9/11/26 and Rosh Hashanah: Days To Remember
Clal Reflects on Rosh Hashanah, the High Holidays, and the 25th Anniversary of September 11, 2001.
Compassion and Empathy
Returning to Myself
Still, I permitted my rational self to overrule my fear of failure as I recalled the wise advice of Eleanor Roosevelt: “We must do the things we think we cannot do.”
Spiritual Security Planning for the High Holy Days
If we want people to be able to settle into a position of openness to the messages of the Days of Awe, we need to first help them feel safe—physically as well as spiritually.
The Kippah on My Head Is Not a Target on My Back
The kippah was never a challenge thrown at the world. It was a door held open.
The Long Way Back to Covenant
But I had gone to the one place that was supposed to have to let me in, and it sent me back to the house I’d run out of.
On Becoming a Previvor: My Journey to Prevent a Cancer Diagnosis
With my family’s support, I made the decision to go through elective surgeries that could lower my risk of breast and ovarian cancers to single digits.
Eldest Daughter Syndrome
I told her she’s an amazing daughter, and I confessed to her all the ways I believe I have failed my mother.
Education and Allyship Are the Antidotes to Hate
The feeling of being in a space devoted to care, not by Jews for Jews but by allies for Jews, was almost breathtaking.
