Pregnancy should not be just a physical condition to be endured; rather, it should be a spiritually meaningful phase in your life.

In addition to working with congregants, clients at Cedars-Sinai hospital, and completing rabbinical classes, I found myself binging birth videos on YouTube.   I marvel at the miracle of birth.  After reading Anita Diamant’s, The Red Tent, the strength and ancestral wisdom of women giving birth and assisting the birthing process awakened something within me.  After speaking with several other rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about birth work, I realized that I wanted birthwork to be at the core of my rabbinate.

Being a doula unites so many of my passions: providing care, spiritual nourishment, and support, educating (Rabbi means teacher) and committing to lifelong learning, and building intentional, modern Jewish communities with ancient ritual and spirituality at its core.  While embracing all of these passions, I recognize that there are times when the best approach as a doula is to be still, quiet, patient, and calm in order to support the birther and help her embrace her personal experience.  

WHAT IS “TZIMTZUM?”

TzimTzum means contraction in Hebrew. In Jewish mysticism, TzimTzum is the word used to describe how God “gave birth” to the world by way of contracting God’s self. The concept of TzimTzum reminds us that we must contract in order to create. Together, let’s explore what that might look like for you.

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