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Making Plans (Vayakhel-Pikudei 5786)

Making Plans (Vayakhel-Pikudei 5786)

Mar 12, 2026 | Blog, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, PhD, President & CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

“It’s hard to make plans these days.” In the years preceding her Alzheimer’s diagnosis (perhaps in a sign of things to come) I remember my mother saying these words regularly. I’m sure there was truth to it: the effects of aging on the body made it harder to know how...
Beyond Fight or Flight: Building Spiritual Stamina in the Face of Antisemitism

Beyond Fight or Flight: Building Spiritual Stamina in the Face of Antisemitism

Feb 20, 2026 | by Rabbi Miriam Margles, Senior Core Faculty, Institute for Jewish Spirituality, In the News

As seen in eJewish Philanthropy, February 19, 2026Opinion Column by Rabbi Miriam Margles and Rabbi Jonathan Kligler Over the past two years, being a Jew in the world has required a kind of spiritual stamina that few of us were fully prepared for. Since the terror of...
A Time to Act (Yitro 5786)

A Time to Act (Yitro 5786)

Feb 5, 2026 | Blog, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, PhD, President & CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

It has always been easy for me to know how old the United States is. I was a “Bicentennial Baby,” born in 1976. Add 200 to my age, and you get the age of the country. With God’s help, I’ll turn 50 in May, and my country, in turn, will be 250 in July. I don’t know...
Our Fine Furry Friends (Bo 5786)

Our Fine Furry Friends (Bo 5786)

Jan 23, 2026 | Blog, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, PhD, President & CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

I don’t know about you, but for me it’s been a stressful time of late. Not at work so much, but in life. There have been the normal stresses that come with being the “sandwich generation”—parenting kids, caring for aging parents. It’s...
Don’t Turn Away: Reading the News Without Losing Your Mind

Don’t Turn Away: Reading the News Without Losing Your Mind

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