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Oct 14, 2016, 6:32 PM

Unlocking Our Inner Light – Guest Post by R’ Arielle Hanien

"Inscribe us in the Book of Life!" we plead, over and over during the Days of Awe. The liturgy weeps with a yearning to live, and all of the honest self-reflection, regret, perspective adjustment and realignment about what's important...

Oct 7, 2016, 7:48 AM

Let My Speech Create — Guest Post by Dr. Zohar Raviv

Jonnie Schnytzer’s beautifully-delivered sentiments shed a preliminary light on one of the most profound concepts in the Jewish arsenal: the power of the Word as a tangible property on this earth, from Creation and unto the most miniscule of...

Sep 26, 2016, 8:01 PM

It’s Time to Stop Talking About God — Guest Post by R. Lizzi Heydemann

In the Twelve-Step recovery programs, the first step is recognizing that we are not fully in charge of our lives (if we were, we wouldn't be struggling with addiction) and that we need to turn our lives over to...

Apr 14, 2016, 6:53 PM

This Rabbi Keeps Making Me Cry

I cried on my commute this morning. Granted, it's not the hardest thing to do - make me cry - at least not right now. I'm 7+ months pregnant, just recently moved from NYC to Chicago, dealing with lots of...

Mar 2, 2016, 7:35 PM

Guest post: Halos and Weavers

Mary Otts is the Project Coordinator at ELITalks. She is a nonprofit organizer passionate about how individual identities and communal narratives intersect to create tension-filled stories that weave us all together. I didn’t grow up with Jewish stories. I grew up gazing...

Feb 18, 2016, 8:00 PM

Looking for a solution to Jewish continuity? Introducing the BirthRATE Program

Someone in your life is struggling with fertility - and you probably don't know whom, because fertility journeys are often characterized by "crippling isolation." Despite all of the Jewish community's efforts around "Jewish continuity," musician / educator / activist Naomi...

Sep 22, 2015, 11:12 PM

Courage, Humility, and Practicing for Death

Yom Kippur is a rehearsal for the one day we are all guaranteed: the day of our death. I don't want to think about it. My death or anyone else's. Thank you very much. But I suppose don't have that option. I...

Sep 11, 2015, 12:27 AM

We Are So Alive

The following is a guest post by Emily Lambert, student at DePaul University We all have problems, that’s obvious. What may not be so apparent is that we are all creative. Our problem is harnessing our creativity. But if we aren’t artists, dancers,...

Sep 2, 2015, 7:37 PM

Talking race at the High Holidays

This time of spiritual reckoning offers a chance for communities to affirm that Jewish Black Lives Matter too

Aug 15, 2015, 3:29 AM

Stand Up, Say Thanks

Every day the staff at See3 Communications each sends out a "Stand Up" email. It's a message to the rest of our colleagues to outline three things we need to accomplish that day. This gives each of us a bit...

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Miriam Brosseau is Principal of Tiny Windows Consulting, half of the "biblegum pop" duo Stereo Sinai, and a co-host of the podcast Throwing Sheyd.

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