Elizabeth Brenner Danziger, at The Blogs

Nov 1, 2023, 7:07 PM

Doctor descends into human head as alpinist. Psychology and mental health concept. Vector ullustration.

Sometimes I’m fine. I go to the grocery store, wash the dishes, and do my work. Then, from nowhere, comes the thought of what might be happening to the hostages in Gaza; what could happen if the Israeli Arabs...

Oct 21, 2023, 1:44 AM

8 Ways to Combat Stress-Induced Brain Freeze

Adult man suffering from depression. Exhausted and alone in a dark room. Looking for comfort and touching face with hands.

My mind is blank. Usually, I am a busy entrepreneur brimming with ideas for new columns, business offerings, and marketing strategies. Since recent events in Israel, all that has gone away. I have close family in Jerusalem and sons...

Oct 11, 2023, 12:33 AM

It’s Different Now

During Simchat Torah, I heard rumors of trouble in Israel. Since it was Yom Tov, I did not check my phone. When the holiday ended and I saw the news, I was grateful to have had that brief buffer...

Sep 28, 2023, 9:34 AM

43 Years of Baby Steps

Baby steps. (Alexandra Dummer, Unsplash)

On the Friday night of Shabbat Shuvah 43 years ago, I began my return to Judaism. I was living in Marina del Rey at the time, and I said to my roommate, “It’s Shabbat Shuvah and I am shuv-ing!”...

Sep 7, 2023, 12:49 AM

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Healing breached walls

Broken walls need to new vistas. The Kirkuk citadel is a world heritage site and is supposed to be the oldest part of the city. (iStock)

Had nothing in my life gone wrong when it did, I'd be a different person. Likewise, without exile and Diaspora, who would we Jews have become?

Jun 16, 2023, 7:20 AM

Feeling ‘at home’ in Israel

Jerusalem, Israel- October 17, 2022. Street view of Old Neighbourhood of Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. Narrow alleys and streets of ancient old city with stores, vendors and restaurants. (iStock)

What does it mean to feel “at home”? During a recent visit to Jerusalem, this question filled my mind. I spent Passover in Jerusalem and stayed on for a month until the bar mitzvah of our oldest grandchild. During this...

Jan 9, 2023, 11:57 PM

Noticing the Burning Bush

Moses and the burning bush. Story of book of exodus in bible. The shrub was on fire, but was not consumed by the flames. 3D render illustration.

During a recent visit to Jerusalem, a woman in her 80s explained how she came to live in Israel. Her father was at Auschwitz when it was liberated. He lay atop a pile of corpses, unable to move. He’d...

Dec 24, 2022, 11:41 AM

The Kippah That Traveled the World

Kippahs Yarmulkes Jewish Hats Covers Israeli Star of David Souvenirs Safed Tsefat Israel. Kippahs/Yarmulkes are Jewish headgear worn by men during a Jewish. Required by Judaisim.

The Old Jerusalemite shuffled into a tiny shul in Meah Shearim, one of the strictest Orthodox neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Clad for Shabbat in a regal shtreimel and robe, he joined the other members of the minyan. On this Shabbat,...

Jun 24, 2022, 6:39 AM

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Parshat Korach: I have been two wives

Once, I might have sent my family to join Korach. Today, I’m more like the midrashic wife of On ben Peleth, prizing kindness and honor over status or wealth

About Me

Elizabeth Brenner Danziger is the author of four books, including Winning by Letting Go (Harcourt Brace: 1985) and Get to the Point! (Random House: 2001). Her work has appeared in many national magazines. She is the president of Worktalk Communications Consulting. She has four grown children and many grandchildren. She has been living an observant Jewish life for 40 years.