Rabbi Shoshana's Blog

4 Lessons from PDA Autism that help me stay grounded in these divided times

by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman #1: Grandiosity is a thing and I can let it go. Before I knew I was Autistic, I felt personally...

Nov 18, 20244 min read

My sermons draw from Jewish sacred texts, as well as science and mindfulness. They always have a universally applicable message. This...

Oct 8, 202412 min read

A Yom Kippur Sermon The last scene of the Disney movie Moana is one of the most powerful endings I’ve seen in a children’s movie. Moana...

Dec 1, 202311 min read

My husband, Yotam Schachter, and I got creative with the first ritual blessing of our wedding. Why? The traditional Jewish liturgy for...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

A Rosh HaShanah Sermon 2023/5774 Delivered at Temple Beth El of Portland, Maine Exactly ten-and-a-half years ago, I got on a plane to...

Oct 1, 202311 min read

Reb Nachman of Bratslav used to pray: רבונו של עולם Master of the Universe, grant me the ability to be alone; may it be my custom to go...

Aug 1, 20239 min read

My husband and I wrote this original ketubah (marriage contract) for ourselves. We liked it so much we wanted to make it available for...

Feb 15, 20235 min read

In Jewish tradition, the Amidah prayer is a series of blessings recited three times a day. Each blessing has a theme. I wrote the...

Feb 13, 20235 min read

View on RitualWell.org I wrote this poem for Yom Kippur , 2020 and recited it at Temple Beth El in Portland, Maine, where I was helping...

Sep 1, 20222 min read