To continue deepening our practice, we’re delighted to share this month’s Hineni with Ami: Yoga and Jewish Spirituality, guided by the energy of Shevat. Shevat arrives as winter begins to tilt toward light. It is a month of quiet stirring — when sap rises beneath the bark, and the first intimations of renewal move through the earth. Though the landscape may still appear dormant, growth is already underway, patiently and steadily. This month’s practice weaves yoga with embodie

Earlier this month, I attended a deeply moving talk. Speaking to an audience of 600 at a Conservative synagogue in Palos Verdes, California, Eli Sharabi, a hostage who endured 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounted his abduction, separation from his wife and daughters, and his subsequent life in the Gaza tunnels. He was chained, starved, and deprived of news from the outside, yet he tried to find something to live for every day. The Power of Resilience What was there to live

To continue deepening our practice, we’re delighted to share this month’s Hineni with Ami: Yoga and Jewish Spirituality , guided by the energy of Tevet . Tevet arrives in the heart of winter, after the brightness of the holidays has passed. It is a quieter, more austere month — one that invites steadiness, patience, and inner strength. Growth in Tevet happens beneath the surface, through presence and perseverance rather than expansion. This month’s practice weaves yoga with e