August 17, 2022 —

Melody from the Hungarian family of Elisabeth Reiner, z"l, at the beginning of the 20th century

June 10, 2022 — For a person who is an alcoholic or for a family that contains an alcoholic, little or no acknowledgement is given to the recognition that a glass of wine can often be toxic.

August 30, 2022 —

Mimouna blessings and rituals

May 15, 2014 — As we count our days, weeks, and months, we are reminded that in every moment we have the potential to recreate ourselves and the world around us.   

December 22, 2022 — Through practicing gratitude and recognizing the complexities of privilege, we are better suited to pursue the work of changing the world.

June 10, 2022 — Pursuing racial justice work enables white Jews to untangle the ways in which we have been aided by white privilege and structural racism so that we can undo its harm to Black people — Jewish and non-Jewish — and to ourselves.

August 17, 2022 — A touching view of this uniquely Jewish ritual which accords profound respect to the individual between death and burial

June 10, 2022 — Edith Stein was a Jewish woman who converted to Roman Catholicism, joined the Carmelite order and was murdered at Auschwitz. Her story raises questions about who is a Jew.

June 6, 2023 — "...moons of freedom / blessing the nights."