G’mar Chatima Tova

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 15, 2021Yom Kippur, forgiveness, spirituality, ritual, Jewish holidays, JewishComment

I closed my eyes once more, this time reaching for the courage to ask for forgiveness and the humility to receive it, then stood and began my descent…

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 13, 2021teshuvah, Yom Kippur, meditation, Metta, forgiveness Comment

Day After Yom Kippur {a poem}

Jewish Life, PoetryJena SchwartzOctober 2, 2020Yom Kippur, poems, poem, forgivenessComment

How Many Times?

How many times do you need to hear
that you are enough?

PoetryJena SchwartzSeptember 22, 2019poetry, poet, poems, Jena Schwartz poetry, forgiveness, grace, Contemplative Poetry Comment

Being Spiritually Equipped (Without the Bypassing)

Jewish Life, ObservationsJena SchwartzAugust 7, 2019spirituality, Judaism, Elul, High Holidays, forgiveness, introspection, Marianne Williamson, "we are the ones", reactivity Comments

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