Why Rosh Hashanah? Why ritual? Why come at all? (PS it begins Monday September 6 - yes, on Labor Day) Because -- in the midst of our “tsunami of tsuris” an eloquent phase my colleague Rabbi Leah Herz coined - there is comfort in coming together. Simply being present with each other. Hearing healing music. Speaking words of beauty that help us remember, Continue Reading
Spiritual Journeying: Counting the Omer
Counting the Omer is a spiritual practice that is profound and transformative, universal and entirely personal. It is the next step in the Passover experience as we move out from our newfound freedom and journey into the wilderness. This year, in 2021, we start with day one the evening of the second seder, March 28. The Backstory Every spring as bulbs Continue Reading
What Does Healing Look Like & Refugee Shabbat
I want to talk to you about healing. It was exactly a year ago this week when many of us began to register that the pandemic was going to upend our lives. In March of 2020, I agonized over getting on a plane to officiate a long-planned wedding in Chicago (the daughter of one of my dearest childhood friends) because of the potential danger to my Continue Reading
Healing: Seeking Wholeness For Soul & Body *Begins This Week!
It has been a year since we have been on lockdown and our lives disrupted. My husband and I received our second covid vaccine late last week, and in addition to the huge hope it instilled in me, it also allowed me to feel the weight of the last year. It is funny how that works. Sometimes, when there is a light at the end of the tunnel, you can unclench your Continue Reading
Healing Shabbat Meditation & Music
Friday, February 19 4:30 pm Pacific // 7:30 Eastern Join us for a very special Healing Shabbat. Meaningful prayer, music and meditation. We are so excited to welcome one of my very favorite humans, the multi-talented soulful Rabbi Aviva Funke as our special co-leader! Rabbi Aviva Funke is a mother, sacred-space facilitator, musician, and Continue Reading
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