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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


Oh, Gather Up the Brokenness: Loving Our Shattered Parts
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


Finding Our Lost Hearts: the practice of radical t'shuvah
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


Blessing of Choosing: a radical alternative to Erusin in a Jewish wedding
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

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