Sophie Gibly

Sophie Gibly

Sophie Gibly (she/her) is a mental health professional and founder of Eye of the Behold(H)er, an initiative that focuses on creating Jewish content that is relevant and accessible to the modern woman. She has recently released a journal to help Jewish women connect to themselves and grow by internalizing thoughts and ideals prompted by the Jewish calendar.

Sophie has a background in communal social work and art therapy and specializes in working with women of all ages and backgrounds. She incorporates tools from art and movement therapy into her work.

She is a proud American-Israeli of Yemenite and Polish descent and currently resides on a farm in southern Israel.

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Jewish Rituals and Symbols

New Year, Same Me: Finding the Diamond Within

Sophie Gibly
As Jews, we have the opportunity to celebrate the New Year not once, but several times. The Jewish year has four different New Year celebrations: Rosh HaShanah, Passover, Tu BiShvat, and Elul. Many Jews also celebrate the Gregorian New Year in January. That means we get five opportunities every year to do an accounting of our soul (cheshbon hanefesh) and make resolutions for growth and betterment.