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Aug 3, 2018, 10:37 AM

Sorry — No One Hates by Accident

If you’ve never “googled” yourself, you might be surprised with what comes up. I was working on maybe the hundredth iteration of my website, and after recycling the same two professional headshots for the past 10 years, I wondered whether...

Jul 8, 2017, 12:20 AM

3 Ways to Transform Curses into Blessings

“Love covers up all iniquity.” -Proverbs 10:1 From a Curse to a Blessing “How goodly are thy tents O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel.” “Ma tovu ohalecha Yaakov mishk’notecha Yisroel.” This verse, which is this week’s Torah portion, Balak, is said upon...

Jan 2, 2015, 7:49 AM

It’s All Good – Really!

Today is my 56th birthday. Last year, on the occasion of that blessed milestone birthday, my husband threw a surprise Kiddush for me at our synagogue – a very lavish Kiddush. As I looked at the spread, and the...

Nov 21, 2014, 11:39 PM

Uncharacteristically, I was finishing my weekly blog early in the week when dawn broke on Tuesday with the news of horror. My thoughts, my words, the ideas I had put on paper, no longer seemed appropriate. So then I wrote...

Oct 24, 2014, 9:38 AM

Criticism or Compassion – Which Will Move You Forward?

I don’t know about you, but I am exhausted and bloated from the equivalent of about two Thanksgiving meals a day for weeks on end. That’s the Jewish holidays for you – starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with...

Oct 1, 2014, 11:42 PM

Kol Nidre: When Breaking The Rules Makes Sense

Once a year I stop in the shoe store that sells rubber crocs, so that I have appropriate non-leather footwear to wear to synagogue on Yom Kippur instead of my screaming neon- pink sneakers. Next door to the shoe...

Sep 17, 2014, 5:31 PM

Nitzavim – When Searching For Meaning Where Should We Look?

There is a familiar story of the man searching the sidewalk for his keys and looking frantically under the streetlight. When questioned by a passerby as to where he may have lost his keys, the man admits that he...

Sep 11, 2014, 6:13 AM

Ki Savo – Don’t Be A Basket Case

Words are for a reason. Nothing in the Torah is superfluous or incredibly obvious. So when I notice the repeated use of a word that tells me something rather silly, I take that as a challenge to find the...

Sep 5, 2014, 3:39 AM

The Power Of “No”

I like to have guests at my Shabbat table, and depending on the themes of the weekly Torah portions, the table discussions can get a little heated. If you are apt to read the Torah in order to be...

Aug 29, 2014, 1:13 AM

“Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue”. Typo Or Transformation?

If you are a Jewish kid who graduated law school – and got a job - chances are that your proud parents gave you a picture to hang on the wall of your office (or cubicle) with the famous...

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About Me

Hanna Perlberger is an attorney, author, and spiritual coach. Her articles have appeared in numerous Jewish publications, and you can follow her weekly blog at PositiveParsha. Hanna's newly released book, "A Year of Sacred Moments: The Soul Seeker's Guide to Inspired Living," which blends Torah with Positive Psychology and coaching, offers readers a fresh optimistic perspective and way to find personal meaning and engagement with the weekly Torah portion. Hanna and her husband Naphtali, lead workshops for couples to take their marriage to a whole new level. Hanna also coaches women to unlock their potential to live inspired and create positive change.