The Power of Softness
How do you change someone’s mind? When they are hard as rock in their position, do you hit back with … Continue Reading
Compassion and Empathy
Grasshoppers of the Habituated Mind
In my attempt to understand Torah, I often search for an inner, psycho-spiritual, or mythic dimension in Torah.
Cabaret, Racism, and Antisemitism in 2025
I deeply inhaled the scent of the lilacs on the trees, populating the green spaces that once framed the Warsaw Ghetto.
Finding Trust in Times of Uncertainty and Moral Ambiguity: Reflections of a Death Awareness Educator
What is the best way to live life without careening between the polarities of denial and despair?
A New Jersey Rabbi & Rumi
It’s a privilege to share this poem with y’all in this last week of April, National Poetry Month.
Building the America I Believe In, With Chesed
It’s not every morning that my eyes well up with tears reading The New York Times. Yesterday morning, though, I … Continue Reading
Neither Here Nor…Where? A Pesach Reflection
Every year, the yellow liner peers through the translucent ivory tablecloth embroidered with a chain of floral design. On top … Continue Reading
Learning to Feel
For most of my nearly 50 years on this planet, I have tried to make sense of my life by searching for answers outside of myself.
Sof: Guiding Jewish People Through Breakups
We reimagined existing Jewish rituals to accompany people through the long period of transitions out of relationships.
Sacred Space, Just Up the Stairs and On Your Right
When is a restaurant, not (only) a restaurant? When it becomes one of the holiest places in New York.