Author Archives: naomi

When we were camping last week, sitting around the fire beneath the stars my daughter Noa said, “Let’s play Stop-Start.” I asked, “What’s Stop-Start?” She said, “I just invented it.” I asked what the rules were. She said, “You have … Continue reading →

I love the Yiddish Proverb, “If you want your dreams to come true, don’t sleep.” Maybe we spend too much time dreaming instead of living. Maybe we spend our time sleepwalking, just going through the motions, instead of really taking … Continue reading →

Welcome to my blog. The Jewish month of Elul is beginning on Tuesday. It’s a time when we prepare ourselves for entering the new year. Starting Tuesday I will be posting one meditation per day for the month of Elul. … Continue reading →