The story of discovering you, my Jewish family. About how you told me I belonged. And how we became so very close. And how one day, years later, you asked me to leave.
The other half of the story and how much we still don't know.
I know the words to the niggun when you think you’re only saying ai yai yai.
Are we ever really ready to die?
I lowered the criteria for success. A lot. Try it!
Apparently humans are the only animals that plan ahead for the future. At least that’s been the conventional belief. Recent research on scrub jays and certain types of monkeys challenges this assumption, and presents deeper questions on what it means exactly to relate mentally and emotionally to the future, or...
People will pretend like they are happy for you, but when you are twenty-two, sometimes people will look at you as if you have thrown your whole life away. How dare you try to balance a family and yourself? Why is “me” not a part of my family?
Bentzi Avtzon’s documentary, The Light Of Fire, shows both the destructive and transformative power of fire.
As Jews, there's really only one place for us to go. My heart often reminds me I should be there.
Who's got time to worry about destiny? I mean, how am I going to end homelessness if I can't even deal with the laundry?
