As the Spirit Moves Me

Sometimes life takes us in unexpected directions. We find ourselves walking paths we didn’t plan. We find ourselves far from home–both physically and spiritually. Over the last few years, I’ve been led away from my spiritual path by the business of my life. My organized religious life fell away as I focused on my children, [...]

October 19th, 2011 | Tags: God's hand, home, soul purpose, spiritual community, spiritual practice | Category: Divine Purpose, God's hand, life, purpose, soul purpose, soul's purpose | Leave a comment

My husband and I were discussing how we react to things that happen in our lives. We have very different approaches to what could be seen as “irritations” that occur. I tend to take what I call a more “spiritual” approach; he tend to take what I call a more “reactive” approach. I’m not saying [...]

April 22nd, 2011 | Tags: connection, consciousness, Rabbi David Cooper, spiritual practice | Category: change, consciousness, creating change, God's hand, how to be happy, Jewish mysticism, spiritual path, spiritual practice | Leave a comment

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, usually falling near the end of summer. Based on a lunar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days each year. This year Ramadan begins on August 11th and continue for 30 days until September 9th. In North America, it begins on August [...]

August 2nd, 2010 | Tags: practical spirituality, Ramadan, religious practice, spiritual practice | Category: Making holidays meaning-full and spirit-full, practical spirituality, religious practice, ritual, spiritual practice | Leave a comment

Today, after writing my most recent Jewish Issues Examiner column, I had to spend some time really considering how much I have allowed myself to become assimilated into secular culture. You see, my column was inspired by a JTA story I read about a Chabad rabbi in Russia trying to bring assimilated Jews there back [...]

February 6th, 2010 | Tags: assimilation, Chabad, Jewish practice, observance, secular, Shabbat, spiritual practice | Category: religious practice, Shabbat, spiritual path | Leave a comment

I’m determined to put spiritual practice back into my life. I’ve been struggling for a year at least to find the time for a sustainable practice. I know…I teach and write about practical spirituality, by which I mean short, easy, sustainable practices that fit into our busy lives. However, I have failed to practice what [...]

August 12th, 2009 | Tags: chanting, chants, connecting with God, how to fit spirituality into life, Kabbalah, kirtan, meditation, mezzuzah, practical spirituality, Prayer, Rabbi David Cooper, Rabbi Shefa Gold, spiritual practice, too busy for spirituality, Yofiyah | Category: balance, consciousness, Prayer, religious practice, ritual, spiritual practice | Comments (1)