Musmachimot 2024

I lived in Jackson Hole Wyoming and it became my Heart Home. I met people who became my family of choice because my family of origin was at a distance. This is where I communed with nature, developed relationships of the heart and found peace of spirit. MORE…

Israel-born and descendent of Polish and Hungarian Holocaust survivors, I grew up in secular Israel and have lived mostly in the USA since 2004. Spiritual seeking led me to enter a life of study of Zen Buddhism in 2005, undergoing four years of monastic training at Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Center of New York City, including koan and sutras study.. MORE…

Applying to rabbinical school felt like the biggest step I’d ever take in my life. Once I mustered the koach / strength to take that step, many more followed in rapid pace​. MORE…

During my college years, I embarked on a sincere exploration of the spiritual realm. My mind was open to a multitude of approaches, unburdened by the limitations of the religion I had known until then. MORE…

אהיה Ehyeh Ah’share Ehyeh, the Divine introduces Oneself to Moshe with this profound name, meaning “I will be which I will” (Shemot 3:14). This summarizes a core life lesson we continue to learn over and over again throughout our days, as well as summarizes my personal journey through rabbinical school. MORE…

I was raised in Windsor, Ontario and attended Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, a synagogue co-founded by my maternal great grandfather.  Jewish tradition and religious practice were central to my upbringing, and that grounding has continued to inform my perspective on community, ethics and spiritual life through adulthood. MORE…

My rabbinic journey begins by being born into a non Jewish family. While I was not Jewish at birth, I know I stood at Sinai. I have been a seeker and G-d wrestler my whole life. MORE…

I was raised at Temple Sinai in Roslyn, New York where I enjoyed a close relationship with our Cantor, Cantor Andrew Edison, and Jewish music. MORE…