When you first learn to juggle, it’s tempting to focus on just one ball. You watch the one in your hand, you track it carefully and you try to control it. But the moment your attention narrows too tightly, the rest of the pattern collapses. Juggling only works when you…

On the Jewish calendar, the Counting of the Omer is an ancient tradition, connecting the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. For 49 days, we pause each evening to mark time, counting one day closer to receiving the Torah, creating a journey that encourages reflection, anticipation, and spiritual growth. In a…

It’s one of the most important themes of Passover that the central ritual of the holiday is called a Seder, which literally means “order.” The evening is carefully structured, and there is a sequence to everything that we do. In my family we even begin the seder with the “seder…

There is a moment in juggling that almost disappears if you’re not paying attention. The ball leaves your hand, rises into the air, reaches the top of its arc, and begins to descend. For a split second, it is weightless. Suspended. Neither rising nor falling. If your throw is careless,…

The first time I walked into a juggling convention, I knew I had found my people. The room was alive with movement—balls, clubs, and rings flying through the air, but even more importantly, there was a spirit of openness and connection. The crowd was wildly diverse. There were the pros…

Rabbi Akiva did not grow up a prodigy. According to tradition, he was an illiterate shepherd until the age of forty. Forty. At a time when most people assume their path is already set, he was just beginning to learn the aleph-bet. He didn’t come from a family of scholars.…

Purim is a holiday of surprises, reversals, and joyful celebration. We wear costumes to disguise ourselves, we spin groggers to drown out Haman’s name, and we feast and rejoice as we retell the story of Esther. But did you know that Purim and juggling have a lot in common? Juggling,…

A group of young foxes wrestles in the snow, tumbling over one another in joyful chaos. A dolphin leaps from the water, spinning midair before diving back into the waves. Even crows and other birds have been seen sliding down snowy rooftops just for fun. Animals play, not because they…

This website has been in the back of my mind for many years, and I am excited to finally bring it to reality. Let me start with a bit of my story. When I was younger, I can’t say that ever knew what it was like to be bored, and…