Spirituality
Rona’s Story: Women in The Workplace
(1/7) “You Can Do This” “Unlike my parents, I did not dream of becoming a classroom teacher. I knew I…
Filtering Reality: Instagram and the Megillah
“I think often about the millions of Instagram accounts where their entire personal brand revolves around snapshots of pretty moments.…
Learning That I Deserve Love and Finding My Voice
TI always feared deep down that I would never be truly loved, just as I am. That fear comes along…
The Drumbeats of Fear
You’ve seen the video of the bride in Bnei Brak drumming at her wedding. You’ve heard that the Badatz went…
Ahava Emunah’s Story: Living with Love and Faith
(1/7) “I Knew” “It was July 2012, and I had been feeling unwell. I was going back and forth to…
Zissie’s Story: Never Lose Hope
(1/6) “A White World” “When I was 19 years old, I went to Vermont with a bunch of friends to…
My Mother’s Kaddish
.יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא Waking in the dark beneath the heavy cloak of dawnֿ I wait for the soothing rhythm…
Alana’s Story: Seeking Spirituality
(1/6) “iMPRINTS” “When I was a child, I remember having romantic and beautiful feelings about Israel. I was deeply in…
A Jew Is A Jew: Lessons From Anti-Semitism
When I turned on my phone after Shabbat here in Israel, a nightmare scenario unfolded on my newsfeed. During a…
Sukkot: Leaning into Vulnerability
Have you ever thought about how each season has a psychological component? During the cold winter nights where you don’t…
Al Chet
My G-d, the G-d of Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, and Leah, May all my cries of al chet reach you through…
Apologizing to Mrs. S
Until I got to college, I was a fairly lazy student and found most classes to be unstimulating. Looking back,…