“While he was still a long way off”

Heard a sermon today about the story of the prodigal son and this bit really resonated with me. Because I was a very long way off when my Father reached out to me. I was so far away from God, … Continue reading →

What does it mean to me to be Jewish

Thinking a bit more about my identity Last time I talked about my identity in general – an Israeli Jewish woman, who likes eating pistachios while watching Fauda… which is related strongly to my identity as an Israeli. But what … Continue reading →

The long way home

It’s not about geography. It’s about belonging. Continue reading →

Time to blog again?

What’s a nice Jewish girl doing in church on Christmas Day? Continue reading →

why I’m ok/why I’ve been crying – a blog in two parts

This morning I bawled like a baby. Yesterday a friend asked how come I’m so cheerful. I have reasons. Really good reasons. Let me start with the crying, because it’s fresh. (and also probably shorter than the other thing) Crying … Continue reading →

Partly Cloudy

I saw a bit of sunshine through the window, a glimpse of brightness amongst the clouds. The weather forecast for today said “partly cloudy” so I wasn’t expecting a lot of brightness. But the Coronavirus crisis – that was not … Continue reading →

I messed up, and it’s ok. Though it’s not ok.

Yesterday I took the laundry out of the washing machine and was faced with the consequences of my reckless stupidity: I hadn’t checked for tissues in pockets before loading the machine… the carpet ended up a total mess… Then my … Continue reading →

a thought or two for Yom Kippur

it’s Erev Yom Kippur tomorrow, and here’s what I wrote as a new blogger, back in 2007 – my very first Yom Kippur blog post: What does Yom Kippur mean to you? What does it mean to each of us? … Continue reading →

Forget about trying to be a good samaritan

So I’m sitting there and listening to a bunch of people talking about the parable of the Good Samaritan and I’m seeing them getting tangled in all kinds of what if this and what about that and they’re totally missing … Continue reading →

wow. for me? wow. thank you.

“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him” https://bible.com/bible/59/col.1.21-22.ESV Wow. … Continue reading →