Tag: pandemic

Fallow Year

Reflections on Shmita, and the need to radically rethink how we work and what we value.

I Didn’t Go to Services This Year, But…

I didn’t go to services this year because every time I logged on to Zoom services I immediately grew restless and twitchy and grief-triggered and I ended up shopping for hoodies on Lululemon.  

What Magic Is Ours?

You can’t make a voodoo doll, I repeat. It isn’t our magic to use. I think of the magic that should be ours to use, instead. The faith we should have in our mezuzot and our medicine. A magic based on belief in the good.

Grief, Weddings; Open First

So what do we do when things fall apart? And how do we recover? Will we ever recover? I don’t know. I hope we do, but I have no idea how long it will take. But I think it starts with crying.

Adar, Mussar, and Vaccines

Each day, the sun lasts longer. The maple tree yields a more sap. More people receive vaccinations.