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The Lessons Cancer Taught Me

In this month of breast cancer awareness, I want to share the lessons I’ve learned as a survivor

Fear, Faith, & A Friend

Indeed as a rabbi, I see more life-threatening situations than I count, feeling them with varying degrees of space for breathing and perspective.

Gratitude with a Side of Humility and Guilt

I know how lucky I am. I am so grateful. I am humbled. And, I feel guilty

Prayer of a Cancer Survivor

I was just diagnosed with breast cancer. So, there’s that. In some ways, it’s hardly a surprise since my mother ...

Fighting Cancer The Southern & Jewish Way

Two months ago, something unexpected happened: I found out that I had stage three cancer.Since then, my life has been ...

How the Tragedy of an Infant’s Death Can Bring About Mitzvot

Today will be a difficult day for my family. And for me. We should be celebrating the first birthday of ...

Two Mississippi Rabbis Will Shave for the Brave

My Mississippi rabbinical colleague Rabbi Debra Kassoff and myself will both be making a bold statement this spring; more accurately, ...

How to Be the Jewish Daughter of a Cancer Patient

Today is World Cancer Day, a day when people worldwide are focused on cancer, to encourage its prevention, detection, and ...

Arise! Arise! The Back Story

I’ve adored illuminated manuscripts all my life — as a child and teenager, these were the postcards I’d take home ...

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