Good morning, Chaverim/Chaverot,  I thought to keep it simple on this hot July morning...    Here is today’s Gratitude Thought in the Midst of a Pandemic: “Let love start this [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  One morning this week at minyan I noticed the following entry in the margin of our siddur, Lev Shalem, on page 158, intended to inspire and help illuminate the [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  Since I could not find my way from despair to gratitude last Friday, I was not able to share any “gratitude thoughts”  with you.   Perspective and [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  It’s been a few weeks since I have been able to share my "gratitude thoughts" and I am glad, and grateful, to be able to do so [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  It is clear that we are living in the midst of two plagues, Covid and gun violence, our uniquely American plague.  I have no words, no gratitude [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  It has been another painful, grief-filled week with yet another mass shooting (this time in my home town, Buffalo, NY), more innocent lives lost and families torn [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  This quote really struck me as perfect for the times we are living through... Here is today’s Gratitude Thought in the Midst of a Pandemic: “The trick, [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  This was NOT a good week and, I must admit, it has been very hard to find my way to gratitude.  Instead, I have felt enraged, betrayed, [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  I had a lovely meeting yesterday with the “Mussettes”, my chevruta with whom I have studied and (tried to) live my Mussar practice for the past 9 [...]

Good afternoon, Chaverim/Chaverot,  This sweet little morsel of wisdom is today’s entry on my "Notes from the Universe” calendar and I thought that perhaps those of you who have of [...]