A survey by the National Institutes of Health in 2022 showed that roughly 23% of Americans have a mental illness. The percentage makes up 59.3 million adults in the United States. As mental illness diagnoses increase, a number of rabbis and Jewish leaders have created podcasts to reach out to the Jewish community and share insights from the Torah to help with listeners’ mental health.

Here are some good episodes in that genre.

“Happiness Is a Big Problem” — The Jewish Perspective

This short podcast episode of The Jewish Perspective by Rabbi Velvel Belinsky talks about how the Torah leads us to being grateful and how being grateful leads to happiness. Belinsky talks about the Torah portion Chukat and recognizing God’s miracles to develop gratitude. The episode is only about 15 minutes lo

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