Walk Forward: Exodus, Being Stuck, and Self-Actualization
Heschel, action over words, Psalms, and slogging through the mud to get to the other side
057 | What Christmas Means to Me, A New Jew After Conversion
My First Christmas as a Jew was in lockdown in the pandemic epicenter: Loving Christmas doesn’t just go away when you convert
056 | Post-Mikvah Slumps, Lame Duck Dumps, and Pandemic Punishment: We enter the darkest months of the year
Things are beyond difficult for millions. A week from tonight, we begin to light the lights to guide us into a better chapter
055 | A New Jew’s Registry: Social Causes, Nefesh, and Some Holiday Cheer
Some things you can do to help me mark my milestone, including giving to some good causes, my budding Jewish community that’s doing great, fresh, necessary things and is in startup mode, or sending me a little something.
052 | Beit Done: Days of Awesome, Jewish Journey Limbo, and Holy Daze (One Year In)
Well, I did it! I had my Beit Din a couple weeks ago. I’ve been slammed since with these High Holy Days and all the work that entails with Nefesh, my buoyant, vibrant, supportive eastside Los Angeles community. After being slightly anxious way back in March to do this thing only to have it delayed 6 months, guess what? It […]
