The Officer in the Closet: How betraying my Hasidic father’s tradition made me the only one to carry his legacy.
My father’s silence told me there was something else, buried deep inside him, that I could not reach.
Playing by the Rules and by the Exceptions
The Torah teaches the exceptions to the rule immediately following the rule itself, which is not something it often does.
Practicing Equanimity
I’ve come to believe that the practice of composing spiritual poetry in specific forms can itself be a spiritual practice of cultivating equanimity.
Synagogue Privilege
Your website might say that you’re “warm and welcoming,” but what does that look like in practice?
The Danger of Being Sure
The most spiritually advanced person is not the most spiritually confident.
Happy Birthday Israel
Birthdays, at their best, are celebrations of unconditional love, and I believe in all that, especially today, on Israel’s birthday.
Retreating from Our Known World
How long before these breaking news headlines start to break me—or the deeper, real-er version of me?
Be Curious, Not Judgmental: A Theology of Welcome
There are spaces that open their doors and make me feel received, and then there are spaces that open their doors but already have a shape in mind for who I should become once I step inside.
Finishing Passover With Lessons Learned
When we can delay the need for convenience and pleasure on demand, we actually tap into ancestral muscle memory for living rich and meaningful lives with a greater capacity for wisdom.
In Your Midst: Distance, Presence, and the Work of Relationship
Over time, healthy relationships develop space; the love has become strong enough to tolerate separation.