KRISTEN LEE AND ALLEGRA MISSILDINE
• Synagogue - the house of worship and communal center of a Jewish
congregation
• Yiddish - language based on German that is written in Hebrew
characters and that was originally spoken by Jews of central and
eastern Europe
• Kashrut - the Jewish dietary laws; the state of being kosher
• Kosher - accepted by Jewish law as fit for eating or drinking
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Menorah
Yarmulke
Star of David
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• Judaism is both a culture
and a religion
• Fathers of Judaism:
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
• Hebrew: traditions and
beliefs Jews follow and the
language they speak
• Jerusalem, Israel: “Home”
of Judaism
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• Father
• Mother
• Authority figure
• Role model
• Responsible for
teaching children
important life
lessons
Traditional dress of
Ashkenazi Jews
• Household
responsibilities
• Specifically
making sure that
all of the food
cooked and
consumed meets
the Jewish
requirements and
is Kosher.
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Non-Kosher
Kosher
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Forbidden
Allowed
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Pesach (Passover) – Apr 15, 2014
Lag B’Omer – May 18, 2014
Shavu’ot – June 4, 2014
Tisha B’Av – August 5, 2014
Rosh Hashanah – Sept 25, 2014
Yom Kippur – Oct 4, 2014
Sukkot – Oct 9, 2014
Shemini Atzeret – Oct 16, 2014
Simchat Torah – Oct 17, 2014
Chanukkah – Dec 17, 2014
Tu B’Shevat – Feb 4, 2015
Purim – Mar 5, 2015
• Ashkenazi Jews are
mainly from France,
Germany, or Eastern
Europe.
• Sephardic Jews are
mainly from Spain,
Portugal, North Africa,
or the Middle East.
Bagels and Lox
Challah
Teiglach
Matzo Ball Soup
Blintzes
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• 6 rare metabolic diseases
prevalent in Ashkenazi Jews
• Tay-Sachs disease – 1:6,000 in
Jewish births compared to
1:500,000 in non-Jewish births
• Niemann-Pick disease – 1:40,000
in Ashkenazi Jews
• Gaucher’s disease – 1:2,500 in
Ashkenazi Jews
• Riley-Day’s disease – 1:1020,000
• Bloom’s syndrome – 1:50,000
in Ashkenazi Jews
• Pentosuria – 1:2,500-5,000
in Ashkenazi compared to
1:40-50,000 in Americans
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Barney Pinsky
54 y.o. Jewish male from NYC
6’ 290#
BMI: 39.3
Married and successful business man
Wife cooks traditional Ashkenazi
dishes and makes the best Teiglach
in the Temple.
Prayers on the Sabbath are said
with shiur
Last doctor visit indicated prediabetes
HbA1C 6%
FBG: 110 mg/dL
• Obese, Class II related to diet high in saturated
fats and food- and nutrition-related knowledge
deficit as evidenced by a BMI of 39 and an
HbA1C lab value of 6%.
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Educate on food- and nutrition-related diet
Educate on general diabetes information
Recommend one pound weight loss per week
Recommend physical activity program
Suggest keeping a food journal
Establish goals
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Monitor weight change in one month
Monitor glucose and HbA1c lab values in two months
Evaluate physical activity program
Evaluate food journal
Evaluate goals
• Ask client if they follow
Jewish dietary laws
• Make sure all body
language and behavior is
modest and proper
• Some observant orthodox
Jews don’t shake hands with
members of the opposite
sex
• Counselor should keep the
door open if client is of the
opposite sex.
• Be aware of race and trust
issues
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Western Australia
• Ashkenazi Jews are mainly from Eastern Europe.
• Not all foods are kosher, and not all parts of kosher foods are
kosher.
• Jewish people partake in many holidays, including Passover,
Yam Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah.
• A few common Ashkenazi dishes are challah, bagels and lox,
matzo ball soup, teiglach, and blintzes.
• When counseling a Jewish client, it is important to be aware
that they might not reveal that they are Jewish.
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