Shabbat Table Talk from the desk of Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld
November 9/10, 2025 • 24 Mar Cheshvan 5786 • Chayei Sarah (Gen 23-25).
Remember last week's message, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Jew?
Strangely, the only people I know who are afraid of Jewish people are other Jewish people. Hmm....
But I do know at least on person who is afraid of Tylenol.
The following message reached my in-box yesterday:
Do I need to be concerned about RFKs Tylenol directive for pregnant women?
So what do the experts actually say?
Part of the challenge is that: "It’s not fully known how acetaminophen works. It doesn’t reduce swelling or inflammation. Instead, it’s thought that it blocks the release of certain chemicals in your brain that signal the sensation of pain." (Healthline)
Hmm... if that's the case, maybe it would make sense to minimize it, pregnant or not?
But in such a rare spotlight-on-health moment, I would have liked the President to make a broader message.
He could have said - uncontroversially - that we know and believe that the nutritional environment created by the pregnant mother can impact the child - not only at birth, but for years to come.
Vitamin D (and see this), Omega-3s, and other nutrients matter a lot. So does avoiding ultra-processed foods.
Well, perhaps by my writing this and your reading it, someone will see it who can benefit from this knowledge.
But let's make this a Shabbat table talk, with a question for your table, as usual: Why do so many people seem to resist the idea that what (and how much) they eat will impact their mental health?
Shabbat Shalom
Who's Afraid of Tylenol?
Remember last week's message, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Jew?Strangely, the only people I know who are afraid of Jewish people are other Jewish people. Hmm....
But I do know at least on person who is afraid of Tylenol.
The following message reached my in-box yesterday:
Do I need to be concerned about RFKs Tylenol directive for pregnant women?
So what do the experts actually say?
Part of the challenge is that: "It’s not fully known how acetaminophen works. It doesn’t reduce swelling or inflammation. Instead, it’s thought that it blocks the release of certain chemicals in your brain that signal the sensation of pain." (Healthline)
Hmm... if that's the case, maybe it would make sense to minimize it, pregnant or not?
But in such a rare spotlight-on-health moment, I would have liked the President to make a broader message.
He could have said - uncontroversially - that we know and believe that the nutritional environment created by the pregnant mother can impact the child - not only at birth, but for years to come.
Vitamin D (and see this), Omega-3s, and other nutrients matter a lot. So does avoiding ultra-processed foods.
Well, perhaps by my writing this and your reading it, someone will see it who can benefit from this knowledge.
But let's make this a Shabbat table talk, with a question for your table, as usual: Why do so many people seem to resist the idea that what (and how much) they eat will impact their mental health?
Shabbat Shalom
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