What is the meaning of compassion? For it seems to me, if one aspect of our lives, one attribute, that has almost disappeared in the last 18 months it is compassion. Read More

I was struck by the intensity with which the woman davened, head beat slightly forward, machzor open in her hands. She wore a simple skirt, a short-sleeved blue-grey shirt and sandals. She did not wear a hat.  Read More

And then there is the annual question of Yom Kippur: to fast, or not to fast? Fasting is contraindicated for ED recovery – but what does that mean for one’s neshama? Read More

If we can find a way to lean into this chaos, weave it into our perceptions of reality rather than dismiss and repress it for the sake of simplicity and order – perhaps we may feel less hollow and disconnected… Read More

I think when I look back at this time I will still grapple with the juxtapose of being in paradise while others suffer. Read More

The installation of the new President of Israel has been almost joyous. Read More

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