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Relationship Advice from a Donkey
This post was originally a schmoozeletter email in 2021 One of my love languages is book recommendations (also: cut fruit..) I believe...
Elisheva Liss
3 days ago3 min read
I need to watch out for this..
This was originally published as subscriber email in 2022: One time during an interview, we were discussing the level of responsibility...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 263 min read
When I Got in Trouble
This was originally published as a subscriber email post in 2021: Once upon a time, I was a nerdy little kid with a big mouth. (Now I'm a...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 263 min read
An Open Letter to my Sisters and Brothers in Israel:
Dear Family, It’s hard to know the right words to say when people you love are in pain and there is so little that can be done to...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 243 min read
When You Feel Intimidated
Note: This was originally posted as a schoozeletter Parsha email for subscribers in 2022: Have you ever heard yourself or someone else...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 173 min read
They started this before 10/07
The following post was originally written as a schmoozeletter email in May of 2021!! I hope you're having a good week. Personally, I’m...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 94 min read
I Wish They Were Wrong
Note: This was original written and sent as a subscriber email newsletter in May 2021!! The "current events" references have changed but...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 63 min read
A Controversy about saying: "I Love You"
This post was originally published as a subscriber "schmoozeletter email" in 2022 There's a debate that sometimes comes up between...
Elisheva Liss
Jun 64 min read
Happy Still-Alive Day to You
Today is my husband’s 53rd birthday. 53 is not usually a significant number (although it is for him, because he loves when his age is...
Elisheva Liss
May 183 min read
What's the deal with Judaism and blue?
Have you noticed that when stores want to indicate that a product is "Jewish," they'll often feature a blue color theme? And that the...
Elisheva Liss
May 12 min read
Keeping People's Secrets
The story I'm about to share is over 30 years old, but I still think about it frequently. When I was in middle school, I had a friend who...
Elisheva Liss
Apr 304 min read
When there are no words for the pain
Sometimes, when I'm talking with a client or a friend about something traumatic they've experienced, especially loss, they end up sharing...
Elisheva Liss
Apr 253 min read
Does Pesach mess with your Sefira?
For many years, I had a little issue with the Omer. We'd always been taught that the seven weeks of counting from the holidays of Pesach...
Elisheva Liss
Apr 82 min read
They made a huge mistake
There’s a great motivational quote, attributed to Nelson Mandela: “I never lose, I either win, or I learn.” That’s an empowering way to...
Elisheva Liss
Mar 123 min read
Moving Forward and Moving Up
Originally written: April 26th, 2017 "Good luck movin' up cuz I'm movin' out!" You might recognize that line from the chorus of a Billy...
Elisheva Liss
Mar 66 min read
Is this phony or helpful?
This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2021: Someone recently shared an interesting thought with me. She was saying...
Elisheva Liss
Feb 264 min read
When the easy stuff is hard
This was originally written in 2022, as a schmoozeletter subscriber email Yesterday, my kids asked to go for Slurpees. My car needed gas,...
Elisheva Liss
Feb 233 min read
Why I hit my ceiling (literally:)
This post was originally a schmoozeletter email from 2022 There's this odd thing I do sometimes when I'm walking down the steps in my...
Elisheva Liss
Feb 63 min read
Kriyas Yam Suf: A Symbolic Dialectic
You know that dream, where you’re being chased by Something Bad, and running for your life, and then just as you encounter a dead end or...
Elisheva Liss
Feb 56 min read
Crying in Target
*This was originally written as a schmoozeletter email, in January of 2022. I realized that I haven't written in this light-hearted tone...
Elisheva Liss
Jan 303 min read
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