Irresistible Prayer: A Yom Kippur excerpt from The Tremble of Love: A Novel of the Baal Shem Tov
Below is an excerpt from The Tremble of Love: A Novel of the Baal Shem Tov, a book inspired by the life, love and teachings of a legendary and revolutionary rabbi, mystic, healer and teacher of Love. The High Holy Day of Yom Kippur starts tonight at sundown…...
A Whistle and a Pure Heart: Praying as We Are
There are some aspects of living and loving that are timeless. One of these is prayer. On the holiest day of the year, an illiterate shepherd boy prays with his whistle and pure heart. Only then can the Shofar sound. No matter your faith, join me now on the holy...
When Is The Last Time You Learned to Walk?
Pop Quiz: when is the last time you learned to walk again? This is not a trick question. (Well, maybe it’s slightly tricky, but there’s no wrong answer.) Step. Step. Fall. Stand Up. Step. Fall. Stand Up. Fall. (Perhaps be embraced wildly and celebrated!)
Book Review: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry
My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman was a delightful and stimulating read. Almost eight-year-old Elsa is “different” and deliciously quirky, as are most of the characters who inhabit her apartment building and life—
