There’s a spirit creeping through our neighborhoods. It whispers behind fences. It watches from windows. It picks up the phone not in crisis—but in control. It doesn’t lead. It doesn’t… read more

A pool is not something you can just fill with water and then jump into anytime you want. You can’t, for instance, wait a week or two and then expect to step into nice, clear, blue, refreshing water.
No – what you will find in this instance is a green, slimy, bug-infested swamp.

A meditation on carrying life’s heaviest emotions—guilt, grief, shame, and regret.

There are moments in life that should end us. Moments that make your knees buckle. Moments where time stretches out like a punishment. Where your body is here, but everything… read more

Conflict exists. Always has. Always will. So why don’t we practice it? We train for jobs. We prepare for interviews. We train for emergencies. We rehearse speeches. We train for… read more

Let’s start here: Life is not fair. And the sooner we stop expecting it to be, the clearer everything gets. I don’t say that lightly. I’m not telling you to… read more

The Pain We Create Let me say something that may not land softly: Most of the pain we experience… we make up. Not because it’s fake. Not because it doesn’t… read more

The illusory truth effect Certainty doesn’t always come out of truth; sometimes, it just comes from repetition. It’s a quirky thing our brains do— we hear something enough times, and… read more

Have you ever searched for something you knew was there – a set of keys, a favorite shirt, a tool you just had in your hand? You look right where… read more

Life is cruel.
And life is beautiful.
Both. At once.
Sometimes in the same breath.

Sometimes it’s easy to feel alone. Or scared. Or weak. Or just… kind of lost. Why are we here? What are we supposed to be doing? Are we doing the… read more

Growth is not linear. Here we explore what the mystics call “the second smallness.”

Shared Foundations Jews, Christians, and Muslims all speak of the same G-d. They call him different names – Hashem, El, Elohim, Adonai, Allah, Father — But all point back to… read more

Welcome, friends! Today, I want to offer a reflection—not a solution. Not a lesson, not advice, not a polished takeaway. Just something I’ve been sitting with. Something that keeps showing… read more

Welcome, Dear Ones. Let’s start with a moment of stillness — a breath… Let the noise settle. We live in a world full of noise—opinions, declarations, social media posts, arguments,… read more

A reflective sermon exploring how hardship & hard work become the forge through which strength, resilience, and authentic growth are shaped.

Good morning! Today, I want to talk about something that sneaks into our lives and often feels harmless but isn’t: that thing is gossip. You know- Every word we speak… read more

Good morning, friends. Today, I want to talk about something that binds us all in our shared humanity—hope. It is something so easy to lose and yet so vital to… read more

Rosh Hashana – the beginning of the Jewish new year carries with it both promise and vulnerability.

We need unity in communities, now! Together, we can build a strong future for the generations to come, if we invest in each other today!