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Writings from the soul, to stir the soul.
A collection of reflections that will uplift, enlighten and spark the wisdom within

Queen Esther - Lessons on Leadership from the 5th Century BCE
In a recent industry dinner for technology executives in finance, I realized midway that I was one of only two women among about fifty...
Sarita Bakst Salama
Mar 11
Parashat Zachor - Who We Are and Who We Are Not
This upcoming Shabbat, the Shabbat prior to Purim, we will be reading Parashat Zachor (Devarim 25:17-19). Hashem commands us to remember...
Robin Shaoul
Mar 4
David’s Song - Our Journey
The Festival of Lights is upon us. The year: 5785. There is an ongoing war in Israel. A silent holocaust rages in America. The hurly...
Mazal Mizrahi
Dec 30, 2024
The Spirituality of a Flower
The flowers, in all their colored splendor, journeyed from fertile land to take root in the most barren of places. To witness and partake...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Jun 11, 2024
Naaseh V'Nishma: To Do and To Hear
Picture this: you are one of thousands of men, women, and children huddled by a mountain in the middle of the desert. You had just...
Emy Shamah
Jun 4, 2024
The Essence of Motherhood
“Then the Man said, ‘This one at last Is bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh. This one shall be called Woman, For from a Man was she...
Rachel Ashkenazi
May 9, 2024
The Seder Plate
Passover epitomizes the season of redemption. It's the time Hashem stepped in and freed us from Mitzrayim, from enslavement. The Seder is...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Apr 16, 2024
Purim in the Garden of Good and Evil
“And for your husband shall your craving be and he shall rule over you.” In Genesis chapter three, verse 16, G-d issues this statement...
Serene Azar
Mar 18, 2024
The Endurance of Light
We celebrate victory, we celebrate the oil. We celebrate for generations past and still to come. Of both our people and our light, We...
Rachel Ashkenazi
Dec 11, 2023
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