Rabbi Jill

“What If” Thinking – Don’t Do It

It is the day before the US election in 2020, but I promise you that this post will be relevant beyond. If you want to practice mindfulness, one of the worst things you can do is engage in “what if” thinking. Right now, the airwaves are filled with the “what if” scenarios. Steve Kornacki, of …

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Folding The Laundry

My beautiful precious mom, Marlene Marks Kornick, died in 2020. Her death was made more painful because she declined during the global pandemic, when it was impossible to fly across the country to visit. I have been writing poems to her – Dear Mom – I hereby dedicate every laundry folding to you, and every …

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The Backstory: RENEW

Last month, the weight of the pandemic felt personally unbearable. A go-to strategy to relieve despair and renew my own spirit is to reach out to see if perhaps others can relate.  I hopped onto Twitter with this simple question: “What is one word you’d use to describe your emotional state right now? Mine is …

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“I Was Not Silenced”

We are living in history. How the story of this time is told, and what fundamental changes will be made is dependent on us. Each one of us – whether you are marching in the streets or sheltering in place and educating yourself is needed. In 2016, Rabbi Micah Lapidus of Atlanta Georgia wrote the …

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Settling In: What Might This Mean Now?

It occurs to me that we might learn a lesson from plants right now about settling in, even as we sit in this place of unknowing. I’ll share a story about our foray into gardening yesterday. First, the context that is the background of everything: we do not know how many will suffer and die …

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Lay Your Burdens Down For One Day

We are in this time that may seem like one long break. We are not carrying the same, everyday concerns of our previous, before-pandemic lives, but most of us have certainly claimed new worries and anxieties: Grief from the tens of thousands of losses, heart-breaking stories of frontline health workers and other essential people risking …

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