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Let Your Words Be Few

Dear Friends: I hope this message finds you in good health and spirits. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that actions speak louder than words and may not know that the Talmud backs us up with this: “Let your words be few”. Rabbis of ancient times taught and believed that humans are driven by two […]
6 years ago

The Healing Power of Trees

Dear Friends: Tomorrow night begins the Jewish celebration of the trees, Tu B’ Shevat. If you are one who loves nature, then you have a unique opportunity to experience the healing power of trees beginning tonight. Collectively, on Tu B’Shevat, we will acknowledge the importance of trees and their holy reminder and presence of G-d in […]
6 years ago

A Humane Approach to Thanksgiving

Dear friends: I hope this message finds you in good health and spirits. Seeing that Thanksgiving is upon us, I wanted to share thoughts on what a humane approach to Thanksgiving might be.  I’m not just talking about being kind to one another and such.  I’m talking a bit about our plan as it relates […]
6 years ago

A Meaningful Blessing on Veterans Day

May this message bring you, a meaningful blessing on Veterans Day Thank you to all the great veterans that allow all of us to support humanity in freedom.  I/We humbly remember you and honor your dedication.   Many have benefitted from your devotion Many are grateful for all you’ve given.   We remember your sacrifice […]
6 years ago
cemetery

Why I Wrote My Own Funeral

This past summer I sought a therapeutic process of writing my own funeral.  Now I want to share why I wrote my own funeral.  I got the idea of doing this due to my experience of guiding people through the funeral process of a loved one.  When a loved one dies, the experience of urgency […]
6 years ago
Om Shalom

The Impermanence of Succot

Dear friends: I hope this message finds you well and is received in the spirit of which it is offered. I’d like to speak to the jewish perspective on impermanence, specifically because Succot begins tomorrow night and offers us a fresh view of life and the celebration of it.  Impermanence means that not all things are […]
6 years ago
From the Narrow Places

From The Narrow Places

From the Narrow Places From the narrow places is an expression most widely used during the most distressful time in the Hebrew calendar.  This period of time known as “Beit hametzarim”, which means between the days of distress.  It is felt as a gradual increase of mourning customs and rituals which completes on the saddest […]
6 years ago
Life After Death 3 Powerful Lessons

3 POWERFUL LESSONS ABOUT GRIEF AND RECOVERY.

Get these 3 powerful lessons about grief and recovery now.  A few months ago I was interviewed by the very dynamic Margaret Manning, who is the global women’s leader of Sixty and Me  Her growing online community has 50,000+ women learning how to better their life after sixty.  She’s now building her latest site, LifeAfterDeath.com and […]
6 years ago
Megan & Jen Wedding at Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve, Wilton Manors

Three ways to undo what bothers you about Interfaith, LGBTQ & weird weddings

Did you ever get an invitation to a friends wedding and feel bothered by it?  Was it because the couple was going interfaith or are they LGBTQ or even worse, too weird for words?  I’ve discovered three ways to un-bother you about other people’s love choices. This post is being written because I get calls […]
6 years ago
Moving On 10 Years Later

Ten Bodies, Ten Years, Ten Sephirot

Ten years ago I moved on from the home I/we raised my/our two children in.  Just as the kids went to college, I set out on a journey to find myself and to reclaim my joy.  I had my Ordination, with which I reclaimed my devotion to my faith, however wasn’t sure how the world […]
6 years ago