Prayer by Listening
Prayer is heart-work, the act of opening and softening the heart, and you already have everything you need to do that.
Eliana Light
Of TV and Memory: Or how my father’s yahrzeit helped me stop worrying and enjoy media
Each memory clicked into color like a film cell, telling a story of who my father was.
Synagogue Privilege
Your website might say that you’re “warm and welcoming,” but what does that look like in practice?
Connecting with T’fillah: Zooming in and zooming out
In a self-obsessed and individualistic world, how can we recognize, delight in, and live up to the commitments we have to each other, to the world, and to making it more sacred?
Shared problems, shared solutions
When you feel your heartstrings tug at the suffering of the world, can you ask: Who is doing this work already? How can I support them?
The Paradox of Surrender
Perhaps we’re not as nice as we might think. If it feels good to help others, does that make the act less altruistic?
Holy Nickname
In the poetic imagination of the psalmist, g?d-as-King sits on a throne made not of gold and jewels, but made of the values of righteousness and justice.
In the Flow: Water Aerobics, Ritual, and Prayer
Linger a bit on a word that is speaking to you. Take a meditative moment to close your eyes and breathe.