The physical space that encloses us and our prayers is often exquisitely beautiful and majestic, speaking to a different realm entirely....

In this era of constantly expanding communications we simultaneously contracting understanding.

How tolerant are we of our own mistakes? Do we forgive others more easily than we forgive ourselves? Should we hold ourselves in contempt...

Our days are rather filled "up" with day-to-day undertakings, and sometimes we barely get in all the activities we schedule. So where and...

This year, I am involving myself more personally and seriously than ever before in the counting of the Omer, the period of time between...

Hebrew is full of secrets, embedded with layers and layers of meaning, woven from the thread of reality as Judaism sees it. I happened on...

Happy. It's often a response [I just want them to be happy] to the question "What do you want for your children?" Being happy is what our...

Every week, I get to imagine the world as it should be. As Friday night approaches, I look forward to the total disconnect I will have...

Journaling is an incredible tool that I don't use often enough. I'm not sure why we resist the practice of journaling so much. For me, it...

Tikkun Olam, תיקון עולם, literally "Repair the World" is a Jewish concept that barely needs definition. Showing up in many places, it is...

Aren't I the only one here? What's this business about me, a soul and all this spirituality stuff? There's a lot of talk about soul (not...

The saying “there are no atheists in foxholes” presumes that once under the threat of death, the most avowed atheist will plead to God...

How different am I this week than I was the week before? The chameleon has it relatively easy. Spending not too much energy, he gets a...

When we encounter another individual truly as a person, not as an object for use, we become fully human. Martin Buber The middle-aged...

Several years ago, on a lazy Sunday morning toward the end of a weekend getaway, my husband and I were strolling down the main street in...

For years, I’ve used the term “Jewish identity”, and never gave it too much thought. As a Jewish educator, the talk among my colleagues...

The more distance there is between times of connection, the more distant you feel...

For most of us, these times are difficult and as many have said, this year has wreaked plenty of havoc in our lives. If we even begin to...

In the times of Noah, there was total lawlessness in the world. Just 10 generations (according to tradition) after Adam, the world is in...

(Posted originally on “Reclaiming Judaism”) This blog has become an intimate part of my life. I began writing it in 2011 as part of a...