Shabbos in Krakow
A memorable Shabbat with our USY group — a powerful reminder that Jewish passion and traditions continue to…
July 5, 2014
Writings
Thoughts & Torah
Sam loves to write on a number of subjects — from prayer leadership and Jewish stories, to Torah reflections and travel experiences.
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Exploring Good Davening
Thoughts on prayer leadership, creating meaningful and potentially transformative prayer communities. Subscribe to get new posts directly in your inbox.
June 24, 2025
Praying Your Announcements - Part 2
Matching tone, allowing breath, and techniques for delivering them
May 27, 2025
Praying Your Announcements - Part 1
Tips and Tricks Calling Pages and Giving Kavannot
April 21, 2025
Late For Kiddush
How do we hold a spiritual container when we're on a time clock?
March 14, 2025
Distracted Davenning
What should we be thinking about when leading prayer?
March 13, 2025
Reflections on the Fast of Esther
How her model might help us through chaotic and troubling times.
March 4, 2025
One Hour, One Melody
All you need is one
Archive
From the Blog
A Journey From Darkness To Light
The first complete day of our Poland-Israel trip took us through Warsaw’s Jewish history. We toured sites related…
July 3, 2014
Welcome to the Israel Blog
Welcome to my Israel blog. Over the following year, you’ll be able to track my travels accompanying 42…
July 1, 2014
Treasure Under the Bridge
As posted on June 21, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama “There was once a…
June 21, 2013
Finding That Spark
As posted on May 3, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama “A chassid came to…
May 3, 2013
This One IS In The Book: The story of a seder, a parody song, and freedom
Here’s a special story post for Pesach I submitted this week to Jewish Eyes On the Arts: Oholiav…
April 1, 2013
The Ocean of Tears
As posted on March 8, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama A beautiful song and…
March 8, 2013
My Martenitza: A Story of Hope in Bulgaria
As posted on March 1, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama Today’s story is the…
March 1, 2013
The Man Who Was Always Late
As posted on February 1, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama A Tale of Rabbi…
February 1, 2013
Two Rules To Live By
As posted on January 25, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama “At the wedding of…
January 25, 2013
Where Does God Dwell?
As posted on January 11, 2013 by Sam Blustin on Soup for the Neshama “The Rabbi of Kotzk had…
January 11, 2013