How Do I Want To Grow?
Six months before her bat mitzvah, my daughter asked me why she was doing this. Not defiantly. She wanted to know. I remember thinking it ...
Toward the Yamim Nora’im
In the weeks leading up to the High Holy Days, members of the BJ community share personal kavannot (reflections) inspired by the themes of the season. Each reflection responds to a different question, inviting us into the practices of introspection and heshbon hanefesh (soul accounting) as we prepare for the Days of Awe.
What Do I Want to Give?
My daughter Olivia and I collaborate regularly and extensively, giving much of ourselves to each other and to our creative and intellectual endeavors. We started ...
What Am I Learning?
A few months ago, I had a major “a-ha” moment that has stayed with me. In a kind but matter-of-fact way, my therapist said, “You ...
What Seeds am I Planting?
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- By Shlomo Satt
Elul has meant many things to me in the past. In my Orthodox yeshiva days it meant a month of fearful preparation for Rosh Hashanah ...