The reassurance of just being you
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action And because there is only one of you in all…
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Hineni. I am here.
“Hineni” by Rabbi Rami Shapiro Hineni. Here I am. A little bit nervous, a little bit self conscious. After all, whom am I talking to? And what…
Hold still
“When the world feels a little topsy turvy…when the ground is shaking…when chaos is reigning…hold still.” Read the complete message here. Thanks, Jo Anna!
10Q: Reflect. React. Renew.
Every year around this time, I subject my husband (and now my daughter) to questions about the past year and what we envision for the coming…
Elul confessions
The word “Elul” is similar to the root of the verb “search” in Aramaic. Elul is a time to search one’s heart and draw close to God…
Turning and returning
The month of Elul is all about coming closer to God. The Hebrew word for this soul work is teshuvah, which is translated as “repentence” but actually…