Baby Boomer Bubbe
NOT Where is G-d These Days, But WHO Shares the Power with G-d???
Sandy Taradash thinks about the balance between G-d’s role in the universe — and the universe’s role in G-d. [Read more…]
Month: May 2020
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Former Obama, Clinton Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz Guests on Seekers of Meaning Podcast
Sarah Hurwitz, a former speechwriter for the Obamas and Hillary Clinton, discusses her new book about her journey back to Judaism. [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
Pirke Avot-5: A Human Being–Being Human
As we begin to wind down our Pirke Avot study between Passover and Shavuot, let me suggest that this week’s text again speaks to all of us in so many different ways. Avot 2:5 tells [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Behar-B’Chukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34). Our Land, Our Life, Our Choice?
This double portion, which concludes this year’s reading of Leviticus, speaks again to ideas and issues that we are confronting every day. The Sabbatical and Jubilee years (25) send us the message that the land [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Shaving Cream, Be Nice and Clean
Marc Blesoff gains a new shaving experience because of the pandemic, and insights into new experiences we can still enjoy as we age. [Read more…]
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Kavanot: A Jewish Brain Exercise to Fight Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss describes ways to help enhance cognitive health by using kavanah, or mindful concentration on the meaning of prayer. [Read more…]
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JSA Contributor Rabbi Dayle Friedman Published in Times of Israel’s Blogs
JSA Contributor Rabbi Dayle Friedman is a regular blogger at the Times of Israel website. Read her latest essay, “Forsake us not: Toxic ageism in the COVID pandemic.” [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Dr. David Barile, founder of Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey, discusses End of Life Care on the Seekers of Meaning Podcast
Dr. David Barile, founder of Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey, a gerontologist in Princeton, NJ, is this week’s Seekers of Meaning Podcast guest. [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
Pirke Avot-4: What You See Is Not Always What You Get
As we continue to honor the tradition of Pirke Avot study between Passover and Shavuot, let me offer up this week’s text, from Avot 4:20 (see Sefaria translation). This is a long text that discusses [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Emor: (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) It IS All About US
Emor is a challenging portion. Ritual laws, the calendar and the power of time form the basis for this week’s study. And, not surprisingly, yet again we see a text that speaks directly to what [Read more…]