Chana Cotlar

I am sometimes that hurt, frustrated, angry child. And so are you.

Love fills space. Respect creates space.

Abstract ideas are experienced, theoretical concepts enlivened.

I think of the many costumes you will wear as you grow and develop.

I must not allow myself to get so caught up in the decisions and demands before me that I forget that my human input is merely a physical container into which G‑d’s blessings can flow.

Exile is not just a physical displacement from our land; it is a spiritual displacement.

Mi Keamcha Yisroel, “Who is like your People, the Nation of Israel!”

One by one, I found myself bumping into people I had known years back but hadn’t engaged with for some time.

At its core, the mitzvah of modesty is about redefining the way we look at ourselves; the way we define our identity.

How fortunate we are that G-d, in his abounding kindness, wove the institution of nightly sleep into the fabric of our daily lives!