There was a time this year when I faced serious regret over a decision I had made. That whole tekufah was a huge growth experience for me and required me to stretch my emunah and confront challenges more than I’d been pushed to before. There were some amazing people who supported and comforted me, and helped me recognize that everything …
Here are some of my reflections on the topic, if you’d like to read… Seek to be mechazek. Lend your ears without interrupting. Share divrei emunah. If you aren’t a source of chizuk, try to become one. Seek to be a positive influence. You are looked up to by more people than you realize, just because you are …
I heard the following from Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker. How do we achieve menuchas hanefesh? We learn it from menuchas Shabbos. No matter what’s going on, we stop doing our work when Shabbos comes and it’s “as if it has already been done” (Rashi). Well, what if it’s not? Say you’re in Israel and you have a business partner in America. …
The following is another excerpt from Our Bodies Our Souls by Rebbetzin Heller, which I read over Shavuos. I just had to share it here because it is so beautiful. It really speaks to what it is that we want when we say we want to raise families. Any intelligent woman, secular or religious, is no doubt aware of the …
A friend of mine told me that that’s what I am 🙂 which I thought was such a nice compliment. These are some thoughts I had on what might make for an interesting person (and an interesting life): Surround yourself with diversity. Go places where you will spend extended time with many kinds of people. Shiurim, workshops, Shabbos meals… …
Journal writing still going strong, and I just wrapped up reading that book of techniques I keep mentioning. It’s been tons of fun to learn new ways to write and keep the juices flowing. I’ve also been flipping through The Artist’s Way and its sequel, The Vein of Gold, for more ideas, and I want to share some of my …
A whole long while back, I mentioned that I wanted to put together a guide of travel advice, and now I finally have. Hope this is helpful if you’re planning a trip to somewhere new! Planning Brain-dump a list of anything you want to see or do at your destination: recommendations from friends, your bucket list, suggestions from travel …
Sometimes the days of our lives go by like the flow of water, each day running into the next, indistinguishable from the one before. And it’s easy to forget that each day is a gift that carries a unique identity and potential. Rav Hutner says that the reason the lechem hapanim did not cool off throughout the week was …
The following is an excerpt from Our Bodies Our Souls: A Jewish Perspective on Feminine Spirituality, by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller. It discusses a running theme here, and also relates to Shavuos. Many women who very much want to marry find themselves waiting a long time before they succeed in finding the right husband. While there are countless avenues through …
Hi, guys! I hope you’re all doing well. This is a piece of dating advice I got a while back when I was in a drawn-out dating situation. Also, my best friend (who did get engaged recently), got the same advice and found it really helpful. And here it is: Don’t count dates. There are no rules, no …
