As the month winds down, many people expect to feel refreshed and ready to dive back into everyday life. But instead, it’s common to feel tired, scattered, or emotionally flat. After weeks of seudos, family gatherings, and spiritual focus, it takes time to find your balance again. Many expect to feel uplifted and renewed once the Yomim Tovim end, but often, what follows isn’t inspiration; it’s exhaustion. If you’re feeling drained, unmotivated, or irritable after Rosh Hashana

With Chagim  around the corner, we often find ourselves as preoccupied with meals and recipes as we are with repentance. From...

As we walk through the streets during this time of year, a sound carries through the air. You don’t have to be inside a shul to hear it....

Have you ever experienced guilt for failing to feel? If you’re Jewish, the answer is likely, “yes.”  For me this experience comes up...

Today is Rosh Chodesh Elul . As I type those words onto my laptop screen, I notice a flood of familiar emotions washing over me. I feel...

There are moments when everything just feels too heavy, not because of one big thing, but because of everything. The way it piles up. The...

The weeks following Shavuos can feel unstructured. We’ve just experienced the intensity and inspiration of Matan Torah and then, nothing....

We’re taught that each Yom Tov is not merely a celebration or remembrance of the past — it’s a time when the spiritual energy of the...

You know that feeling when you want two things that seem to contradict each other? When you're pulled in two directions at once? Maybe...

Have you ever found yourself standing in your kitchen, surrounded by cleaning supplies, cookware, and what feels like an insurmountable...

Does it make sense to hate the body we live in? This question lies at the heart of much suffering around body image. It’s easy to forget...

Tu B’shvat is here!  Tu B’shvat is a holiday that typically doesn't get much attention compared to others, but it has such profound...

College students interested in clinical psychology are faced with a very difficult task. Most of these students are interested in gaining...

Living with uncertainty can be extremely distressing. Whether it is waiting for something as significant as medical results or as mundane...

While all mothers worry about their child’s well-being, stereotypically, Jewish mothers are known for being the ultimate worrywarts....

One of our core values as the Jewish people is chessed. We try to emulate Hashem in all of our actions, and given that Hashem is...

Pesach is in one week. Wow what a statement. How did you feel reading that? Probably super excited and comforted and really at peace,...

To all those who say #neveragainisnow because we have our own military. To all those who say #neveragainisnow because we're speaking up,...

I am a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, lived in NYC during 9/11, and currently live in Israel. WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT

I think Moshiach might actually be coming. I've thought that before, so I'm wary of allowing myself to emotionally "go there" again.