Shari Wallack z”l

Following the death of former Miss USA and television personality, Cheslie Kryst, our dear congregant, Shari Wallack z”l, posted on Facebook: I know what you are thinking – “she had everything” – but so did Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain right? Depression is tough. Feeling inadequate especially when one is highly capable and blessed is confusing. You never know what someone is struggling with. It’s really hard and I totally get it. Sometimes it feels like it is easier to disappear than dig into past trauma, crippling depression, sadness, feelings of inadequacy, loneliness, emotional and physical pain. Sometimes the people who seem to have everything believe they have nothing. Shari was not shy about her own mental health challenges. Last year, she published a memoir entitled from Hell to Challah: Rising from Fragile to Fearless, One Grain at a Time. This incredibly personal memoir helped to lift many people out of very dark places. I have been…