On Second Thought Ezra

Author: On Second Thought Ezra

  • Pip and the One Who Stayed Longest

    Pip and the One Who Stayed Longest

    Some lives shape the forest quietly, holding paths steady without ever standing in the middle of them. In this Pip tribute, watchfulness, service, and chosen belief are remembered with tenderness — and a life that stayed long enough to shelter others is honoured.

  • Pip and the Place Where Paths Once Met

    Pip and the Place Where Paths Once Met

    When a familiar place feels different, Pip learns that courage can look like staying — gently, together, and with care.

  • Pip and the Lights by the Water

    Pip and the Lights by the Water

    Pip attends a Chanukkah gathering by the water and senses that something has changed. After a frightening event, he watches a community choose to keep lighting candles, learning that feeling scared is okay — and that courage doesn’t mean hiding, it means staying who we are.

  • Pip and the Festival of Many Lights

    A Chanukkah Story in the Whispering Woods of Willow Glen. “On the first night of Chanukkah, the forest had only enough oil for a single lamp. But when a cold wind blew out the flame, a shy glow-worm named Noa stepped forward. Her little flickering glow—uneven, trembling, brave—became the spark that relit the menorah and…

  • Pip and the Lantern of Lost Things

    Pip and the Lantern of Lost Things

    When Pip loses a small carved acorn his grandmother made for him, he follows the quiet pull of memory into the forest at dusk. With the help of a gentle firefly and her glowing lantern, Pip learns that not all lost things are gone — some are waiting to be remembered.

  • Pip and the Bee Who Shared Her Lunch

    Pip and the Bee Who Shared Her Lunch

    When a friendly bee stops by Pip’s branch for a lunch break, he learns that teamwork — like honey — is something made sweeter when shared.

  • Pip and The Whispering Well

    Pip and The Whispering Well

    Pip follows a mysterious diary page to an ancient willow, where the water whispers the stories that time forgot. This is a tale about memory, listening, and the small kindness of being present.

  • Pip and The Library of Leaves

    Pip and The Library of Leaves

    While the other squirrels fill their homes with food, Pip fills his with books. A quiet tale about warmth, community, and the stories we give each other.

  • In the Between: Four Movements Toward Becoming

    In the Between: Four Movements Toward Becoming

    By Ezra Nadav Author’s Preface These four poems emerged over time, each one finding me at a different stage of unlearning. They began as small acts of reflection — scraps of light in long stretches of quiet — and slowly became a conversation between solitude, surrender, and self-return. In the Between traces the cyclical movement…

  • Leadership Lessons from the Mishnah: Part I

    Leadership Lessons from the Mishnah: Part I

    The Mishnah isn’t just ancient law — it’s a leadership manual hiding in plain sight. In the very first chapter of Tractate Berakhot, the rabbis wrestle with questions that sound strikingly modern: When should you start a project? How do you set deadlines? What happens when instructions conflict? In Part I of this new series,…