My Simple Emes

The title of this blog was inspired by an American Folk song - The Garden Song - written by David Mallet in the mid 1970's. I share the...

We’ve all been in situations where people find it necessary to voice their opinions about our life-style choices, our career choices, our...

A little more than a year ago, I began keeping a journal. I wanted to record the physical, emotional and spiritual process of healing...

It's been in me for a while now, rumbling beneath the surface, seeking a way out of my insides and onto the blog page of My Simple Emes. ...

Yesterday was the first day of the Hebrew month of Shvat. The month of Shvat brings to mind thoughts of rain. I couldn't have asked for...

1 I took a vacation last week... alone. It's something I try to do once a year around my birthday. I sat at the breakfast...

Occasionally I catch myself being petty or selfish. I'm usually standing in my kitchen being upset about one thing or another. All of a...