My mom took her last breath at 3:10 p.m. on February 29, 2016. I whispered the Shema prayer in her ear and urged her to “go with God” before she became still. Although she and my Dad had broken with the traditions of the Jewish religion years before she passed, as she neared the end [...]
“Are you happy?” “As happy as a woman can be, who lost her brother, her mother and her job in the last six months.” That is the answer, right? As happy as a person can be who… (fill in the blank). So given that these things happen, how can we be happy? Everyone has losses, [...]
On the second day of Yom Kippur, I was teaching meditation at a synagogue to a group of hungry and tired middle-aged people. Hungry because it is a day of fasting; tired because they were hungry! It was my first time teaching at the temple, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I decided to [...]
My mom passed away 6 months ago yesterday, February 29, 2016. Sometimes the pain is excruciating. My heart is crushed and bleeding and I have terrible pressure in my head and my neck. It happened last night, while I was with one of my 21 year old twin daughters. So, with tears running down my [...]
I was noticeably frazzled today. I was gone on vacation (I know, lucky girl, champagne problem!) for 10 days and my first day home got stacked up with item after item, many items having deadlines that are today. When I was in line at the grocery store at dinnertime, always a relaxing time to be [...]
