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Would You be my Minion? belonging help tribe vessel Oct 20, 2025

I have this thing about asking for help.

It doesn’t fit neatly into the story I like to tell myself about myself.
That I’m independent. A figure-outer...

Bread of Shame → Bread of Life (Vessel is open!) belonging emotions shame vessel Sep 15, 2025

Over Shabbos, while reading Rebbetzin Sarah Yehudit Schneider’s Dark Matters of the Soul, I stumbled on something that hit me hard, even though it sho...

Vessel Early Registration (and discount!) belonging vessel Sep 14, 2025

I spent this morning at the bris (circumcision) of my newest nephew. There’s something so profound about the feeling of welcome, the way we gather to ...

There's a Wocket in my Pocket! belonging human inner critic love perfectionism safety vessel Oct 15, 2024

Remember that Dr. Seuss book we all learned to read from? 

(No, Just me? Eh. Explains a lot.)

The Wocket in my pocket,

Pain in my brain,

Relentles...

Missing Children belonging judaism motherhood search torah values vessel Sep 25, 2024

A long time ago, when I was known by another name, I wrote an article for Mishpacha’s Family First about the pain of my child being rejected from seve...