Dear friend, I wonder how your heart is? After this past week’s events, my heart feels raw. So raw, that it’s hard to find words to express all that I feel and long for. I feel a sea of collective anguish, grief, outrage and pain—along...

It’s been a hard week. I wept Tuesday morning when I learned about George Floyd’s murder. Here we are amidst this terrible pandemic, so soon after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, facing yet again the brutal, violent realit...

I hope you're enjoying the long weekend, keeping healthy and well.Over these past couple of months, I’ve been reflecting a lot on what it means to stay home, and how to find some space inside when the options for going outside are limited....

As the weeks of this pandemic have turned into months it’s easy for the heart to sink. There’s enough bad news to feed our anxieties and worst fears. In the face of so much hardship and uncertainty, it can feel naïve to hope. Yet the alternate s...

So much has changed so quickly these past few months. It can all begin to take a toll on our wellbeing, the physical distancing in particular. We are, after all, social creatures. I haven’t seen any friends or family (other than my partner) in a...

Last week, the county where I live announced that shelter-in-place will continue until May 31st. What surprised me wasn’t the news (we were expecting this) but the mixed feelings it brought up. In addition to feeling disappointed and concerned f...

Dear friends,One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life was say goodbye to someone I loved. I was 14 when my grandmother’s cancer worsened. I flew back to Israel with my father, and we spent the week visiting Safta in the hospital...

Yesterday I was teaching a class online about how to cultivate more empathy and compassion for ourselves. There are so many obstacles that can make it hard to find tenderness for ourselves. We might believe that our personal pain doesn’t ma...

I’ve found myself checking my phone, reading the news, and turning on the radio more often lately. Each headline sends a little current of energy through me.“The virus is spreading… markets are crashing… schools are closed…”  If you’re worr...