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Something clicked into place for me this past month. I've been observing the creative cycle—how energy moves through the elements in sequence: water nourishes wood, wood feeds fire, fire creates earth, earth yields metal, metal collects water. And I noticed that when I work with the order, things flow. Not effortlessly, but without that grinding friction of forcing. Last week's portion, Shemot, and this week's, Va'era (Exodus 6:2–9:35), span the beginning of liberation—and th

I recently considered rearranging our living room. Again. My husband looked at me, sighed, and asked if we were ever going to just... stop . "Aren't we settled yet?" Good question. This week's Torah portion, Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23), opens with what sounds like a happy ending: "And Jacob settled in the land where his father had sojourned."  Finally. After fleeing Esau, working fourteen years for Rachel, wrestling angels, reconciling with his brother - Jacob gets to settl

This week's Torah portion, Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22), opens Moses's 37-day farewell address to the Israelites, always read on the...