Digging Wells and Creating a Legacy
Sometimes the work of holiness is not about creating something entirely new, but about reopening what has been closed.
A Discomforting Shiva
I didn’t know yet that sitting shiva could simultaneously be a source of comfort and discomfort.
Free to Feel: The Power of the Jewish Men’s Circle
I offered to convene a men’s circle, and he enthusiastically agreed, sharing that he and his friends used to meet regularly to process their experiences in the army during the war.
Shepherd Wisdom for Uncertain Times
Can you bring your awareness to what remains steady? And let that steadiness steady your heart?
Sitting with the Transgressors: What Yom Kippur Teaches Us About Israeli Politics
This principle carries a profound consequence: Once you invite someone into a space of shared vulnerability, you forfeit the right to use that moment to assault them.
The Threshold of the Tent
If we can treat differing views not as threats to our survival but as paths toward a deeper wisdom, then our world will grow wider.
The House of Me
Growing up in a three-generation household, it was hard to understand the very concept of solitude.