Iyar 5784: Let’s Connect
Chodesh Tov everyone! While a new month is always exciting — we have a special davening (prayers), we eat bread to signify a more festive meal, we are supposed to abstain from certain chores — there is...
Read MoreChodesh Tov everyone! While a new month is always exciting — we have a special davening (prayers), we eat bread to signify a more festive meal, we are supposed to abstain from certain chores — there is...
Read MoreI sat at the play Leopoldstadt this summer, watching the events of the Holocaust unfold on stage. It’s a Broadway performance (now closed) that documented the life of one big family in the years leading...
Read More“You’re so calm,” a colleague said to me on a Zoom call the other day. It was almost a shock to hear as I feel like in the past week, I’ve been a bit of...
Read MoreWhat can I say about Tevet? To be honest, before this year, Tevet felt like one of those months you kind of just gloss over. While Chanukah is still going on at the start Tevet, there’s a bit of a letdown after such a big and festive celebration. This year though, I'm looking at Tevet in a totally new light.
Read MoreHello, everyone! At this point, we’re knee-deep in Cheshvan. We’ve had some time to reflect on the Jewish holidays that have passed (and TBH already feel like forever ago) and get back into a rhythm. The beauty of the month of Cheshvan is that we get to revel in routine. Holiday time is amazing yet also a bit crazed. Now, we have time to settle and just process.
Read MoreHello, old friends! I know, I know, it’s been quite a while since you’ve heard from me, so let’s catch up. A lot has happened in the last few months. For starters, I moved out...
Read MoreI realized that disregarding my feelings to reach this higher state of joy was completely counterintuitive to the goal. By taking the time to listen to my body, its stresses and challenges, I gave it space, cultivated a stronger internal relationship within and felt so much more connected to myself and Hashem as a result.
Read MoreThe past two months have been a bit of a whirlwind. My husband, son and I left Moscow to go back to America for the Jewish holidays, stayed there for six weeks and from there went straight to Israel for three more weeks, for my sister’s wedding. The entire experience was magical and so special amidst the exhaustion that naturally came with it all. It was a period that brought immense connection, spirituality and reflection — in some unexpected ways.
Read MoreElul is one of those months that always seems to sneak up on me. Wasn’t Pesach, like, yesterday? So much has happened this year, yet it’s hard to believe we’re already facing a new one.
Read MoreOn Tisha B’Av, there is a lot of pressure to feel sad. For some, this mourning comes naturally, but for those where it doesn’t, guilt can creep in and become the mainstay of the day when you’re trying so hard to get into the zone. This year, I banished the guilt.
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