Category: Healing

The Pause That Refreshes (P. Hayyei Sarah)

11/9/2025

When we think of a "pause that refreshes," most modern Jews will think of Shabbat. For sure.

Turns out that a daily "pause that refreshes" is good for the soul, and for work efficiency, and physical health. And it's very Jewish.

Read on, with a bonus spotlight on R. David's learning at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.

Sick Visits (P. Vayera)

11/2/2025

When the going gets tough, some of us have an instinct to pull in – to self-isolate, even conceal our tough times.

Maybe we resist drawing attention to ourselves or our difficulties. Maybe we feel that stoicism and privacy are the best parts of valor. We cleave to normalcy like it's nobody's business.

For deep reasons, Jewish spiritual life calls us against these instincts. We have duty to visit and help, and we have a duty to allow it. Here's why.

Spiritual Placebo (P. Hukkat)

6/29/2025

Near the Dead Sea, atop Mount Nebo opposite the city of Jericho, stands a monument to the awesome healing power of the human mind and the human spirit.

No, it's not a crucifix. Look more carefully: it's a snake on a stick.

Its derivation is this week's Torah portion and before that, the deep promise and neurobiology of healing.

It makes absolutely no sense at all – except that it makes all the sense in the world.

The Pause That Refreshes (P. Hayyei Sarah)

Sick Visits (P. Vayera)

Spiritual Placebo (P. Hukkat)

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