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“With One Hand Behind Me …”
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff looks at the nonverbal communications options like touch and facial expressions that are limited during the pandemic. [Read more…]
Month: April 2020
Living Longer-Living Better
The New Normal
Guest contributor Gillian Burkett wonders if our values will change when the pandemic lockdown ends. [Read more…]
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The Journey You Did Not Choose
Guest contributor Rabbi Jill Zimmerman examines the journey back to a normal life. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Sharon Hart-Green, Author of “Come Back for Me,” novel about Holocaust survivors, appears on Seekers of Meaning Podcast
Sharon Hart-Green, author of “Come Back for Me,” a Holocaust novel of “loss, trauma, memory, and, above all, the ties of family,” is this week’s guest on the Seekers of Meaning Podcast. [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
PIRKE AVOT STUDY/DISCUSSION 1
Shalom. One of the traditions that deserves some attention is that of studying the Pirke Avot (Sayings of the Fathers) on Shabbatot between Passover and Shavuot (May 28 is erev and 29th). As many Confirmation [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47): A Time To Be Silent?
This week’s portion confronts us with a variety of issues. The most glaring and famous is the death of Aaron’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu who are killed after offering a sacrifice that was not [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
Guest Blog Post: Yizkor – Remembering Our Ancestors in Pandemic Times
Reb Simcha Raphael links the observance of Yizkor in a time of public health lockdown with an effort to make a more solid spiritual connection. [Read more…]
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Reimagining Ritual in the Time of Covid-19
Rabbi David Levin discusses the importance of kavod v’nichum, the Jewish mitzvah of comforting the mourners, during the coronavirus pandemic. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Rabbi Dan Freelander and Cantor Jeff Klepper, Founders of Kol B’Seder Music Group, Visit Seekers of Meaning Podcast
The legendary founders of contemporary Jewish folk music group Kol B’Seder, Rabbi Dan Freelander and Cantor Jeff Klepper, visit the Seekers of Meaning Podcast on the eve of the group’s 50th anniversary, to discuss changes in contemporary Jewish music since the 1960s, and share some of their favorite compositions [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Shabbat Pesach: Broken Tablets, Broken Souls, Second Chances
The readings for this Shabbat are filled with drama and powerful images. Exodus 33:12-34:26 forms the reading for this Shabbat morning and an assigned Haftorah is drawn from Ezekiel 37:1-14. Our Torah portion reflects upon [Read more…]