Relating to the “G” Word (Hint…it’s GOD)
God. Oh my God. What in God’s name am I doing? God bless you. It’s interesting. For most of us, we use God’s name in our every day vernacular (OMG, anyone?), without even noticing it. I’ve never...
View ArticleQuitters Can Be Winners: Changing My Life All Over Again
I always believed myself to be a particularly persistent person…sometimes to a fault. Sometimes in situations where I would have been better off to let go, not try so hard. Fortunately, I have learned...
View ArticleThe Art of Being Vulnerable
Being vulnerable is one of the most difficult things I am working with right now. I’m in a foreign country, dropped out of my program of study, have no clue what the future holds and no current income....
View ArticleMy Love Affair with Jerusalem: Why I’ve Decided to Stay
It didn’t start out as the greatest love affair of my life, although I was enamored from the start. As soon as I stepped off the plane, I felt as though I had come home, that I was at peace, exactly...
View ArticleJudaism: Where Can I Find Myself?
I have often been described as someone who is a “spiritual” person. This phrase seems a little tenuous to me, and doesn’t say much. I am a seeker–I believe in looking for a higher meaning in life,...
View ArticleMy Old Friend Self-Doubt
Well, it was bound to happen, right? Making so many moves and shifts and changes and leaps and bounds. I recently found myself caught up in what I like to call a thought storm of crazy. I have about a...
View ArticleExploring Myself in a New Country
Bonjour, mes amies! I am writing to you from the Latin Quarter of Paris, not too far from the Seine, the Notre Dame Cathedral and a lot of ham and cheese sandwiches. Talk about a shift from Jerusalem...
View ArticleThe Art of Receiving
One of the most important things in life to me is balance. This is something I strive for on a daily (sometimes momentary) basis. It is important to me that things are equal, that the balance of give...
View ArticleIsrael: Shades of Grey
Israel is the land of paradoxes. “I’m a religious feminist. I’m a pro Palestinian Zionist. I’m a serious political leftie and voted for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” There is no end to the...
View Article“Stop Crying!” My Experience with the Israeli Healthcare System
I found myself totally disoriented, knocking on my roommates door at 6:30a.m.and then barging in, telling her I needed help. I have no idea how I got there, how I found myself on the floor outside my...
View ArticleSurrending to the New Year 5776
This is my first Rosh Hashanah in Jerusalem as an olah chadasha, an Israeli citizen. Although I was here last year for the chaggim, I have to say that I really feel a difference this year. This Rosh...
View ArticleTraveling Home Only to Realize I Was Already There (Another Love Letter to...
As the plane landed with a thud in Newark, New Jersey, so did my heart land with a thud in my chest. I had been looking forward to visiting the states for WEEKS. Having just made aliya about 2 months...
View ArticleThis is What 90 Looks Like: Inspiration from a Holocaust Survivor
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that I recently went back to the US after having made aliya 2 1/2 months ago. The reason I left my beautiful country was for a 90th birthday celebration...
View ArticleThis Dear, Precious Life: Thoughts on the Terror Attacks in Jerusalem
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. -Martin Luther King I don’t even know what to address first. Do I even...
View ArticleBut You Don’t Look Sick!
I debated long and hard about writing this post. How can I write about what appears to be somewhat of a chronic illness and not let it turn into a pity party? Do I even want to let an audience in on...
View ArticleFaith is My Weapon
I don’t think it will come as a surprise to anyone who knows me that I’m not a particularly observant person. Although I love going to shul for Kabbalat Shabbat and I have been known to quote Rebbe...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....