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Trump’s pick for surgeon general gets her ‘daily dose of inspiring Kabbalah wisdom’

JL;DR SUMMARY Casey Means, President Trump's nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, brings a diverse approach to spirituality, integrating practices from kabbalah and other mystical traditions as she espouses a broader mind-body connection in health. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationKabbalahJewish MysticismSpiritualityAlternative MedicineWellnessCasey MeansMaha MovementCathy HellerConservative Controversy

Places mentioned

Maine, United States
"Two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, have not yet committed to vote yes on Means confirmation"
Alaska, United States
"Two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, have not yet committed to vote yes on Means confirmation"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Heller met Means in 2024 through a mutual friend in Los Angeles who hosts sound baths and other wellness events."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."
Israel
"Cathy Heller, a Jewish wellness influencer who preaches mindfulness and manifestation drawing on her studies of Jewish mysticism with rabbis in Israel"

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