We do not always get to choose the journeys that change our lives. Through Parashat Lech Lecha, memories of my husband Andy, and the love that accompanies us, I explore journeying towards wholeness. This week’s post includes my prayer “Not Knowing,” awareness of inherited cancer risk, and an invitation to connect through art and sacred text.
Remembrance
Words to Light Our Path
As we begin another Torah cycle, which words will light our path? Through Visual Midrash, prayers, and reflections on Simchat Torah, we make room for celebration and remembrance, discover meaning in familiar stories, and explore ways to care for ourselves and one another.
The Blessings We Carry
Some Torah verses live on the page; others become part of how we live. This week, Parashat Ki Tavo invites us to look for the blessings we carry, the blessings we share, and the ways we can help repair what is broken.
The Art of Commemoration
Commemorative art gives visible form to the love and memories we carry in our hearts. In honor of the fifteenth anniversary of her husband Andy’s death, Joanne shares meaningful ways to support those who are grieving—and offers a special opportunity to create a personalized gift of remembrance in MyZenScribe.com.
Remembering as a Path to Renewal
As I mark my beloved husband Andy’s fifteenth yahrzeit, Parashat Devarim invites me to look back with love, carry forward the lessons of the journey, and discover how remembrance can become a path to renewal.
Sacred Space, Sacred Memory
Inspired by Parashat Chukat, this reflection weaves sacred space, communal memory, and the enduring legacy of those who helped shape Jewish Renewal.