Rabbanit Dr. Liz ShayneComfort, Discomfort, and Distress: A Neurodivergent View of the Nine Days and Tisha B’Av Were I so inclined, I could make the argument that this time of year—the nine days from the beginning of Av and specifically the fast of...
Rabbanit Dr. Liz ShayneAnd You Shall Tell Your Self: Narratives, Neurodivergence, and Passover Neurodivergent Torah for Passover The Haggadah is the social story of the Jewish people. The Haggadah takes the disparate and often overwhelming experiences of our nation...
Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayneאסתר פנים: Seeing Esther's Face Neurodivergent Torah for PurimThe custom of dressing up on Purim is an interesting one. Dressing up as someone else is not a formal minhag in the sense that it is a...
Rabbanit Dr. Liz ShayneFinding Justice in JonahJonah, the prophet whose story we read on Yom Kippur, is a troubling figure for the rabbis. What does one do with a prophet who...
Rabbanit Dr. Liz ShayneWhat is Neurodivergent Torah?This essay is dedicated to the students of Maharat and YCT. Thank you for asking me what neurodivergent Torah is and accepting that it...