Sarah Hurwitz, HERE ALL ALONG

Sarah Hurwitz, HERE ALL ALONG

Sarah: Totally. So many of the trends in modern spirituality, we've been on that in Judaism for thousands of years. The first prayer that traditionally observant Jews say when they wake up in the morning, it starts "Modeh Ani," which is "Grateful am I." Literally, the first word you utter from your mouth is grateful. You basically sing a prayer that says, I am so grateful for my life. Gratitude journals are great. I'm so glad that people have joined the party, but we've been here for centuries, if not millennia. Meditation and mindfulness is great. There is a Jewish meditation tradition as well that goes back thousands of years. Just realizing so many Jews like me, citing myself, we kind of think, oh, Judaism, it's old and stale. It's not meaningful. We go to all these other traditions to find meaning, but we have it right here in Judaism.