Rabbi Jill’s Recent Blog Posts

#AskTheRabbi COVID-19

I’ve been asked a lot of questions about how to navigate this time we are in of such great uncertainty. Some people are experiencing extreme or mild anxiety. Others feel bored, and others have suddenly so many online opportunities to learn and connect that they are having a hard time choosing. Other people feel beset …

Music For This Moment – COVID-19 Playlist

Music is one of the things that so heals the soul – a universal language that touches us in places that words alone cannot. I have always loved different kinds of music and so as I sat listening to the evening news, disheartened and feeling a bit of panic – I started thinking about what …

Creative Quarantine

What an opportunity! Most of us are either in forced or elective quarantine. What if we used this time to learn, create and be inspired? Could there be a blessing inside this moment? Think of it like an extended Sabbath/Shabbat. Some suggestions about how to make the most of this time – and let’s share …

Two Spiritual Approaches to COVID-19

Whoever you are, wherever you are, you are affected by the current pandemic of COVID-19 coronavirus. I want to offer a few spiritual approaches and insights that I hope are helpful or comforting, no matter your spiritual tradition. Whether you are worried about your elderly parents or your chronically ill child. Some of you live …

Are You Ready To Take A Breath?

Stop right now. Put your hand on your heart and take a breath. What a time we are in. There is so much free-floating anxiety and fear. Trust in institutions is shattered. It is not only the political climate. There is the fear of out-of-control climate change and the coronavirus. Truth itself is questioned. We …

To Those Who Are Brave–We Remember You

This is a time of great extremes – there are people who cower in the corner instead of speaking up, while others shine a great light with their bravery in standing up for justice. When despair grips us, it’s helpful to remember people who speak the truth and take courageous action, regardless of the consequences. These often ordinary people act because their conscience compels them.

What to Do When Life Is Not Fair

You come to a point in life when you realize that life is not always fair. Bad things happen to good people, and unfortunately, bad people can get away with awful behavior. You hope that there will be accountability and justice, and sometimes there is, and other times, not.

Your Freedom To Choose

At each moment, as people in an open society, we have the freedom to choose our actions. Every action we take builds on the previous. For example, if on a regular basis, you act with integrity and honesty, after a while, this becomes part of your character. It becomes difficult to act otherwise. Similarly, when …

You Are Already Worthy

What would it be like to believe that you are worthy as a virtue of being born into this world?

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