Good Bye Wrapunzel
Last night was Good Bye Wrapunzel night. Its a huge change but we are sure that this will be the beginning of something incredible I can’t explain it in more profound terms, we just KNOW that despite the loss, everything is going to be amazing. In preparation for this new stage we’ve been […]
Video:Be a Smiler!
I can just see him, there by the door; his wife standing next to him as he waved good-bye to me. I was about to get married and this Rabbi said to me,”My wife is a Smiler. Be a Smiler.” I was young, so I smiled,and thought “Duh.Smiling? I got that one already! It’s simple, […]
Me and my Loneliness
Are you ever lonely? As in, no matter how many people you’re with, how many parties you’re at, there’s a sense that you’re in this experience alone. I look around sometimes. And not always, but often, I see dozens of others, attending the same class or the same Kiddush, sitting near each other, chatting […]
Video:A Bubble for my Son
Last week at WOW, I was learning Nefesh Chaya with my friend Stephanie. Rav Pincus was talking about the hidden world. In the old days, seeing was believing. If you believed in something invisible you were backwards and superstitious. In modern times though, we know that most of what we call reality is hidden. […]
Video:You Choose, “More Choices or Better Choices?” with Rivki Silver of “The Classic”
Here, Rivki Silver shares her thoughts on life, husbands, social constructs, parameters vs restrictions, positive framing and living the life of your dreams! What a woman!
We’re in Good Hands!
I wrote this sometime last year. It’s amazing and astonishing to see how different our life looks now. We truly are on the next chapter. Nothing is too hard for G-d! Interestingly enough, I submitted this to two publications and both (who have published my writing before) turned it down. That was funny […]
Video:Love – Up Close
What stood out for me most,in this magnificent video was the images of Mae Toi playing with her children, being with her children. It literally didn’t matter what she was doing, even swatting one of the kids hands away. She was with them. They saw her love. When I got married, I was really young. And I […]
Why I Wear aTichel Instead of a Wig
I love the question behind the question. And this is one I get a lot. Why do I wear a tichel? This video will answer that for you. But now I want to ask another question. Don’t I think everyone should wear a tichel? And my answer is NO. Our goal is to serve G-d, […]
Video – The Girl Effect
It all begins with a girl. A girl helps her mother fold napkins. Her mother observes – “you have a knack for this!” The girl folds more napkins with a little spring in her step. The mother observes “your napkins look exceptional.” The girl volunteers to help set up for a bris – […]
