Three years have passed since a joyous Shabbos holiday morning turned dark. Three years of pain, courage, and determination that have changed each and every one of us. And while time moves forward, we do not leave that day behind. In 1955, my father, Haviv Shimoni...
This Shabbat we read Parashat Ha’azinu: Listen. It is Moses’ final song to his people, calling them to remember who they are and their covenant with God. It is also Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Return. As Shabbat ends, we stand at the threshold of Yom Kippur, the...
Happy Labor Day to All! 🇺🇸 It’s a rainy Monday in California, remnants of Hurricane Marie. Rain just before Rosh Hashanah always feels like a blessing. “Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase.” –Leviticus 26:4 And rain on...
Shavua Tov and Good Week to All Spent a beautiful fun Shabbat with my dear friends Yael and Meira. Yael was in LA on a short layover from Israel, and together we drove through the winding country roads of Temecula to a beautiful hillside vineyard. Between the...
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers I know and love 💐Everything I know about motherhood, I learned from my mother, Shulamit Shimoni. To love, to give, to endure, and to keep the spirit light. Here she is at ninety-three, at PSIK Theater in Jerusalem, strong, shining...
What is love we wonder and ponder is it a force, a feeling, a bond from Yonder? Is it a word that lights up the day and makes all worry fade quickly away?What is love but free surrenderfinding home in the heart of anotherwhispered secrets, warm embracea shelter one...