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On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, a panel of guests discuss the recent rise in antisemitism in the US following the October 7 Hamas-led mass murder of civilians [Read more...] -
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi David Levin discusses his recent visit to Israel with a delegation from the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis. [Read more…] -
Seekers of Meaning 11/17/2023: Rabbi Sarah Bassin discusses HIAS’ role in helping refugees worldwide
Rabbi Sarah Bassin, director of clergy and congregations for HIAS, discusses the organization’s long history of helping refugees and immigrants. [Read more…] -
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, author Lisa Niver discusses her book, Brave-ish, One Break-up, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty. [Read more…] -
This week, Sarah McCaslin, executive director and therapist at the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute, discusses the institute’s training, therapy, and consulting services that support the emotional and spiritual health of the community. [Read more…]
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Let me get right to the point. This is a challenging, frightening and even fearful moment for our Jewish community. This war has signaled a cosmic shift in attitudes, and relationships. Something has changed, [Read more...] -
Recently I had the chance to have a quiet lunch with a colleague. We met at a bistro, were seated outside on the patio, and immediately ordered out iced tea. Within a few seconds [Read more...] -
These days any event that speaks of celebration and hope needs to be validated. I recently had the honor of participating in an erev Shabbat service that celebrated the rabbi’s consecration/installation as well as [Read more...] -
There is a line in a meditation found in a prayer book which reads “It is hard to sing one oneness when our world is not complete”. I kept hearing this line in my [Read more...] -
There is a well-known interpretation that notes that the last letter of Torah is a lamed while the first letter of Torah is the bet and those two letters for the Hebrew word lev, [Read more...]
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My son loves wrestling. He loves it so much that he has corrupted my 11-year-old grandson to the extent that they watch together. How appropriate for this week’s portion. In contrast to our portion’s [Read more...] -
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New JSA contributing writer Judy Nadell recalls a favorite college professor. [Read more…] -
Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs describes how the power of the Kotel as an image of Jewish survival empowered a patient at the end of life. [Read more…] -
The short answer to the question, “how can you become a Wise Elder?” is: Do good for other people. Passionately and purposefully, and actively and often, do it for individuals and large numbers of people. [Read more...] -
New JSA contributor Jane Seskin offers a poetic reflection on the year for the conclusion of Rosh Hashana and the high holy days,. [Read more…] -
JSA contributing writer Larry Rosenberg discusses communicating with your soul when making critical life decisions. [Read more…]
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Carole Leskin writes about the importance of enjoying every day. [Read more…] -
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Reb Carl Viniar, a Jewish Sacred Aging contributing writer and rabbinic pastor from Voorhees, NJ, is currently traveling in the Middle East. He filed this story from his hotel room in Jordan. [Read more…] -
Reb Carl Viniar writes about the choice God offers in Deuteronomy 30:19. [Read more…] -
Reb Carl Viniar writes about some of the fears that besiege us in this modern age — and how to face them powerfully. [Read more…] -
I have been absent for a while. I thought when I stopped practicing law and mediation, and completed ordination, I would have lots of time to write, and exercise and play. None of that has [Read more...] -
Rabbinic Pastor Carl Viniar writes about the experience of his ordination ceremony in a time of COVID. [Read more…]
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