
D’var Torah: Unatana Tokef
A modern meditation We now confront the meaning of this day As we stare into the face of our own mortality. We form a circle. Hands and souls linked, We stand as community. Together we [Read more…]
A modern meditation We now confront the meaning of this day As we stare into the face of our own mortality. We form a circle. Hands and souls linked, We stand as community. Together we [Read more…]
I was speaking with a friend the other day, whose father had died almost 6 months ago. The siblings were getting together this week and beginning the process of dividing the personal effects. This task [Read more…]
Dear Friends: Shalom and a very special wish to all of you for a sweet, healthy and peaceful New Year. The Holiday liturgy contains so many themes that speak to where we are in life. [Read more…]
Yesterday my daughter and I held our beloved cat as his doctor administered a lethal dose of anesthetic. Rascal was our Kitty companion for 15 years. He grew up with Jen, who was seven when [Read more…]
Dear Friends: The summer is in full swing and for some of us that means one thing: soon the Holidays will be here. We’ll deal with some of that next month, as we turn from [Read more…]
“Faithful Reform In Health Care is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to elevate faith-inspired voices in support of affordable quality health care for all the U.S.” Rev. Linda Walling is the inspiration behind this organization [Read more…]
Contributed by Rabbi Peter H. Grumbacher Until the beginning of this year my mother-in-law was in pretty good shape for an 89 year-old woman. She bowled, played bridge and, yes, she drove. But less than [Read more…]
I was told for, quite a while by friends of mine, that their world focus shifted when they became a grandparent. I know that there is a special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. I even [Read more…]
As a caregiver to an older adult, we sometimes get so caught up in the daily tasks of care that we forget the emotional ties that ties us to the individual themselves. Many of us [Read more…]
As I write this, I am waiting. Waiting for the next phase of life. My daughter is due to give birth now! So, each day we sit and work and wait for the call that [Read more…]
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