The Crack in My Heart
It’s time. Time for God to come back inside from wandering in the fields and get down to business. Time …
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Elul: Calling to God
The month of Elul is a time of deep spiritual preparation, moving day by day closer to Rosh Hashanah and …
Hatred Will Never Define Us
I’m almost afraid to write about the trauma of October 7 and its aftermath. In the distorted narrative that has …
From Sorrow to New Beginnings: A Reverse Omer Counter
Beginning this evening, many in the Jewish world will observe Tisha B’Av. It’s the date that, in different years, the …
We Rise: Transcending Antisemitism
Antisemitism can’t be defeated or eradicated. But we can — and should — change the narrative. Rise above. Transcend hatred. …
The Women of the Wall
Years ago a friend introduced me to a game on my phone that she was addicted to. I realized that …
The Thursday That Became Shabbat
It is Thursday. And yet, for me, it is Shabbat. I am in northern Italy, in a region that was …
Counting the Days of the Journey
“Might within loving kindness.” It is day two of the daily Omer count between Passover and Shavuot. Each day for …
Hug a Tree
I cannot begin to express at this moment how much I love being Jewish. I just learned that in the …
Heroes Praying With Their Feet
“I felt as though I was praying with my feet.” This was Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s response to marching arm-in-arm …
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