What I have found most useful is that the word “special needs” is truly expansive. Everyday and everywhere, people face challenges, overcome obstacles, and can benefit from special accommodations.

Kavanah for putting on a tallis linking past to present and acknowledging our choice in taking on this mitzvah

Advice for coping with the devastating loss of a child

Receiving and giving the awesome gift of Torah

In Kabbalah, the current month on the Hebrew calendar, Iyar, is the month of healing. Its spelling—aleph, yud, yud, resh—corresponds to the first letters of the words “Ani Yud-Yud Rofecha,” “I am G-d your Healer.” As I prepare for the Jewish Healing Circle I lead each month at my synagogue, I am struck by what a powerful healing tool it has become.

A series of eight mindfulness meditations for each day of Hanukkah