Healing

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

Emunah (faith) is not the absence of inner turmoil but the willingness to negotiate with it — swinging between despair and hope, anger and trust, then choosing again and again to focus on what is life-affirming today. Read More