The following painting was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College and Up. Message from The Artist: This painting was made during a particularly difficult time in my life. I tried to inspire hope for myself – by using the psalm that means “what’s planted with Read More …
Creative Contest Winners
- Essay: Crossing The Bridge - June 28, 2020
The following poem was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College and Up. Message from the Author: While the inspiration for this piece was someone who deals with obsessive thoughts and compulsions, the message is universal. We all want to get better, and we all want Read More …
- Presentation: Chabura (Torah Presentation) on Loneliness - June 25, 2020
The following Chabura was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College and Up. Introduction from the Chabura Leader: Mental health has always been a big part of who I am (for better and for worse). As a result, I wanted to insert that part of me Read More …
- Empty Chairs at Empty Tables - September 13, 2020
- Dear Bipolar - August 9, 2020
- Poem: Trapped - June 21, 2020
The following poem was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: high school. Message from the author: Trapped is a poem discussing the feelings of depression one faces and how one feels trapped within themselves Barely Breathing: suffocationA silent stone in jailThey won’t put me on probationI Read More …
- Essay: Bettering Mental Health Through The Creative Arts - September 22, 2019
The following piece was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: High School. It has been lightly edited. Prompt: A substantial percentage of childhood is spent in the classroom. What can our educational institutions do to improve our mental health and well being? The world Read More …
- Slideshow: Depression In Slides - September 15, 2019
The following slideshow which depicts what it feels like to have depression was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College And Up Please click here to read other pieces pertaining to depression MAKE YOUR DIFFERENCE: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PIECE TO OUR BLOG
- Waiting For a Miracle - March 30, 2021
- No Laughing Matter - February 21, 2021
- A King in Kingsville, a Prince in Pain - January 24, 2021
The following piece was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: High School. It has been lightly edited. Message from the Author: This poem is about the impact a short message or real interaction can have and what looking behind the mask of another person can Read More …
- Waiting For a Miracle - March 30, 2021
- No Laughing Matter - February 21, 2021
- A King in Kingsville, a Prince in Pain - January 24, 2021
The following piece was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: High School. It has been lightly edited. I look just like you. But I am living in a different world than you. I live in the world of OCD. You sit next Read More …
- Poem: Poem About My Autistic Son For His Bar Mitzvah - August 18, 2019
The following poem was selected as one of the winners of this year’s Refuat Hanefesh Creative Expression Contest. Age group: College and Up. It has been lightly edited. My Son My Son you came in this world giving us so much joy Your future flashed before my eyes, my sweet little baby Read More …