WRITINGS

Have you ever found yourself so immersed in a situation that you are clueless as to what’s happening around you? The “situation” is...

"All my days I grew up among the sages and did not find anything better for the body than silence "— Pirkei Avot 1:17. Life’s biggest...

When we think of silence, it is something often overshadowed in a world dominated by noise. In our own lives we embrace silence for...

In a world fraught with background noise, Jews are told to stay silent. In a world filled with bright lights, Jews must focus on their...

We celebrate victory, we celebrate the oil.  We celebrate for generations past and still to come. Of both our people and our light, We...

A wife desperate to be a mother, Chana pleads with G-d to bless her with a child. Her husband, Elkana, already a father from his second...

When I hear the word “imagination” my mind immediately takes me to Willy Wonka as he sings “come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure...

I woke up this morning at 3:00 am, my mind jumpy and unsettled. Nothing unusual there. As a woman of a certain age, I have grown...

A couple of years ago I made a small bar mitzvah in my home, celebrating with close family and friends. A few special people offered to...