“Natural Causes” and the Myth of Control
There are, as many of you know, a constant flow of books and articles now on issues related to wellness and health. Often they are tied to nutrition, working out, [Read more...]
April 2018
Oy Vey! Do We Need a Chuckle—and Real Facts!!
I’m coming clean and ready to confess: I am a news junkie. From the time I awaken till I leave for work, get into and out of my car, return home, while eating dinner and [Read more...]
Acharei-Mot/K’doshim: “…..As Yourself”??????
This double portion of Torah that we confront this week is filled with issues, challenges and contemporary applications. We meet the concept of the scare-goat in Leviticus 16 [Read more...]
Jewish Sacred Aging Radio: Why Judaism Matters and ‘Soul Harmony,’ the musical theater story of Deborah Chessler, Sonny Til & the Orioles
Rabbi Address welcomes Rabbi John Rosove to discuss his new book, Why Judaism Matters: Letters of a Liberal Rabbi to his Children and the Millennial Generation and Rabbi [Read more...]
Tazria-Metzorah: What We Say, What We Do, What We Think
Tazria-Metzorah is the double portion that we confront this coming Shabbat. Confront is a good word, just ask any bar or bat mitzvah who draws this portion. The themes of [Read more...]
Sh’mini: Be Careful of The Fire
We return to the Torah this Shabbat with Leviticus 9 and the portion “Sh’mini” which looks at a variety fo ritual and cultic practices and concludes with a [Read more...]
New Alzheimer’s book and guardianship services and grandparents
Rabbi Michele Medwin discusses her new book on Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s Families: Emotional and Spiritual Tools for Coping and Gloria and David Goldfaden speak [Read more...]
Bringing Advance Care Conversations to Your Congregation
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post is provided by Rosemary Lloyd, BSN, MDiv, Advisor to Faith Communities for The Conversation Project. Congregations are ideal [Read more...]
Passover Yizkor..Has It Been 50 Years?
It is curious, I guess, that we come to the Passover Yizkor moment at such a confluence of issues. This Passover season reminds us of memory. How many stories were shared at [Read more...]
Approaches to Loss and Grief
The April 3, 2018 Jewish Sacred Aging Radio program features two approaches to loss and grief. Our first segment features a discussion with leaders of Shiva.com, a web [Read more...]
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