Healing in the Wilderness

BaMidbar 

Featuring: Jory Hanselman Mayschak, Founder and CEO

Through a variety of modalities, BaMidbar supports mental health and wellness and envisions a Jewish community that actively supports its members in building the resilience to thrive.

BaMidbar  has a 6-14 week summer residential therapeutic program that focuses on using the environment to support skill building and self exploration while bringing in Jewish tradition and storytelling to explore meaning, values and purpose. They employ a multidisciplinary approach which integrates experiential education, Jewish learning, and mental health frameworks. Bamidbar focuses on four core outcomes:

1. Improve mental health
2. Boost resilience
3. Strengthen circle of support (family, peers, mental health professionals)
4. Increase understanding of how Judaism supports mental well being

Additionally, BaMidbar offers mental health and wellness retreats, fellowships and internships and partners with a variety of organizations to offer prevention programs, and create custom programs. Their programs are based on prevention, education and treatment.

BaMidbar’s mission is to ensure that Jewish youth and young adults have the confidence, skills, and community support to navigate life’s challenges and thrive in the face of adversity.

BaMidbar envisions a Jewish community that actively supports its members in cultivating mental health and wellness.

They achieve the mission and vision through community education and by providing wilderness-based journeys of self-discovery, hope, and healing. 

Their programs support and provide:

•  Jewish young adults struggling with mental health challenges through immersive, wilderness-based, Therapeutic Expeditions.
• All Jewish teens and young adults, regardless of their mental health history, through Wellness Programs focused on building resilience through increased self-confidence, skill-building, and healthy relationships.
• Professional Development for Jewish community professionals looking to expand their mental health literacy and explore facilitation through the lens of social and emotional growth.