Deep, Fearless Openness – In School And Beyond – Could Reduce Violence
Allowing for deeply honest conversations helps people deal with disturbing thoughts in a healthy way.
Compassion for difficulties
A Message To My Fellow Clergy About The Little Things
What might happen if people first sought out the ways in which we are connected, and made our first response to genuine difference and the value of details to ask how such disparate views could find room for each other before we determined how they cannot?
Why I Am Careful With The Words #MeToo
It’s good that sexual predators are being called out, but there is so much work that remains to be done.
The Day I Invited Death Into My Home To Take My Father
We knew my father wanted to die at home. So, when the time came, we invited death in.
Reactions To The Weinstein Story Helped Me Find Compassion For Myself
Reactions to the allegations against Weinstein gave me a safety net to forgive myself for an incident in my past.
We Help More When We Feel Connected To Tragedy. Why That’s Not Enough.
People gave generously towards hurricane victims because they felt a connection to their plight. But, Judaism teaches us to go beyond that.
After My Divorce, I Walk Unaccompanied, But Never Alone
A Christian parable provides comforting reassurance of God’s presence during rough times.
How A Distressed Fawn Revealed My Daughter’s Fear Of Abandonment
When Rabbi Gewirtz’s daughter sees an abandoned fawn in their yard, her dramatic reaction indicates deeper worries.
My “Failed” Colonoscopy Revealed Spiritual Blindspots
After the stress of a difficult colonoscopy procedure, Ilona realizes she still has some inner spiritual work to do.