Whenever I teach about ritual or work with people to prepare for a life cycle transition, I always stress that what makes a ritual powerful and effective is the preparation and intention with which we approach the event.  While there is a certain “magic” to liminal moments, we cannot simply show up and experience a transformation.  The same is true for how we experience the holidays of the Jewish year. Not only must we appropriately prepare for each holiday, but we must also consider how we want to connect this year.

"Masks help us imagine / it’s history and only our story..."

A touching view of this uniquely Jewish ritual which accords profound respect to the individual between death and burial

This time there was no escaping it. This was my last child, and this would be the end of our physical attachment. 

The invitation of mussar is to be mindful and respectful of the burdens on others

The traditional ten plagues of Passsover recast as ten plagues which hurt Jewish women today