What is your purpose? Where do you seek inspiration? Find it in Judaism’s most important Book. With Ruchi Koval as our guide through the weekly Torah portion, we’ll find the meaning, courage, and inspiration we need to power our days.
The road to success is paved with failure.
How can we adequately express gratitude for those that we take for granted?
A little white lie. A last-minute change of plans. A promise you might not be able to keep. These things don’t really matter, right?
Boundaries are sacred. Find the confidence to establish and keep yours with guidance from Jewish wisdom.
We all could use a break. Here’s how Jewish wisdom can help us make the most of our time away from work.
Anxiety can make us feel like we are responsible for managing the entire universe. Here’s how Jewish wisdom can help.
We’ve all done things we’re not proud of – but those mistakes do not need to define us.
It takes a wise person to say, “I don’t know” – and an even wiser person to be okay with that answer.
Each of us is on a journey – but where we are heading may not be apparent for years to come.
What do your blinders prevent you from seeing? Ruchi Koval digs into a piece of Jewish wisdom that might help us recognize and overcome our blind spots.
Doubt is not just an emotion – it is a voice, whispering in our ear and distracting us from being our best selves. Ruchi Koval shares how to turn down the volume.
Envy is addictive – and it’s on us to break the habit.
Each of us is yearning for something just out of reach. Should we fight for what we want, or trust that we’ll get it if we wait patiently?
How do we resist the pull of gossip?
Do second chances, do-overs, and edits ever work in real life? Ruchi Koval climbs “the second mountain” to find out.
Peace is a gift – and a process. How can we work towards it for ourselves, and for each other?
You can’t be everything to everyone. But sometimes, you can be everything to someone. Ruchi Koval explores a piece of Jewish wisdom that helps us uncover how.
Every choice has consequences. It’s how we handle them that matters.
No one can survive in this world without ever needing anyone
What’s so special about the days between Passover and Shavuot?
Why does Jewish wisdom care so much about how we treat others?
Israel is our shared Jewish homeland – and, for many Jews, it is the only place where we can truly feel at home.
What’s in your backyard?
We can’t always solve other people’s problems, but we can always speak up in support.
Is there a Jewish way to drink alcohol – or not drink it at all?
Sometimes, it isn’t what happens to us that deserves our gratitude, but what didn’t happen.
What separates us from the animal kingdom?
The most valuable thing in life is something we can’t touch, eat, smell, or see. So, what exactly is it?
“Taking a break” takes practice. Jewish wisdom can help.
No super-sweet dessert is complete without a pinch of salt. Likewise, our lives aren’t complete without the occasional moment of negativity.
Knocking before entering is a sign of respect. And when others knock on your door, letting them in is a sign of trust.
Many people have a complex relationship with their own appearance. Yet, Jewish wisdom advises us to treat our bodies with the kindness and respect they deserve.
Each one of us has felt like an outsider at some point in our lives. How can we tap into our empathy and support the vulnerable people in our communities and in our lives?
Conscious living means seeking to make the most of our day – instead of mindlessly getting through it. How can we intentionally place the keys to happiness back in our own hands?
It can be challenging to not gloat when someone we dislike struggles. How can we view our adversaries’ downfalls as a loss of life and potential rather than a celebration?
When we come into this world, we are given an enormous gift: time. The story of the exodus from Egypt teaches us how to use it wisely.
Do we have the ability to make our own decisions? Or will we always be subject to the forces of nature, nurture, and circumstance? Ruchi Koval explores the wisdom of Jewish thinkers in search of answers.
Feeling empathy isn’t easy. To truly empathize with our loved ones, we must feel their pain as if it were our own. How can we embrace the discomfort to truly comfort another?
How can we know whether a secret will be useful – or hurt us deeply?
How can we resist the easy route of blame, and instead forge a more constructive path?
How do we know when we have truly learned from our mistakes?
How do we find the confidence to lead?
Fight antisemitism with this threefold strategy rooted in Jewish wisdom.
Happiness is a choice, according to Jewish wisdom.
Ruchi Koval turns to Jewish wisdom for guidance on getting real without regret.
Ruchi Koval explores the beauty and wisdom of Judaism and Buddhism’s shared teachings.
We’ve all overcommitted and not been able to follow through on our promises. Ruchi Koval turns to a piece of Jewish wisdom for help kicking the habit.
Real-life doesn’t come with an instruction manual, or a map, or even a cheat sheet.
Whether your “pond” is big or small, it’s up to you to decide how big a fish you’d like to be.
Hit that reset button – with a little help from Jewish wisdom. Ruchi Koval shows us how.
What does it take to become a truly great teacher?
Is it possible to “die well?”
When Ruchi Koval was a child, she would wake to the sounds of her grandfather, a cantor, warming up for Shabbat – and it made more of an impression than he would ever know.
For Jewish mothers with children age 18 and under
Participants only pay their acceptance fee and airfare
To participate in the Momentum Yearlong Journey, women must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
Mainly for the husbands of Momentum sisters
$900 for Momentum husbands
Each man get a scholarship of $2,100-$2,400
Partner Organization contributes $700 per man
The Israeli Government does not contribute to the Men’s Trips
To participate, men must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
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