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.
Our Topics
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.
A New-Old Currency For Celebrating Our 250th All Year Long
Imagine if we all simply agreed to start any conversation about America or American Jewish life with an articulation of the things about which we are grateful.
What Cows and Donkeys Can Teach Us About How to Grieve
Death and grief affect many people who seem ancillary to those most directly impacted.
When “Only” Isn’t the Only Choice
The assumption that there is only one path to true and perfect joy, especially when one makes that claim in the name of God, or any other redemptive scheme be it religious or political, has a rather deadly track record in human history.
Who Will Help the Helpers? On Sustainable Leadership
That is what it feels like to be a communal servant right now. Not broken in one place. Broken into pieces, each one flying in a different direction.
Learning from the Pain of the Narrow Places
April 1st, 2024: the day my mind rebelled against my body stubbornly insisting that I was fine, when, in fact, I was an April Fool.
FBI Chaplains in Israel
I returned feeling grateful for the opportunity to touch the lives of those who touch so many other lives, often at moments of intense crisis.
Revealing the Hidden Divorce at the Center of Purim
Jewish texts and our ancient stories work their magic when we can see parts of our own stories embedded within them.
Why I Still Dare to Raise a Jewish Child
The number of mornings that I wake up, look at my sweet Zusha, and feel that I am betraying him by raising him as a Jew keeps growing: Have I condemned him to a life of trauma because he is Jewish?