Baby Boomer Bubbe
Where Have All the Jewish Mothers Gone?
Jewish Sacred Aging contributing writer Sandy Taradash writes about the importance of the Jewish mother. [Read more…]
Month: February 2023
Carole's Corner
The Room With No View
Carole Leskin writes about the aftermath of getting an upsetting prognosis. [Read more…]
Kavod v'Nichum
Bikur Cholim 2023 Conference Scheduled
The 2023 National Bikur Cholim conference begins on March 13 and ends on June 5. This year’s program will be on The Path to Healing in the Face of Bereavement and our keynote speaker is Dr. Pauline Boss who has written and studied loss and bereavement for decades. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 2/24/2023: Rabbi Jason Weiner, author of Care and Covenant
Rabbi Jason Weiner, senior rabbi and director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles, discusses his new book, Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) Technology, Robotics and the “Gift” of Presence
V’asitah is a word that appears frequently in this week’s portion. “And you shall make” is the way this word is often translated. The portion revolves around the construction of the Tabernacle/Temple (see the [Read more…]
Kol Bo
Guest Contributor Richard Conradi: Half of all adults fail to discuss end-of-life wishes
Note from Rabbi Address: This resource was originally shared with us in 2017. Because of the importance of this information and resource, we’re bumping it up as a new publication under our Kol Bo category. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A prayer for Bruce Willis
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin, author of the “Martini Judaism” column, offers a prayer for actor Bruce Willis, who is facing a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. [Read more…]
Kol Bo
Death and Sorting
Rabbi Sandra Cohen writes about the logistics surrounding a family death. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 2/17/2023: Michael Liben, host of the “Bereaved but still me” podcast
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address speaks with Michael Liben, host of the Bereaved But Still Me podcast. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18) For The Greater Good Of Society
The first Torah portion after Sinai, Mishpatim, goes directly to a recitation of social laws and norms. As you will see, if you review the portion, this is a detailed description of how a [Read more…]