Comfort

In Av — the month whose very name means Father — we discover that honoring our imperfect parents carries a promise deeper than long life: arukhah (healing), the slow closing of the wounds we all carry, and a softening of how easily the word Avinu, our Father, forms in our mouths. Read More

Before the miracles of redemption could begin, God first chose to see, hear, and know the suffering of His people — teaching us that the most transformative gift we can offer those in pain is not a solution but our presence, the sacred willingness to sit with them and help them feel less alone. Read More

Eicha has no dates because it belongs to every generation — and buried inside its darkest verses, where we least expect it, are the words we sing every morning: "Great is Your faithfulness, they are renewed each day." Read More

When life feels as fleeting and unsteady as a sukkah, the very walls around us — two full walls and a handsbreadth of a third — are the kabbalistic shape of a one-armed hug from God, His right arm embracing us. Read More