Videos published from Jewish Sacred Aging Think Tank Event March 26
Three video excerpts from the “Jewish Sacred Aging Think Tank” event held March 26, 2017 at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia are now available for [Read more...]
May 2017
Naso: The Power of Blessing
This week’s portion, Naso, contains a wealth of information. We discuss the Nazarites,(6) the very interesting ritual associated with the “soteh” (5) and a [Read more...]
Shavuot 5777: Standing Together–A Lesson In Connections
Chag Sameach. Shavuot arrives at this stage of the calendar. The festival of first fruits/harvest that was linked, in tradition,, to the Sinai revelation and thus, a [Read more...]
Guest Contributor Richard Conradi: Half of all adults fail to discuss end-of-life wishes
Note from Rabbi Address: Richard Conradi is a member of a congregation in London and has been working with his congregation and others regarding raising awareness of end of [Read more...]
Reflections on Memory and Reality
This is a little bit of personal reflection. I am just back from attending the convention of the World Union for Progressive Judaism in Jerusalem. We did some sessions on [Read more...]
BaMidbar: Preparing Our Self for Torah?
This Shabbat we begin a new book of Torah, the book of Numbers. In Hebrew, as many of you know, it is BaMidbar, in the Wilderness. The portion looks at taking a counting of [Read more...]
Pastoral Counseling for Rabbis is Focus of Book by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD, Guest on JSA Podcast
Dr. Michelle Friedman, co-author of The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling: A Guide for All Faiths (Psyche and Soul), is the guest on this episode of the Jewish Sacred Aging [Read more...]
Behar-Bechukotai: Releaseing “Self” From Slavery?
With this Shabbat we come to the concluding portion for Leviticus. A double portion that spans a wealth of issues. The famous “Liberty Bell” passage is found here [Read more...]
Emor: The Poor and The Stranger and Health Care
The Torah never fails to impress us. There, in the midst of a passage that outlines a sacred festival calendar and additional rules, regulations and offerings, comes a small [Read more...]
What Shall We Make of Health Care…2
So we have had several days to digest the recent action by the House of Representatives and the passage of their version of a revised health care bill. Yes, it has along way [Read more...]
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