When everything falls apart, you learn what you are made of by how you respond. Yes, first you mourn and cry out in pain and despair. And then, when you find that you have endured, perhaps the worst you could have imagined, you have choices to make. How do you hold what has happened and how do you walk toward healing? When adversity confronts - Do Continue Reading
what’s born from the rubble
Today is Tisha B'Av (the 9th day of the month of Av.) It's the day the ancient temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. Our sages met challenge of the "center not holding" with creativity and resilience. If it weren't for those rabbis, who created new ways of praying, connecting with the Divine, and gathering together, we most likely wouldn't be here today, as Continue Reading
