Yehudis Fishman

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Yehudis Fishman has been teaching Torah and Chassidic philosophy to people of all ages and backgrounds for over fifty years. For the last six years, she has been the spiritual director of congregation Aish Kodesh in Boulder, Co. and continues to teach and counsel. Her qualities of erudition, relevance, sensitivity, and humor endear her to a broad spectrum of multigenerational students.

Hitting the Streets with My Sukkot Holiday Gear My initial fear to shake the Four Kinds with others Story

By Yehudis Fishman

As I approached my twenties, I was determined to overcome my shyness and have the chutzpah to approach people and ask if they would like to say a blessing on the Four Kinds, which the sages say bring unity to the Jewish people.

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Stories

My Life as a Teacher Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Story

By Yehudis Fishman

What kept me there for almost half a century was the realization that I had a long-lasting impact on children—and later adults—that continued over a lifetime, and, in some cases, from my theological vantage point, even beyond...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons

The Atomic Energy in the Male-Female Relationship

By Yehudis Fishman

Sitting on the stairs outside the Rebbe’s office, I found myself daydreaming, asking myself, “If I had unlimited time with the Rebbe, what would I ask him?”

The Rebbe » Life » First Person

Soul Retrieval Poem

By Yehudis Fishman

When did you hide the smoldering embers of your soul in the stifling closet of propriety? Was it when you tasted the pride of peer embrace, that cast you in a less than suitable space, of sterile proportions?

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Poetry » Poems About Spirituality

Looking for Mr. Right

By Yehudis Fishman

The Rebbe told me, “You are very different from each other. Remove him from your agenda.”

The Rebbe » Life » First Person

Transmuting Impatience Parshat Bereishit

By Yehudis Fishman

Since leaving the Garden of Eden, human impulse is an admixture of both good and evil. Our task is not to squelch the impulse but to mine it, by toning down the mine aspect.

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Women on the Weekly Torah Portion

The Gift of the Present

By Yehudis Fishman

In 1950, my father passed away, but I didn't know about it until the morning of the funeral. I woke up all excited because not only was it my elementary school graduation, but I was supposed to sing a lullaby that I had composed and written myself...

The Jewish Woman » Childrearing » Our Mothers

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