Torah

Hope, Healing and Holding On

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This week, Torah, the Jewish calendar, and personal experience converge in a powerful way. As we read Parashat Tazria-Metzora, enter the healing month of Iyar, and count the Omer through the lens of Tiferet, I reflect on what it means to hold hope and heartbreak at the same time while accompanying both my daughter and my father on their cancer journeys.

Striving for Equanimity

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Parashat Ki Tisa reminds us that life is not a story of perfection but of breaking and repairing. When the Israelites shattered faith with the Golden Calf, God revealed the Thirteen Attributes of Compassion — teaching us that even in our most difficult moments, we are invited to return to our best selves. This week’s reflection explores compassion, resilience, TNBC awareness, and the sacred work of showing up with presence and love.

In the Liminal Space Between Endings and Beginnings

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Each year on Simchat Torah, we complete the reading of Deuteronomy and immediately begin Genesis, stepping into the liminal space between endings and beginnings. This sacred turning invites us to hold joy and sorrow, grief and hope, as we remember, reflect, and renew our connection to the Divine and to one another.

At the Mountain:

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As Shavuot approaches, we stand at the sacred intersection of Parashat Bamidbar and the culmination of the Omer journey. In this week’s post, I share two prayers—Journey to the Mountain and Journey Toward Revelation—along with journaling prompts and reflections on what it means to be counted, to be called, and to receive Torah anew.

Finding Hope in Uncertain Times

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Parashat Pekudei – Exodus 38:21–40:38Rosh Chodesh Nisan | Concluding Sefer Shemot As we reach the end of the Book of Exodus, we encounter a moment of sacred stillness: “Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Glory of God filled the Tabernacle.”— Exodus 40:34 This verse, which I chose to illustrate for Parashat Pekudei, […]