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Shternie Bell
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Seasons
Inspired by a drive down Santa Fe Ave The trees stand with their leaves aflame A multitude of colors, the breeze carries them gently to...
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Shternie Bell
Nov 11, 20222 min read
My Speech at Shabbat 100
When we thought of doing this mega Shabbat dinner, we were not quite sure what we were taking on. Standing here tonight feels quite...
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Shternie Bell
Oct 21, 20222 min read
The Original Beginner's Mind
Are there any real beginnings and ends? A Talmudic quote "Their beginning is wedged in their end" hints at the circular nature of things,...
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Shternie Bell
Oct 9, 20222 min read
An Embodied Home
Tonight we enter the 15th of Tishrei, the full moon of this month. We've prayed and fasted, an intensity to the first 2 weeks of this...
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Shternie Bell
Sep 30, 20222 min read
It's a Big Month After All
Have you ever gone away to summer camp as a child or teen? Do you remember how much was packed into one month? Summer camp was looked...
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Shternie Bell
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Lessons from a viral TikTok
I sat down at my computer to write my weekly Torah thought. I first went on Instagram for what I thought would be a few minutes but...
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Shternie Bell
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Return to Self
Teshuva is a central theme in the month of Elul, the holiday of Rosh Hashana, the 10 days of Teshuva and it culminates on Yom Kippur....
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Shternie Bell
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Expanding Time
We just returned from nearly 3 weeks away visiting New York and England for a wedding. Whenever I travel I marvel at a similar thought....
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Shternie Bell
Aug 28, 20222 min read
The Field
Where is there greater capacity for love to grow? In unconditional acceptance, overlooking of flaws and an endless supply of compassion?...
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Shternie Bell
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Cracks Let the Love In
Whether it is our own perception of ourselves or the way others might see us, we all want to be viewed as whole, complete, okay. We will...
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Shternie Bell
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Seeing With Spirit
The story is told of a Chassid who was walking outside at night. Looking up at the starry sky, he fainted. When revived he said that he...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Crying and Laughing Together
Happy Rosh Chodesh! Today is the first day of the month of Av. The period of mourning intensifies as we enter what is referred to as "the...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Indestructible Sanctuary
We are now in the period of the 3 weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B'av, the 9th of Av. This time is marked as a period of...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 14, 20222 min read
The Power in Brokenness
Which relationship is stronger? The one that remains steady and firm, unchallenged and consistent? Or the one that has been tested,...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Shedding Layers
Do you remember the feeling as a child when your toes started to reach the edges of your shoes, the feeling of them being squeezed...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Why a Leader?
Two millennia before Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, Rosa Luxemburg, El Lissitzky and many other Jewish socialists there was a man named Korach....
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Shternie Bell
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Virtual Reality
A group of professionals were trying a VR experience. Before donning their headsets, they were told that they would see a view from a...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Heaven and Earth Meet
What goes up must come down, states the law of gravity. What about the other way around, does what came down, always eventually ascend...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 8, 20222 min read
True Union
In a healthy relationship of two people, be it a marriage, friendship, business partner or other, each person maintains their individual...
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Shternie Bell
Jul 8, 20221 min read
A Shavuot Commitment
At our Shavuot celebration this past Sunday, I announced a new initiative. I will be writing up (and sometimes in video form) a weekly...
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