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This Simple Math

You only need to stay rooted in this simple math: Day one, day two, and so on.

Jewish Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzSeptember 19, 2022shabbat, Rest, Jewish time, Jewish life, change, impermanenceComment

Two Pockets

Almost everyone I know has trouble sleeping these days and struggles to find anything resembling balance between our inner and outer worlds.

Real Life, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzOctober 3, 2021Jewish Mysticism, Jewish life, connection, Covid, balance Comments

11 things during Sukkot

Real Life, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzOctober 4, 202011 things, 11s, elevens, Sukkah, Sukkot, Jewish life, Jewish time, Jewish holidays, Coparenting, Writing, writing groups, writing practice, Writing Practice Comment

The Well {a poem}

Poetry, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzAugust 20, 2020Jewish, Jewish life, Jewish time, ElulComment

Day 82: Walk Through the Door

Jewish Life, ResistanceJena SchwartzJune 2, 2020Jewish, Jewish life, bat mitzvah, George Floyd, AntiracismComment

It Is My Custom to Stand

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 12, 2020Jewish life, Kaddish, Grief, Mourner's Prayer Comment

Working on My D'var Torah

For the bat mitzvah, one of the things we each have to do (there are 18 of us) is write a דבר תורה or d'var Torah.

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 4, 2020bat mitzvah, shabbat, the sabbath, d'var, Showing Up, jewish, Jewish life, Prayer, sacredComment