Celebrate
Hearing Amidst the Storm
Revelation doesn’t happen in a moment of calm, but amidst chaos and fear.
Our Tender Yearning Heart
We haven’t yet awoken to the part of us that, through calamity and catastrophe, remains open and ever full of love.
A Heart of Flesh
When images of horror flash across our screens hourly, how many generations will it take to heal?
We Will Speak and We Will Hear
How to regain the courage to say what we think and hear what we don't want to hear.
The Ancestors Echoing Within Us
As Jews, we carry within us residues of traumas we may ourselves have never experienced.
Gathered To Our People
What hope or despair, openness of heart or resilience of spirit, will be gathered into those who come after?
On Hanukkah and War
Jewish tradition is deeply torn, and even contradictory, in its thinking about war.
The Two Miracles of Hanukkah
Ancient scriptures tell two very different stories about why we celebrate the Festival of Lights.
Is it Traditional to Give Presents on all Eight Nights of Hanukkah?
Hanukkah gift-giving traditions explained.
Is it OK to Blow Out Hanukkah Candles?
What do you do if you need to leave home after lighting your menorah.
Reconcilable Truths
It is possible to hold both the deep pain of this moment and a sense of gratitude for the blessings that surround us.
Seeing in the Dark
Could it be that in our yearning for light, we fail to recognize the gifts of darkness?