In this episode of Faith Rehab Podcast we get to interview Ruth. Ruth is a mother of four and has been helping people in her community for decades. She is a therapist; she has worked in community mental health, she has worked a myriad of clients, including foster kids. She teaches parenting skills for really tough, dysfunctional families; she gives them a lot of tools and helps them to grow so that they can deal with difficult life situations, or high-needs kids, or both. She is a swim mom. She is an advocate for women’s sports, especially Water Polo. She has been coaching youth sports for 18 years.

Ruth grew up going to Synagogue and was told that the Rabbi goes and visits the sick, comforts the hurting, prays for people in need. When Ruth’s twins had medical issues and her family had financial issues, her hope was waning, and her Rabbi was nowhere to be found. She was hurt by being ignored by the Rabbi and many in her Synagogue community. She loves her faith, and her faith tradition, but was feeling alone.

She has great advice for Rabbis, Pastors, and Christian friends on how to interact with your Jewish friends. We think you will love Ruth and learn a lot in this episode.

Thank you for listening to Faith Rehab Podcast.

Real healing can come when we go from seeing the hurts of our past as the whole story of our lives and identity, to seeing that hurt as just a chapter in the story of our lives.

Faith Rehab is a podcast about church hurt, healing, and rebuilding faith.

We create a safe space for honest conversations about spiritual disappointment, doubt, and the process of finding hope again—without pretending or having all the answers.

Co-hosts: Steve McNitt, Heidi Brandt & CJ Mateo
Produced by: CJ Mateo

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