Category Archives: Spirituality

The Mountain of Becoming

Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba The nectar of these varied translucent souls  dance with the westerly breath of air, with the white petals of the almond trees. B’alma div’ra chirutei v’yamlich malchutei They linger above the pale heavy stones to be … Continue reading

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Choosing health: physically and spiritually

I know I’m not alone in boomeranging between actively being healthy and letting things go to the back burner. I was doing so well and was so motivated leading up to Sweet Girl’s Bat Mitzvah a year ago. I lost … Continue reading

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September check-in

I seem to have had more free time than usual these past weeks, so I’ve been listening to quite a few books while diamond painting. Some days I sit and watch the squirrels playing in the backyard or read a … Continue reading

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Working through a personal fear

I did a significant thing (for me). I was asked to lead a 5-minute centering at the start of a workshop on “Bearing the Burden of Another’s Wronging You” for The Mussar Institute’s Elul program. Elul is the Hebrew month … Continue reading

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Starting the year off right! January books

Have you ever experienced a time when so many different sources start to coalesce into a single theme or idea? I’ve been experiencing that so much recently! The classes I am taking and some of the reading I’m doing have … Continue reading

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Life lessons

Among his many lessons, Rabbi Hillel the Elder tells us that we already have everything that we need to fulfil our purpose. I have the tools and I have the right circumstances. Yet someone needs to actually do it… and that can only be me. You have the same setup. How miraculous it is that we each have a unique purpose in the world! Continue reading

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