January 2023 - Jewish Sacred Aging

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The Case for Accompaniment

January 31, 2023 Rabbi Zoe Van Raan 0

Continuing our content partnership with Neshama, the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, Rabbi Zoe Van Raan writes about the central role of our elders in Jewish teaching. [Read more…]

Questions of Meaning, Science, Randomness or Design?

January 30, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

I recently came upon a thought-provoking three-part series on PBS called “Searching: Our quest for meaning in an age of science”. It is a project of the Templeton Foundation and hosted by scientist Alan [Read more…]

Chevra Kadisha Gomlei Chassadim, Prague, Czech Republic, photo by Herman Pijpers (Flickr.com, CC2,0)

Bless These Hands: Creating a Reform Chevra Kadisha in NYC

January 29, 2023 Jane Herman 0

Guest contributor Jane Herman writes about her experience helping to organize a Reform chevra kadisha in New York City. [Read more…]

Seekers of Meaning 1/27/2023: Hesh Zinman, LGBTQ+ Activist, on Elder Issues facing the LGBTQ+ Community

January 27, 2023 Webmaster 0

This week, Hesh Zinman, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Governor’s Commission on LGBTQ+ Affairs, co-chair of the Aging Workgroup and founder and former chair of the LGBT Elder Initiative, discusses issues of interest to the aging LGBTQ+ community. [Read more…]

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Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16) The Darkness of the Soul to the Light of Liberation

January 26, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

In many ways this week’s portion, Bo, presents us with several challenges. Pharaoh’s heart is “hardened” many times. God takes credit for this, and we contemplate why would God do such a thing? Is [Read more…]

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Prayer and Ritual — A Remedy for Depression and Anxiety

January 25, 2023 Scott Kushner 4

Scott Kushner writes about his journey from pharmacological solutions to his depression and anxiety to using a cognitive and meditative approach. [Read more…]

The Journey

January 24, 2023 Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs 0

Continuing our content partnership with Neshama, the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs writes about the journey from grief to recovery. [Read more…]