
A Bisl Torah: Start Tuning Out
Authentic listening may start with deciphering between noise and sound. Noise is that which distracts us from living with purpose and intention.

Authentic listening may start with deciphering between noise and sound. Noise is that which distracts us from living with purpose and intention.

I have a few recurring dreams. One of which is wandering aimlessly around a school setting, miserably late to take an important test.

A few days ago, I encountered some poor customer service.

The start of a journey can be as easy as turning a page or reversing the hourglass.

Whose memory graces your sukkah?

Sukkot is a time of gratitude, recognizing the people in our lives that serve as our walls, roof, and foundation.

Walking the walk is leaving Yom Kippur services with a bit more patience as the traffic in the parking lot begins to build up. Walking the walk is seeing the person with whom we disagree and offering a humbling hello.

As tradition, we read the book, The Night Before Kindergarten. When we turned the page illustrated with crying parents, Henry paused our reading. He said, “They’re crying because the parents are sad that the kids aren’t babies anymore.”

Change doesn’t transpire overnight. It almost never does. The process may take days, months, even years.

To Norm, providing a community when someone is struggling or celebrating is the foundation of synagogue life.




