December 2017

December 12, 2017 0

Carl Viniar and Edmond Weiss discuss alternative study for the rabbinate on Jewish Sacred Aging Radio

The guests today, Edmond Weiss, a retired communications professor, and Carl Viniar, a mediator and former attorney, are both undertaking alternative studies that lead to [Read more...]

Couples and Ponds, By Jennie-O on Flickr.com, used via Creative Commons license.

December 11, 2017 0

Channukah: Celebrating The “Light” of The Care-giver

As we light the lights of the Channukah menorah these days, no doubt we will be filled with smiles and thoughts of family and friends and, maybe food! These eight lights have [Read more...]

December 6, 2017 0

Vayeshev: The Life Long Task: What Are We Seeking?

Vayeshev is one of the most sweeping and dramatic of all our portions. It is the beginning of the Joseph cycle, We are introduced immediately in Genesis 37 to the sibling [Read more...]

December 5, 2017 0

Rabbi Dayle Friedman and a discussion of Alzheimer’s Disease

Rabbi Dayle Friedman of GrowingOlder.com on her role as spiritual advisor to families dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease. Guest commentary from Nancy Hays, who was a [Read more...]

December 5, 2017 0

A Rabbi’s Guide to End-of-Life Care-Giving

Editor’s Note: This guest post from Rabbi Michael Latz of Shir Tikvah Synagogue in Minneapolis is adapted from a post on his Facebook page, and is reposted here with [Read more...]

December 1, 2017 1

Vayishlach: Facing Our Fears: Face to Face

With this portion (Genesis 32ff) we reach several key moments in the Genesis narrative. Indeed, this portion, one of my favorites, seems even more relevant today. The [Read more...]

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