Shemini Atzeret: A Holiday of Holding
This article is an adaptation of a longer piece by the same author, Max Hollander Simchat Torah is the celebration of the completion of our
October 10, 2025
This article is an adaptation of a longer piece by the same author, Max Hollander Simchat Torah is the celebration of the completion of our
That six-minute personal best happened because I spent less energy worrying about where I wasn’t and more energy appreciating where I was. My body responded to gratitude and confidence instead of stress and anxiety. The course didn’t get shorter. I just stopped racing toward the horizon and started measuring the ground under my feet.
“Apologizing is a courageous act, because we’re overcoming all of our own animal instincts and all of our own self-protectiveness when we do it.” – Marjorie Ingall, Sorry,
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Mental illness is rarely logical. Thoughts and feelings can collide in ways that make no sense; illness can make someone reject help they know they
The Hebrew word for being holy/sanctified is “kadosh,” However, many scholars stress that to be kadosh also means to be separate. This dual meaning —
Download Now By Max Hollander Of the handful of fast days on the Jewish calendar, Shivah Asar b’Tammuz (the 17th of Tammuz) offers the best
Download this Resource B’tzelem Elohim – To be Created in the Image of God And God created humankind in Their image, in the image of
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Download Resource Written in Collaboration with Dr. Dani Rosenkrantz, Licensed Psychologist and Expert in Jewish LGBTQ+ Mental Health During turbulent times, it can be challenging