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...

Sometimes it feels like a balancing act trying to determine how much to share personally in public writing and speaking spaces. We all...

When I was a kid, there was this mean teasing game kids played on each other, by simply repeating everything one person said. I haven't...

The more I know, the less I know. Do you relate to this? I sometimes look back at words I wrote with such conviction when I was younger,...

Dearest Client, Well, it’s been quite a year. At this time, we have a custom to take interpersonal stock and make amends. Thank you for...

I found that I am, indeed, quite privileged. I was raised by two loving, wise, imperfect, but dedicated parents. I was taught the value...

An essay by: Elisheva Liss Much to my people’s chagrin, we have finally been outed as the nefarious villains that we are. I feel the...

What’s the deal with humans as numbers? In college and grad school, I was a decent student, but I did fail one course: statistics. (I...

I’ve been thinking a lot about trauma lately. Trauma was always one topic I’ve never claimed to know much about, one presenting issue...

Validation and Motivation: From Tension to Intention When it comes to the self-help messages, I’ve noticed a split between two streams of...

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine One of the many ripple effects of the current health crisis, is the challenge...

A Homeschooling Thought For the Homebound at This Time Every year, around this time, I wonder why these two parshas are necessary. As it...

One year, when I went to shul for megila reading, I was a few minutes early, so I stopped to watch the adorable costumed children running...

More Shovevim thoughts on enhancing marital intimacy: Something I have struggled with for a few years now is wanting to create and share...

As many of you know, one of the most important aspects of the work we do with couples and individuals, is treating the results and...

“This time of year is especially hard for me, but it’s actually always like this. I wake up in the morning, and I’m supposed to say...

“I appreciate my Rabbi so much, and I wanted to be inspired by the drasha, but I couldn’t concentrate on what he was saying. All I kept...

“I’m so happy and grateful- his Rebbe said he’s a meyuchad, a lamdan, really something special.” “I just want to do whatever is best for...

Something I've been thinking about for awhile (like years) is how this time of year in the Jewish calendar, the months of Av and Elul,...

“I’m not sure if you’re interested or ready to hear this, but there is something I’d like to suggest, with your permission.” This is...