The Zohar teaches that we are obligated to praise Hashem for the miracles and kindnesses He shows us. Yet we often reserve the word miracle for splitting seas and dramatic rescues, while [...]
Howard Thurman, the twentieth-century theologian and civil rights leader, famously advised people not to ask only what the world needs, but to discover what makes them come alive. The world, he [...]
Some books offer information. Others change our moral eyesight. Adam Grant’s Give and Take belongs to the latter category. Grant describes three relational styles. Takers seek advantage. Matchers [...]
As we enter the Three Weeks, one of the most emotionally complex seasons of the Jewish calendar, we deliberately lower the volume of joy – “Mo’atim b’simcha.” We remember the breached walls of [...]
Many of you know that I teach self-regulation tools such as meditation, breathwork, guided relaxation, imagery, and somatic practices. These methods can help the nervous system settle, organize, [...]
I feel deeply blessed that, for much of my life, I have been able to open my eyes and feel gratitude for what I see. Perhaps I was born with a certain native optimism, inherited from my witty, [...]
Research tells us that babies regulate through relationship. Through gaze, touch, rhythm, tone, and steady presence, a caregiver’s nervous system helps shape the baby’s sense of safety. [...]
Scent does not merely remind us of the past. Sometimes, for a few seconds, it reinstalls us there…There are doorways that do not look like doorways. A song can be one. A recipe can be one. A [...]
In an age of endless scrolling, fractured attention, and the quiet tyranny of constant availability, the idea of a “digital detox” has become a modern necessity. Yet long before we had language [...]
The spirit of the 21st century is in a state of dis-ease. This is not a diagnosis, and it is not an accusation. It is an observation. We are living inside a cultural environment that places [...]
