Rabbi Jill’s Recent Blog Posts

Healing: Seeking Wholeness For Soul & Body *Begins This Week!

It has been a year since we have been on lockdown and our lives disrupted. My husband and I received our second covid vaccine late last week, and in addition to the huge hope it instilled in me, it also allowed me to feel the weight of the last year. It is funny how that …

Healing Shabbat Meditation & Music

Friday, February 19 4:30 pm Pacific // 7:30 Eastern Join us for a very special Healing Shabbat. Meaningful prayer, music and meditation. We are so excited to welcome one of my very favorite humans, the multi-talented soulful Rabbi Aviva Funke as our special co-leader! Rabbi Aviva Funke is a mother, sacred-space facilitator, musician, and spiritual …

Hope Is In The Air

Bones longing for a rest, Breath waiting to exhale, Shoulders craving to relax, Belly hungry to unclench. Five years of waking up anxious, Guiding myself to count three grateful things Before I turn to the always “breaking news” Of another tear in the fabric of all I hold dear.   In January of 2020, Determined …

Prayer For Our Country

A message and prayer I just sent to our Hineni community – thought you might want to hear it too — Dear Hineni community, I am sure that by now you are seeing the same unbelievable scenes that have unfolded in Washington DC today. I write to you with a prayer for calm and peace …

For All Those Who Grieve

My beloved mom, Marlene Marks Kornick z”l has been gone for 3 months now & today my grief hit me hard. Today on the first day of this new year, my tears flowed like a waterfall. Perhaps it was being on break – which meant that the busyness of my life settled down and the …

Chanukah Night #8: Joy

Tonight we light the 8th candle for Chanukah and ask the final question, which is about JOY & Laughter. Tonight’s question is this: What 8 things bring you joy or laughter? Watching birds soaring on the shifting currents of the air. It makes me stop for a second and ponder that feeling of just letting …

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Chanukah Night #7: Grateful

Tonight we light the 7th candle of Chanukah. The question today is: For what 7 things are you grateful?   Here are mine (not in order): Creativity –  the constant flow of ideas and projects that stimulate and give me a zest for life. This takes the form of putting lesson plans together or knitting or …

Chanukah Night #6: Gifts

Tonight we light the 6th candle of Chanukah. The question today is: What six gifts have you received that have lit up your life? However you want to define “gift” is fine. Here are mine: A Gift From My Mother-In-Law Pearl z”l.  One day, when my mother-in-law Pearl z’’l was visiting us in Seattle, she …

Chanukah Night #5: Books & Movies

Tonight we light the 5th Chanukah candle. Here’s tonight’s question: What are 5 books that have been influential or made a difference to you this year? This year, my selections represent the kind of learning and comfort I needed including a tv series that was a welcome distraction. Here is my list for this year: …

Chanukah Night #4: Comfort Foods

Tonight we light the 4th candle of Chanukah. Our discussion question tonight should be fun! What four foods are comforting to you (bring you light). They don’t *have* to be Chanukah food, but if that is what comes to mind, all the more perfect. To be honest, when I am under stress, I lose my …

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