BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

By Patricia Lefave, Labelled, D.D.(P). The only thing needed to create a scapegoat's distressed reaction is the act of an aggressor with a hidden agenda of domination. If he/she can covertly manipulate a group of people to accept the reality of the situation between him/her and his/her victim as the opposite, and keep the group convinced of it long enough to create enough chaos and pressure to completely confuse the victim, then the result is predictable. The victim's ego structure may well start to break down under the enormous, unrelenting stress, coupled with the inability to either resolve the problem, or escape from the situation. Once the victim has been ''successfully'' invalidated by the abuser and the group that supports and enables him or her, nothing the victim thinks, says, feels or does will be heard as straightforward communication ever again. It will then be heard through the ''interpretive'' filter of the group's beliefs about...

Of COURSE he's writing a book. Don't they all try to paint themselves as victims by rewriting history ? And Blago can cash in too!! What's he going to call it? "IF I DID IT"?? Stop me from laughing until I pass out! How long before Oprah has him on? A publicist for Rod Blagojevich says the former Illinois governor plans to write a book "exposing the dark side of politics." Glenn Selig says Blagojevich signed a six-figure deal Monday. Selig says the book also will detail how Blagojevich selected President Barack Obama's successor in the U.S. Senate. Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office following his arrest on federal charges that include allegations included he tried to sell the Senate seat. He denies wrongdoing. Selig says Blagojevich's book will tell the truth and will reveal information "that will at times be embarrassing to himself as well as to others." Selig says Blagojevich's book will be published by Phoen...

Abusers must be reported. It is a “hilul hashem,” a moral desecration, of God’s name and of the Ten Commandments, for a Jewish individual not to report suspicions of abuse or immoral and illegal behavior. MY PERSONAL THANKS TO THESE WHO SPEAK OUT, EVEN AT THEIR OWN PERIL (OFTEN MALIGNED AND SLANDERED) - AND TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT ABUSE OF ANY KIND IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY: JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (I am proud to be affiliated with this organization) THE UNORTHODOX JEW JEWISH SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE THE AWARENESS CENTER JSAFE AGUNAH INTERNATIONAL CANADIAN AWARENESS OF ABUSE IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY When Scandal Hits Home By Gary Rosenblatt Hadassah Magazine Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand idly by the blood of thy neighbor" (Leviticus 19:16). How does a Jewish journalist respond when his personal preference to protect, if not praise, the Jewish community conflicts with his professional instinct to pursue a major investigativ...