From Privacy to Advocacy: Balancing Faith and Chronic Illness Featuring Hindy (Tauber) Klein

Update: 2025-07-22

Description

Amber speaks with Hindy Klein, a member of the Orthodox Jewish community living with Crohn’s colitis. Hindy shares how she manages IBD while observing Jewish laws, discussing challenges with diet, fasting, and hospital care during Shabbat and holidays. She also talks about overcoming stigma, the importance of community support, and how her faith helps her cope. The episode highlights the need for cultural sensitivity in healthcare and the value of sharing personal stories to support others with chronic illness.

Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD179

✨ Intersection of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and religious faith

✨ Personal experiences of managing Crohn's colitis within the Orthodox Jewish community

✨ Challenges related to diet, fasting, and hospital care during religious observances

✨ Cultural tendencies towards privacy regarding chronic illness in the Jewish community

✨ Importance of community support and mutual aid in times of health crises

✨ Navigating healthcare communication with providers unfamiliar with religious customs

✨ The role of spirituality and trust in G-d as coping mechanisms for chronic illness

✨ Advocacy and openness about health experiences to combat stigma

✨ Balancing personal health needs with religious obligations

✨ The impact of social media in connecting with others and finding support within the IBD community

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Find Hindy (Tauber) Klein at:

Instagram: @Hopeinhindy
Tik Tok: @hopeinhindy

Find Amber J Tresca at:

AboutIBD.com: About IBD
Verywell: Verywell Health
Facebook: @aboutIBD
Twitter: @aboutIBD
Pinterest: @aboutibd
Instagram: @about_IBD
YouTube: @AboutIBD
Threads: @about_IBD

Find Mac Cooney (mix, sound design, and theme music) at:

Facebook: @maccooneycomposer
Instagram: @maccooneycomposer
Web: Cooney Studio
YouTube: @MacCooneyComposer
Theme music, IBD Dance Party, is from ©Cooney Studio.

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