All this is hard. As much as I wish I could be soft with myself and understanding and even compassionate, I can be excruciatingly mean.
I don't really value external, objective success, but I want a certain brand of it oh so badly. Will exploring this desire help me find peace?
I feel like a visitor to the earth. This place is absurd but oddly thrilling. I've learned to cope and even enjoy it. I may not be home, but I'm here.
Rachel Kann's new album, THE UPWARD SPIRAL, produced by Jaz1, will be released on 6/13 at 11:11 on M87ent. Come on little rockstar, COME OUT AND SHINE!
The laws prohibiting speaking or believing loshon hara, motzi shem ra, and rechilus are some of the hardest in Torah to keep.
Read the origin story of Rachel's new album, The Upward Spiral, a true Hevria original, and why it took a lot of bravery and love to get her where she is today.
There is no path. The path is many paths. It is an empty field. It is an entire twelve lane highway.
Somehow, raising money seemed liked a dirty business. From unkempt Rabbis, to overly-excitable telethon hosts, to how-to sessions for spiritual leaders, asking for money seemed disingenuous. And then -- it became my world.
Heaven and hell do not resonate with me. I much prefer an afterlife that allows all souls to learn, grow, and reach their spiritual potential. But that doesn't require me—or you—to tolerate mean people.
Often, life seems a cold, hard outgrowth of unfeeling nature. Occasionally, I sense something mystical. I'm not sure what I believe, but I sure know what I hope.
