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From Anger to Forgiveness
Several years have past since I wrote about anger during the early part of my journey. These days I am in a good place emotionally, and I have two miracle children, born thanks to advanced medical technology. I don’t hold grudges, but who would I be angry at anyway? I no longer believe God is…
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Chanukkah On My Own Derech
Searching for a way to bring light and meaning to the upcoming Jewish holiday? Here’s a great resource from the Society for Humanistic Judaism: http://www.shj.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Hanukkah_eight_lights.pdf
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Four BIG misconceptions about Chanukkah
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Shame
As Baal Teshuvas, we had done everything right, even choosing to make aliyah so we could guarantee our kids a Jewish education. That dream dashed after a year completely opposite of what we’d expected, we came back home to a bad economy and dwindling savings, a good chunk of which went to a year of…
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Anger
I had never been angry enough at God to go against what I thought were his wise teachings. But after my second miscarriage in three years of trying to start a family, I was not simply depressed like the first time. This wasn’t just a random fluke, not only was conceiving a struggle (we had…
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Resentment
At first I had trouble thinking up any sort of resentment I have developed on this journey. In my case, my progression towards my own derech has in no way been caused by anyone in the frum community who may have wronged me, and so generally don’t carry any resentment towards my frum family, rabbanim,…