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April 2026

April 20, 2026
A Quiet Beginning Every morning, I sit in the same spot. There’s a small table...

March 2026

March 26, 2026
There’s a quiet kind of beginning that doesn’t ask you to grow into someone new....
March 12, 2026
  There is something gratifying about building something slowly. Not the kind of building that...
March 05, 2026
    Some journeys begin long before the sun rises. Midnight is an unusual time...

December 2025

December 20, 2025
The Challenge of Forgiveness Have you ever felt forgiveness slipping just beyond your grasp? One...
December 12, 2025
The Significance of Light From the day we are born, light captivates us. As infants,...

November 2025

November 21, 2025
Discovering your God-Given Gifts When I was little, I always felt most at home with...
November 15, 2025
A Personal Laughter Story: My First Purim When was the last time you had a...
November 07, 2025
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living: The Torah There are so many experts today offering antidotes...

October 2025

October 31, 2025
Snow Through a Child's Eyes When I was a small child growing up in Southeast...
October 24, 2025
Finding Miracles in the Ordinary Miracles are everywhere—they are found in the mundane, ordinary details...
October 16, 2025
Jewish Resilience: A Community with Unshakable Strength At last, they are home. This past week,...
October 10, 2025
  I have to be honest. Most of the time, writing comes easily to me;...
October 02, 2025
Beauty Begins in Darkness A couple of months ago, I made a last-minute decision to...

September 2025

September 25, 2025
Why does the celebration, Rosh Hashanah, come before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur? As...
September 18, 2025
The next major Jewish Holiday is almost upon us. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New...
September 11, 2025
What is true beauty? Society creates the unrealistic standard that we must remain eternally young,...
September 04, 2025
Just Me and The Universe Debasish Mridha once said, "To see the magic of life,...

August 2025

August 28, 2025
The Rhythm of Change For days now, my family and I have woken to the...
August 20, 2025
Life is messy. Wouldn't you agree? We carry a lot on our shoulders. This complexity...

July 2025

July 24, 2025
The Wisdom of Children Ah, the wisdom of children. Their minds are uncluttered and open...
July 10, 2025
I have always admired those who skillfully create a beautiful space that is both sacred...

June 2025

June 16, 2025
Finding Peace in the Early Morning Hours Every morning, before starting my day, I take...

May 2025

May 29, 2025
May the memories of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim forever be a blessing. Embracing the...
May 22, 2025
Once, when I was a little girl, I decided I wanted a different name. Kelley...
May 06, 2025
Learning to Listen to Hashem When I was a small child, I loved to jump...

April 2025

April 29, 2025
The First Goodbye Saying goodbye is never easy. When I was about 9 years old,...
April 16, 2025
First Things First To those who have lost friends and family as a result of...

March 2025

March 27, 2025
  You know how a good laugh makes you forget about your troubles, even if...

February 2025

February 27, 2025
The Transformative Power of Ruth’s Story Let’s face it, loyalty and true unconditional love can...
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