About this episode

Shternie Rosenfeld shares her journey of gratitude and spirituality through her divorce.

Human & Holy is on a season break for the rest of the summer! During this time, we're airing your favorite moments from the past few seasons. In this excerpt, Shternie describes the way she moves through the world: not with a basket she guards, protecting what's "owed" to her, but with an empty one, open-handed, saying thank you every time something lands in it. Shternie Rosenfeld went through what she calls her own tsunami: a devastating divorce that cracked her open completely. In this conversation, she shares what actually got her through: a relationship with Hashem that is raw, honest, and full of open gratitude. We talk about the difference between feeling entitled to goodness and feeling worthy of it and about how gratitude isn't whitewashing our pain, but allowing it to live in the same body that is screaming, grieving, and being honest with G-d. * * * * * * * Shternie Rosenfeld has spent more than 25 years in Jewish education and community leadership, teaching everyone from preschoolers to seniors. She spent 15 years as director of the Chabad Fox Chapel Jewish Center, building its Hebrew School, summer camp, and adult education programs from the ground up…

People in this episode

Host: Tonia Chazanow

Guest: Shternie Rosenfeld

Topics covered

• gratitude
• divorce
• spirituality
• Jewish education
• relationship with Hashem

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chabad Fox Chapel Jewish Center, The Jewish Spark, Yonah Foundation

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