“Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear almost any ‘how.”- Victor Frankl
It has been very hard for our Jewish family to find peace in these crazy times. Attacks on our identity have escalated to the point that we hardly blink when…
Breaking My Silence in Troubling Times
I have been mostly silent, turning inward to the soul of our community in these troubling times. But I cannot remain silent in the face of the rage I now…
Rising Lion
Since October 7, many of us have felt—in our bones—what Jewish history has long taught: that not just one enemy has risen to destroy us, but in every generation, many…
Let My People Free…NOW
Dear friends, Lisa and I want to wish you all a good Yom Tov, Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom. We are busy preparing for our communal 2nd Night Seder making…
Purim Spiel Unfiltered 2025
It has been some time since I last put fingers to keyboard. Partly this was the result of extreme busyness at Neshama, a great blessing. But admittedly it has also…
The meaning in B’mitzvahs
Bar Mitzvah: Bar Mitzvah literally means ‘a person who is now responsible to keep the commandments of the Torah’. Where I came from (an ultra-orthodox Chasidic family), this made sense.…