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Ayala Tiefenbrunn
JoinedNovember 21, 2016
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Ayala has never been good at introducing herself. She enjoys bullet journaling, happy dancing, and making herself uncomfortable for the sake of compassion. She collects rubber ducks. You can find more of her creative work at crazyduckwoman.com.
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Review: Monologues From The Makom

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·2 min read
Many women (and men) have the tradition of reading Tehillim every day, week, or month as an avenue of prayer....
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Tisha B’Av for the Depressed

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·3 min read
Depression takes Tisha B’Av as an invitation to tangle your brain waves into a tumbleweed of destruction. Depression is flirting with you under a red light, providing some anonymous sense of comfort but no real manoach.

Snow In May

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·1 min read
and it’s so fervent it’s clear it won’t last long and I wonder if that’s a message.

Jewish Games to Play When You’re Social Distancing

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·1 min read
Cried into your siddur, check. Had a Zoom meeting with your shul, check. Played board games on a weekday? Hmm.
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2019 Is A Miracle

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·1 min read
It’s so easy to feel the weight of the world on your shoulders. What if we hoisted it even higher and sang its praises?
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Up and Quiet

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·1 min read
It’s easy to hide in the shadows of skipped stitches in stories woven by people who are not me.

Freedom Is Relative

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·3 min read
I will always pick this philosophy that I have to tread lightly on or it will crack like yachatz. I cannot lie down on it, lean left on it, like a soft pillow and find comfort in it like fresh bread.

Thoughts While Bug-Checking Produce

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·3 min read
There is always so much- bug. There’s a beauty to doing this, sitting with my about-to-be-salad, checking for bugs. If I used this kind of attitude in my daily life, I would be a much more- bug. Isn’t lettuce mostly water?

Thoughts While Davening

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·4 min read
When did life get so full? I feel like every aspect of my life is full of God, how do I talk about that?

The Settling of Change

Ayala Tiefenbrunn·3 min read
The night before I couldn't sleep, my soul quivering in its earthly body...the awkward part is, this is the first year I genuinely forgot...
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