Some paths enter our lives without invitation
Domestic and sexual violence can alter our relationship to safety, memory, body, community, faith and self.
This space brings Jewish text, prayer, reflection and community resources into conversation with those realities. It does not ask anyone to make meaning before they are ready, to forgive, to call themselves healed, or to travel a particular path.
Choose your doorway
01
For Individuals
Prayers, texts, reflections and resources you can enter without having to explain.
02
Those Who Walk Beside Them
Guidance for family, friends, clergy and clinicians who want to accompany without taking over.
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Jewish Communities
Education and practical tools for communities better prepared to hear, believe and respond.
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The Book
Learn about On Paths We Do Not Choose and the three journeys at its center.
The Book · Publishing April 2027
A companion, not a roadmap
On Paths We Do Not Choose is organized as three overlapping journeys: through Jewish text, through liturgy and through reflection. Readers can move among them rather than beginning at page one and progressing toward a promised ending.
Resources
Prayers
Standalone prayers organized around lived experiences.
Reflections
Short original pieces on fear, memory, anger and continuing.
Support Resources
Carefully selected external organizations, visually distinct from spiritual material.
Speaking & Programs
Bring the conversation into the room
Programs can be shaped for congregations, clergy, educators, Jewish communal professionals and multidisciplinary audiences — book conversations, community education, clergy learning, and presentations on the lasting impact of domestic and sexual violence.
On Paths We Do Not Choose
Sacred steps on the unexpected journey through domestic and sexual violence.