Fuzzy Slippers & 8 Days Of Romance

Fuzzy Slippers & 8 Days Of Romance

This past summer wiped me out. I know it’s mid December already, but the memory of that long, hot, burnout of a summer kind of frames the (relative) peace and beauty of this winter season for me. Just to state the obvious, summer break is way too long. Two...
Days Of Awe Playlist

Days Of Awe Playlist

Music was my first introduction to spirituality. Chassidic philosophy was my second. I choose music like I choose friends: I stay close to good vibed, good hearted and truth telling artists, inevitably dipped in the blues, rock, jazz and grit. My inner soundtrack...
Respect for King David

Respect for King David

I’m not the best pray-er in town (as I’ve mentioned elsewhere), but these past few days I’ve been saying psalms with more intention and intensity than I have in a long time.Tough times have me leaning a little harder on G-d, ain’t no two ways about it. The news of the...
Faith, G-d and Suicide.

Faith, G-d and Suicide.

Yesterday, an eleventh-grade boy from the high school next door to my kids’ elementary school took his own life in his dorm room. The word “tragic” doesn’t even touch this situation. As a mother, I see myself as a gatekeeper of my children’s innocence. I do my best to...