blessings

A Blessing for Summer

What's more Southern & Jewish than that?

(Thanks)giving — A Thanksgiving for the Rest of the Year

Happy Thanksgiving! For many, Thanksgiving gathers us with family and friends, inviting us to reflect gratefully on our blessings. For ...

Sharing My Shabbat Table

One of the most empowering things I have done since living on my own as an Orthodox Jewish “single” is ...

More than Enough: So Hard to Say Thank You

I remember when my eldest child(now 11) first learned to say the words, “Thank you.” At first, I was happy ...

The Dangers of Winning the Lottery

 Every once in a while we hear a story about a lottery winner whose fate takes a drastic turn for ...

A Hanukkah Blessing

In preparation for Hanukkah, a time in the year when we welcome in the light of hope and liberation, we ...

Ouch! That Felt Great!

We have all seen some great Vaudeville or movie clip of someone being caught unaware, getting acquainted with a 2 x 4 ...

Parashat VaYikra: “And God Called”: The Process is the Message

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Wrong Blessing. Right.

Three weeks had passed since they had put my daughter’s hand in a cast. A small misstep while working with ...

A Presidential Ritual

Last Monday evening a light rain fell on the Capitol City where I live on 16th Street, a mile up ...