental state remains critical. In the paragraphs below, I will outline three key features of a relationship and how to determine if they are healthy or unhealthy.
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You’re in a Relationship. Now What?
For the Jewish holiday of love, we collaborated with renowned personal and business coach, Darrah Brustein, to create this resource about healthily maintaining our relationships with a simple list of questions.
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Combating Compassion Fatigue – the Jewish Answer to “What’s Next?”
Tu B'Av is an opportunity to explore how we can cope and persevere and take care of ourselves when supporting the people we celebrate on Tu B'Av becomes too much for us.
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