The spontaneous dancing in the streets that erupted all over the US yesterday on Shabbat, of all days, spoke volumes. Even in the midst of celebration, there is an acknowledgment of having to hold multiple realities. Thank God the majority of us voted for empathy, decency, a belief in science, and most of all, for unity. It has been four years of being Continue Reading
The Backstory: RENEW
Last month, the weight of the pandemic felt personally unbearable. A go-to strategy to relieve despair and renew my own spirit is to reach out to see if perhaps others can relate. I hopped onto Twitter with this simple question: “What is one word you’d use to describe your emotional state right now? Mine is ‘exhausted’.” No photo, no cute emoticon Continue Reading