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“For this mitzvah which I gift you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away. It is not in heaven… But the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may do it.” (Devarim 30:11–14)

The “word” is Torah, truth, and G-d’s light already placed inside us. Yom Kippur reminds us we don’t need to reach far; it’s already within, ready to be lived in every room of our lives.

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Embracing Our Cycles of Renewal this Yom Kippur

Some mornings, I wake up with a fire to build something new. Other days, I’m drawn to paint, write, or create. And sometimes, my heart is pulled toward community and friendship.

And then there are days when I simply need to rest — to go to the beach, sit in my garden, or walk in the woods. These moments of stillness are as important as the days of movement.

At times, it can feel like I’m a different person depending on the day. But what I’ve learned is this: it’s all me. It’s all us.

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The Ebb and Flow of Being Jewish Women

We are not static. We live in cycles — daily, monthly, seasonal, and spiritual. Just as the moon waxes and wanes, our energy and focus shift. Some days we’re radiant and outward. Other days we’re inward, reflective, or quietly creating. And sometimes, we simply need to rest.

Instead of fighting those cycles or labeling them as inconsistency, we can embrace them as part of our design — part of how G-d made us.

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ADHD as a Superpower

I’ve been told I have ADHD, but I don’t see it as a flaw. To me, it’s a gift, a superpower that fuels creativity, big-picture vision, and the ability to dive deeply into whatever lights me up.

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Sometimes it may feel like we have different “selves” within us. In inner family work, there’s a concept that inside us are different children or parts — each one with needs, voices, and gifts.

For me, these parts often show themselves through the roles I step into:

The entrepreneur in me grows through Morasha Marketing & Coaching, where I help others tell their stories and share their light.

The community-builder in me shows up in Women of Aliyah, where we co-create spaces for connection and support.

The artist in me, which feels most like my inner child, expresses herself in paint, color, and texture, often saying the things words cannot.

And always, the writer in me weaves words together, making sense of the journey, giving shape to inner voices, and capturing the beauty of what it means to be alive.

Every morning, I spend about 20 minutes journaling. This practice helps me check in with all of these parts, hear what’s stirring inside, and let each voice have space on the page.

Journaling has become a bridge between my inner family and my daily life, and a way to listen for G-d’s whisper within me.

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Ways We Can Embrace Our Many Rooms

Name Our Rooms – Business, art, writing, community, rest — these are all part of us, not contradictions.

Honor Our Cycles – Notice when energy is rising, ebbing, or asking us to pause. Lean into what feels right instead of forcing ourselves into the wrong space.

Celebrate ADHD Gifts – See our shifting attention as creativity in motion.

Practice Inner Family Work – Through journaling, meditation, or prayer, we can acknowledge our different voices, including the child inside who once felt unseen.

Rest Without Guilt – A walk in the woods, a day at the beach, or quiet time in the garden can be as important to growth as work or creation.

Release the Guilt – We don’t need to be the same every day. The world doesn’t need one fixed version of us. It needs the whole, evolving us.

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We Are Whole

At the end of the day, we are not “too much” or “too many.” We are one whole self with many expressions.

Confidence comes not from narrowing ourselves down, but from embracing the truth that we are women of many rooms, many gifts, many cycles — guided and held by G-d through them all.

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A Yom Kippur Reflection

As Yom Kippur begins tonight, just as we forgive others, this is also a time to forgive ourselves — for the times we judged our shifts too harshly, for the guilt we carried when we needed rest, for the pressure we placed on ourselves to be only one thing.

This is the season to honor all of our rooms, all of our voices, all of our cycles. To release what no longer serves us. To embrace the wholeness of who we are with compassion, love, and strength.

May we step into this new year with softness, confidence, and the courage to be fully ourselves — and may we walk with G-d’s light in every room we enter.

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