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Rosh Chodesh Sivan is here and that means Shavuos is coming. Shavuos is coming and that means preparing, cooking, baking, and more. But it also means preparing ourselves from the inside. Shavuos is called Zman Matan Toraseinu, the time that Hashem is giving the Torah. At Matan Torah, Hashem didn't start with Bereishis and the story of creation. Hashem started with Anochi Hashem Elokecha, to tell us that Torah is Hashem! Hashem is saying “Torah is Me!” The Gemara in שבת מסכ

Rosh Chodesh Iyar is here! Many of us are trying to find our footing after a long Pesach season and at the same time, want to put in our effort to tap into the tremendous koach of sefirah days. It can be very overwhelming. We all have so much to do and yet wish we could include growth on our to-do list, too! I have a thought I want to share with you. There is a common question asked why we count 'hayom yom echad la'omer' - day one of the omer, day two of the omer etc, rather

Ready or not… Rosh Chodesh Nissan is coming! Believe it or not, it’s something to be excited about. החודש הזה יהיה לכם ראש חדשים – “This month shall mark for you the beginning of the moths; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you.” (Shemos 12:24) This month is the beginning of all wonderful things happening. It is the head, it is the leader, is the one that will bring you to every blessing you wish for in your life. In the hagadda we say: "יכול מראש חודש? תלמו

It’s Rosh Chodesh Adar. I think that we are more than ready for another Purim story this year. For a wonderous miracle in which our horrible enemies get destroyed in one incredible day, where their insidious plans boomerang and indite themselves, where our holy sages become the leaders of the land and peace reigns once again. We are not only ready, we are desperate. But I wonder. Do you know what happened before the miracle? Esther called all of Klal Yisrael to three days of

It's Rosh Chodesh Shevat. When we think of Shevat of sap under the earth and of leaves beginning to sprout above. We think of trees and growth. We can think of ourselves. Growth is natural to Klal Yisrael. Growth is even more natural to women. Women are inherently developing, transforming, and growing and blossoming. There has been a shift in our society toward us women healing with the drive, determination and ambition that is naturally inherent to men. Men were created to g

With Hashem's help, I try to send out an email every Rosh Chodesh. But when I sat down to write it, I felt confused. It's Rosh Chodesh Teves, again a new start of something, but we're deep into Chanukah! I don't want to shift gears to something new now. The good news is that we don't have to. Every Rosh Chodesh we say an incomplete Hallel. There are two exceptions. On Rosh Chodesh Tishrei we don't say Hallel at all, (the books of life and death are open, how can we say Hallel

We have entered the month of Kislev. The mazal of Kislev is a keshes, a rainbow. A rainbow is formed when pure white light refracts into seven shades. Red is nearest the original beam, and violet is the furthest away from the pure white light. But all the colors - red, yellow, orange, green, etc. - are really just an expression of the same light, just seeming different to us based on how it's expressed. Our life is the same. We all have different colors in our lives, differen

Rosh Chodesh Chesvan is arriving. For many women, it is a relief when Cheshvan comes. Finally, some routine! Summer vacation and Yamim Tovim are great (or not!), but it is a relief for most people to get back to a predictable routine. We have had the intense work and intense growth of Elul. We had the intense work and intense growth of Tishrei. And now comes Cheshvan, and Cheshvan is about processing, absorbing, and intergrating all that we have grown. Klal Yisrael worked rea