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Is it (Mentally) Healthy to Fall Apart?

Falling apart is a kind of strength.At least, that’s what I’m learning as I reflect this week on the meaning ...

Rituals and Relationships to Enhance Your Passover Seder

This week, my partner and I sat down to plan our seder. For us, this involves much more than deciding ...

Shavuot & Giving: Taking the Time to Get It Right

The holiday of Shavuot demonstrates a method of gift giving that we may want to deploy when thinking about advancing ...

The NFL Draft, the Omer, and the Power of Potential

I am a self-confessed football fanatic. From September through January, my Sundays are centered around the performance of the San ...

Anticipating Tiferet she’b’Tiferet

Almost eight years ago, on the evening of April 22nd, after a full day of labor, my husband Rick and ...

Marching Towards Freedom With The Omer

We often flow unaware from one moment on the calendar to the next. There are too many times where we ...