Writing My Grief
I endeavor to become the container for the anxiety, fear, and grief of my community members, while I test the limits of my own endurance.
Compassion and Empathy
Jewish Sacred Justice for This Moment
What strange new life forms might grow from the breaking down of old models and structures of change-making?
In Providence, We Keep Lighting
How do I give my children a childhood that feels safe when it feels like so much tragedy presses in on us from all sides?
Don’t just do something, sit there!
Sometimes, simply just being is enough for God, and more than enough for the people we love.
Deathbed Wisdom in Genesis: Guidelines for Living a Meaningful Life
We teach our children how to face death not by what we say, but by how we live—and by how we die.
A Curiosity That Is Holier Than Certainty
What if true wisdom were never about arriving at the right answers, but instead about cultivating the right postures?
Hearing Our Messengers Clearly
Sometimes, our life reveals messengers who have something important to tell us.
Confessions of a Divided Heart
Maybe now is the time to take a different approach. Instead of looking at others in judgment, we could try looking honestly at ourselves.
When the Heart Won’t Move On: Eight Days of Science-Backed Forgiveness Practices
We don’t have to whitewash harm or pretend it didn’t happen to make room for healing.
Toddler-Sized Teshuvah: Parenting and the Power of Small Intentions
That’s the gift Judaism offers: not the impossible expectation of perfection, but a framework for time-bound promises and fresh starts.