Our tradition tells us that the sole purpose of Torah is for us to refine our character, and the way toward that end is through action,...

The rhythm of the Jewish calendar allows us to sense a deeper level of experience beyond the seasonal changes. As we leave the month of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you would have asked me what words come to mind when I think about Yom Kippur, the word joy would never have made the top ten list....