In the Torah, information is a form of love. It is called Da’as. Along this secondary fertility journey, I remember talking to someone from one of the organizations. During the conversation, he said, “I’m sure you know you have to advocate for yourself”. I recall thinking, “please fill me in on what I should advocate…

Today, I was listening to a class on Likkutei Moharan where Rabbi Nachman spoke about mishpat. We translate that as judgement, but he says it means to make an accounting of one’s deeds. This is best done during hisbodedus- personal prayer in your own words. Talking to G-d. This is important, he says, because it…

בינה אקרי אמא עלאה (Zohar) So, after a certain amount of procedures and interventions a woman may be informed of diagnostics that look at the environment of the womb. Is the uterine lining receptive to progesterone, is it inflamed? Up until then it is assumed that you can proceed with interventions without this knowledge, even…

One way to describe the trait of Bina is receptivity- receiving information, processing it and absorbing it using discernment and gaining understanding before taking outward action. After being on this journey for some time, I was offered to take the Receptiva dx test. It is known to test for “silent endometriosis”. It actually measures BCL6,…

Recently, I was reading the morning blessings and these words jumped out at me: אשר נתן לשכוי בינה Hashem gave the rooster bina- understanding, intuition, discernment, to differentiate between day and night. The rooster is clearly a male bird. Bina is a feminine trait that women are especially endowed with. Why did Hashem give the…

“And she would sit under the date palm of Devorah…” (Shoftim 4:5) The commentaries say that Devorah sat under a date palm to judge the people because it was a place of openness and transparency. The palm tree is straight and rises higher than other trees, its overarching height and unbranched trunk represent uprightness, truth…