Talmud Torah
Morning Service: A Creative Ritual from Len Berman
Len Berman of Congregation M’kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, NJ shares a morning prayer service ritual that he uses. [Read more…]
Month: July 2018
Living Longer-Living Better
A Midsummer Reflection on Being an Elder
I just finished reading the new Parker Palmer book “On The Brink Of Everything”. Lots to think about. Transitions are a challenge! He wrote this as he reflected on eight decades of life, feeling gratitude [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Share what you treasure most
Rabbi David Levin discovers a legacy treasure while going through his father’s belongings. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
“Seekers of Meaning” Podcast: Rabbi Eric Yoffie, past president of the Union for Reform Judaism, on the new ‘Nation-State’ Law in Israel
In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Rabbi Address chats with Rabbi Eric Yoffie, past president of the Union for Reform Judaism, about the recent enactment of the “nation-state” law in Israel. About the Guest Rabbi Eric [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
V’et’chanan: Enough is Enough
The second portion of Deuteronomy brings us the Sh’ma and the V’ahavta as well as a third recitation of the 10 Commandments. It is a powerful portion. Yet, a look at the very beginning of [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
“Seekers of Meaning” Podcast: Alden Solovy, author of ‘This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day’
In this episode, Rabbi Address interviews Alden Solovy, the author of “This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day.” [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
Tisha B’Av 5778: For What Do We Mourn?
Saturday night, July 21, as Shabbat ends, the Jewish calendar turns to Tisha B’Av; the commemoration of the destruction by the Babylonians of the 1st Temple in @586BCE and the 2d Temple in @70CE by [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Devarim: What are YOUR Words?
So we begin, this Shabbat, with the final book of Torah, Deuteronomy. This summary of the Wilderness experience is told within the context of three farewell “sermons” delivered by Moses. Indeed, the very first line [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
“Seekers of Meaning” Podcast Guest is Irit Schaffer, author of “Good Blood, A Journey of Healing,”
On this episode of the Seekers of Meaning podcast, Rabbi Address chats with Irit Schaffer, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and author of the book, Good Blood: A Journey of Healing, Volume 1, in which she tells [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Matot-Masai: Where Do You Go To Seek Refuge?
The Book of Numbers concludes with this week’s double portion. The portion contains some challenging aspects, some of which never find themselves taught very much as they raise serious concerns within modern ethics and morality. [Read more…]