Jews are survivors, one of our strongest attributes and part of our DNA. Hawaiians who survive their tragedies are known as Me ola and are people of Kupa-always standing firm and steadfast. Read More
Rebecca wasn’t a hero. She didn’t do anything that you’d normally write about in history books but there was something in her story about trauma, migration, hereditary, survival and healing that felt important. Read More
Some may have questioned my choice but to me it seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Read More
Mikveh is a somatic experience, bringing together the purity of our body with the beauty of our soul. Read More
Last year my mama and her best friend concocted a plan. They were lamenting that both their children were so wonderful and so brilliant but that they were both so single… Read More
Not long after, I trained as a Laughter Yoga leader. I became an expert extolling laughter’s virtue to anyone who’d listen. That was until a distinctly un-funny time in my life—a bowel cancer diagnosis at age forty-two. Despite there being nothing humorous about cancer, I knew deep within that laughter was inextricably bound to my experience. The moment had arrived to practice what I preached. I just needed time (and a couple of major operations) to connect the dots. Read More
A universal language, across societies we guffaw, chuckle, chortle, howl, snigger, roar, snort, titter, hoot, whoop, snicker and cackle. Our cultural background shapes our laugh-print. Read More
I chose the university of life: Israel, USA, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe. I wanted information, answers, knowledge. And I searched and searched.
I became strong, resilient, independent. Read More
When Leah Boulton goes to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish wedding she completely “frums up”. She covers her exuberant red hair and dresses neck to knee in the style of those communities. Read More
Non-Jews are sincerely committed to responsibility and reconciliation of their nation’s horrible past. Read More
At the war’s end, my grandparents sought details about their families only to discover that everyone was gone. Buba’s parents she was informed had been taken to a forest and shot. Read More
