My Broken Wrist: Three Takeaways Nov 7, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Yep, I fell and broke my wrist. And it’s very frustrating to type these words with a cast. When Covid hit, I began to walk every Shabbat afternoon, no matter the weather. Walking cleared my head from all the chaos and became my breath of inspiration.…
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Slovie: Six Keys To Creating Harmony
Shalom: 6 Keys to Creating Harmony and Love in Your Home Oct 11, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Because a great marriage is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself and your children. Many couples have reported that life under Covid has squeezed the verve out of their relationships. A great marriage is one of…
Slovie: Tapping Into the Meaning of Sukkoth
How to Tap into The Meaning of Sukkot: 5 Inspiring Life Lessons Sep 19, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Plug into the joy and spiritual depth of this incredible Jewish holiday. The holiday of Sukkot brings us to a place of joy, celebrating our newfound connection to the spiritual energy we’ve plugged into during the High Holidays. Here…
Slovie: Can A Game of Peekaboo Change the World?
Can a Game of Peek-a-Boo Change the World? Aug 14, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Taking to heart the message of Molly Wright, the youngest person to deliver a Ted Talk. “What if I tell you that a game of peek-a-boo can change the world?” This question was posed by seven-year-old Molly Wright, the youngest person to ever…
Slovie: 5 Questions to Ask Before Getting Married
5 Questions to Ask Before Getting Married Jul 25, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Find the courage and honesty to have these intimate conversations. Eleanor Stanford, in her New York Times column on Love, suggests 13 questions to ask before getting married. It’s a powerful tool to open eyes and bring on important and hard conversations. After all, underlying issues don’t…
Slovie: Fall In Love With Your Spouse Again
Fall in Love with Your Spouse, Again Jun 19, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff How to appreciate your spouse and get the love you want. “I need to talk to you. I have a problem.” Following a workshop I gave on love and marriage, a woman approached me. “Here I am 25 years later and I think I…
Slovie: Fight Antisemitism
Fight Antisemitism by Pushing Away Darkness Jun 8, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff We need to call need to become ambassadors of light. The day of my eldest son’s very first haircut we went to visit my grandparents for a blessing. My three-year-old wore his new kippah on his head, tzizit flying; his adorable smile lighting up the room. “Neih!”…
Slovie: Patinkin, I Hear Your Cry
Mandy Patinkin, I Hear Your Cry An open letter to Mandy Patinkin. Dear Mandy Patinkin, You don’t know me but we are family. We share roots and history. We have risen from the ashes. I watched your Finding Your Roots episode with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. I loved the way you described growing up, hearing the ancient…
Slovie: Ordinary People Are Capable of Unspeakable Evil
Ordinary People are Capable of Unspeakable Evil Apr 17, 2021 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff We counter evil with goodness, hatred with kindness, fear with courage and falseness with truth. In “The Final Account”, a soon-to-be released documentary, the youth of Nazi Germany are seen frolicking and laughing, their blond Aryan curls glittering in the sun. They march proudly,…
Who Am I?
WHO AM I? BY: SLOVIE JUNGREIS WOLFF When Suri asked me to write a piece titled ‘Who am I?’ I was confused. “What are you looking for?” I asked. “You mean who am I? Me? Or under the mask, who are we all?” Suri’s response: “I’m purposely being vague”. Aha. So that did not really…