By Mindy Morasha Rubenstein This morning I pressed my forehead against the cool limestone of the Kotel, the Western Wall in Jerusalem. How can it be that I was actually there? For years I longingly watched the Kotel live online. It was like a dream — a place only others were fortunate enough to visit. … Continue reading My First Time: A Magical Visit to the Kotel
We sit here in gray plastic chairs at the airport waiting for Israel to process us and make us official. We made it through the 12-hour flight, skipping over Tuesday night and going right into Wednesday morning. I told the kids it’s like daylight savings time, but instead of losing one hour, we lost seven. … Continue reading Aliyah Journey – Part 3
August 24-29 | 27 Av-2 Elul, 5782 We received our official approval from the Jewish Agency, tentatively confirmed our Nefesh B'Nefesh sponsored flight, and then, finally, our precious Visas arrived. I'm typing this with a feeling of disbelief and awe, because there were so many months, details and decisions, paperwork and interviews, and then this … Continue reading Aliyah Journal – Part 2
August 9-14, 2022 | 13-17 Av 5782 I was never a Zionist. In fact, through much of my life I didn’t even realize I had any connection to the Land of Israel. I naively thought it was simply a country, like any other, that happened to have Jewish people living there. Mindy Rubenstein I first … Continue reading Aliyah Journal – Part 1
My friends, family, even my own children have voiced passionate opinions over the recent uproar and rhetoric regarding conception-related choices. While I tend to keep my personal opinions on heated topics to myself, I do want to share a bit about what I know. I know what it feels like to watch an ultrasound monitor … Continue reading I Know What ‘Choice’ Feels Like…
"If even one person is affected by your words, that is a success, and if that one person is you, that is a miracle.” -- Rav Yisroel Salanter Mindy Rubenstein, M.A. This morning I taught two classes — Mindfulness Journaling and Stress Management. My body and mind now feel so at ease. Even though I … Continue reading An Oasis Within
Ten months ago we sent our 15-year-old son 6,500 miles away to the Holy Land. He’s part of a unique, 3-year program with students from literally around the world, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Germany, Holland, Japan, and Panama. But a few months into the program, he was physically sick and struggling emotionally. Because of the closed … Continue reading Go…to the land that I will show you
I took a hiatus of sorts. Since becoming a mom, including nursing and nurturing four children and losing one, I’ve tried to find the right balance. To meet perceived expectations as my own Divinely feminine internal compass tried to guide me, but was often ignored. I wanted to use my skills and to prove my … Continue reading Power of the Pause
I grew up secular, American first, Jewish by birth. No one in my circle of family or friends talked about G-d. Life as I knew it was about work, food, intellect. My family includes medical directors, college deans, lawyers, judges, scientists and accountants. But we were in it alone, pushing forward as feeble humans. Or … Continue reading Bringing G-d Back to Judaism
I’m in my luteal phase, an important concept I only uncovered today. Since I’ve been feeling so seemingly crappy, and it’s not yet time for my ‘period’, I decided to pause and investigate. Even as I type this, some part of me is saying, “Shhh…don’t talk about these things.” As a teen, my education about … Continue reading Celebrating my Divine womanhood
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