June 17, 2025 — According to Mordecai Kaplan’s teachings, which have long resonated with me and so many others, to be Jewish in America is to live simultaneously in two rich civilizations, the Jewish and the American civilizations, both full of promise and character-shaping values. To be Jewish in America is to draw deeply from both of these civilizations in order to contribute meaningfully to both of them. As deeply as Kaplan believed this, living it out was often challenging in his day. Increasingly, it is challenging in our day as well.

August 8, 2022 — Crafty inspiration for designing your own Omer Counter!

May 2, 2025

June 11, 2024 — Each week of the Omer 5784 we’ll include LilyFish Gomberg’s weekly guide to Counting the Omer (Taylor’s version).

May 25, 2012 — I pray that I continue to remember to prioritize both my spiritual and physical sustenance each and every day, even if only for the amount of time that it takes to recite a simple blessing. 

April 25, 2023 —

"Time for a different kind of harvest"

August 17, 2022 —

Ritual to acknowledge the complicated experience of feeling both gratitude and grief

August 17, 2022 —

A fun, spirited song to get you in the mood to count the Omer!

April 2, 2024 —

A meditation on the kabbalistic sefirot for the Omer