I went to a Jewish mental health conference a while ago, hoping to find... something.I did find something. I found...
Books and Writing Articles
Question Regarding Rebbetzins – Need Anonymous Help Please!
Slightly reworded so more people can answer. :-)I need some help here, please!No personal information requested...I'm...
Obligatory Post
Just thought I'd update all five of my readers that all's well but busy here.Oldest Son just turned six.Oldest Son...
Interconnected
Here's something I know: my love of music, my connection with my own spirituality, my almost physical longing for...
“Dear Rabbi, Merry Christmas” – An Excerpt
Whoever would have thought that Christmas cards were such a loaded issue? I certainly didn’t, five years ago when I...
Squeaky Wheel or Lashon Hara?
“The wheel that squeaks the loudestIs the one that gets the grease.”Josh Billings, ca. 1870I don’t like being a...
Thank Your Neighbor As You Thank Yourself
Yesterday I was in tears. I felt let down by my community. I was >< this close to sending an e-mail to my rabbi with...
R. Akiva and the Anyone-Can-Do-It Syndrome
I don't know why (maybe something to do with the comments to this post from Shira), but I spent a good portion of...
A Question of Support
I've been thinking about that last post a lot today. And it prompted me to think about how we, as a Jewish community,...