THOUGHT PROMPTS | The SHVILLI Center

Feb 84 min read

It's A War. What Can I Do?

This week one of my patients shared, “I’m feeling really unbalanced and unwell. All this stress is manifesting in my body and emotions...

Jan 252 min read

Tu B'Shvat For More Than The Trees

A few years ago I was walking through the Jerusalem forest on Tu B’shvat and I came across a young sapling that was so new it could...

Jan 141 min read

100 Days

It’s been 100 days. 100 days since that first day when sirens were ringing through our bodies and across valleys. 100 days since we tried...

Jan 94 min read

Hope in the Face of Grief

In the years since I lost my 13- year- old son, Koby, I have been asked many times how I keep moving forward. When one is faced with...

Jan 73 min read

New Pathways

As a runner, I have an affinity for running over bridges, and one of my favorites is the Mario Cuomo Bridge in New York (formerly known...

Dec 31, 20232 min read

New Years With No Resolution

I heard a rumor that tomorrow is January 1. My brain is having a hard time computing that. All over my newsfeed today, people are saying...

Dec 24, 20233 min read

The Betrayal of the Jews

I took a break from Instagram and TikTok shortly after the war began. I was so oversaturated with the reality of what was happening in my...

Dec 21, 20233 min read

Being Mindful While Reading The News

When we were younger, the morning news had a different meaning than it does now. Perhaps you and your family sat around the breakfast...

Dec 17, 20232 min read

Turning Down The Volume

Today I’ve felt so stuck. Maybe you do, too. I feel like since Shabbat ended, between the siren that rang out through Jerusalem and other...

Dec 14, 20234 min read

Making Room For Miracles

A few years ago, I was discussing "The Conflict" with my father, former Prisoner of Zion, Natan Sharansky. When he said something along...

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