I want to share something beautiful with my non-Jewish friends this week, and that is the holiday of Shavuot, which we just celebrated a couple of days ago. Well what… read more

In Judaism, the “evil inclination” is called the yetzer hara (יצר הרע), but that phrase is often badly misunderstood. It does not mean a demonic force inside you. It does… read more

There is a quiet test happening in every conversation you have. Its not when you speak, not when you explain yourself to someone else. It’s when you are spoken to,… read more

I’m not trying to annoy anyone. It would be much easier to repeat the same tired clichés—safer, smoother, more comfortable. But honesty doesn’t live there. Easy words don’t move anything…. read more

Yep, it sneaks up the same way it always does. One day it’s late December, the next it’s a new year—fresh calendar, same questions. The world celebrates as if something… read more

There is a kind of grief that doesn’t get a funeral. No flowers. No cards. No shared stories over food. Just silence. And the slow, aching realization that what you… read more

We all like to think we’re such nice, good people… and usually, we probably are. But, if we’re being honest, we all know there are those times— those moments when… read more

When I was a little girl, my mother used to call me the “Maytag repairman” because I was always taking things apart, trying to see how it worked, and putting… read more

I Am a Murderer. I don’t mean this as poetry or hyperbole. I mean it literally, as confession. Three lives ended because of me: a toad,  my friend’s dog, and… read more

The world has always been a dangerous place. That’s not new. What is new is the extent of the disconnect. I’m sure you see it too. It’s loud. It’s obvious…. 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

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.”

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