Introduction — From Seeing Ourselves to Seeing Others Until now, the human story has been one of self-preservation. From Adam through Noach, people saw only their own needs, their own fears, their own survival. Even faith, in its early form, was still self-centered — a means to stay safe, to endure. In Lech Lecha , Avraham took the first step beyond survival: he walked. But in Vayera , he takes the next step in human evolution — he sees. The willingness to move, learned in Le

Parenting a neurodivergent teen rarely hinges on perfect conversations. It rests on safety, steadiness, and faith. When we learn to read behavior as communication and offer calm instead of control, connection grows. The 5S’s—Safe, Seen, Soothed, Secure, Significant—become a quiet language of healing at home.