Rabbi Susan Elkodsi of the Malverne Jewish Center in Malverne, NY contributes a ritual to mark the end of Hanukkah, much as the Havdalah service marks the end of Shabbat.
Behold our menorah from the sixth day of Chanukah. Behold the third candle: snuffed way sooner than the others. At this season commemorating miracles, God performed another one. The shrunken candle spoke to me of [Read more…]
I had no idea of what she was talking about. Walking home one summer afternoon after a pickup baseball game, Kathy Cipley informed me that I had killed Christ. Kathy was a 9-year-old tomboy (a [Read more…]
Read the December issue of Sh’ma Now, which deals with the question of “panim el panim – engaging face to face.” As editor Susan Berrin describes it, “The philosopher Martin Buber (whose home on Rechov Hovevei [Read more…]
The Blessings of Aging is a video appearing on the New Yorker magazine’s video website.
Rabbi Address discusses contemporary approaches to palliative care for terminally ill patients with Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer of Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice in South Jersey, on this edition of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast . [Read more…]
It was one of the few days in October when the weather was perfect. Mild. Azure blue skies. White fluffy clouds. And what was even better – I felt well! Hardly any pain. It had [Read more…]
This week we turn to the portion known as Miketz (Genesis 41ff), Joseph stars as the expert interpreter of dreams. His powers of understanding allow him to be referred to Pharoah who has had a series of [Read more…]
Happy Channukah. The festival of re-dedication is now upon us and no doubt, so many will gather to light the Channukiah, sing a few songs, exchange too many gifts and indulge perhaps, in a few [Read more…]
Elana Marcus provides some advice for boomers about adjusting to life as an older adult. [Read more…]
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