Torah Study Guide By Cary Hillebrand
A Look at Parashat Shemini
Cary Hillebrand discusses Parsha Shemini [Read more…]
Month: April 2024
D'vrei Torah
Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) Our Contemporary Affliction
This Shabbat we meet one of the more challenging portions in Torah. Indeed, this week’s portion and next week’s portion, which at times are linked as a double portion, are often the bane of bar [Read more…]
Resources
A New Viddui
Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs offers a modern version of the Viddui prayer, the traditional prayer recited when one is close to death. [Read more…]
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A Third Torah
Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., proposes elevating the spiritual and philosophical writings of Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza to be regarded as a “Third Torah.” [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
ENCORE BROADCAST: Seekers of Meaning 3/8/2024: Bill Fisher discusses Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, South Jersey resident Bill Fisher discusses his wife Carol’s terminal illness and decision to use New Jersey’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) option. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47) What Can We Hear in Silence?
A curious portion awaits us the Shabbat. We begin with the detailed instructions for a public ceremony to consecrate the priesthood. There is an elaborate rite with sacrifices/offerings and the elevation of Aaron. This elaborate [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
A Dining Room Set, A Red Couch and Bubbie’s Soup Pot
Sandy Taradash writes about the importance of her Bubbie’s soup pot to her family’s history. [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
The Month of Nisan: An Invitation to Reflect and Re-imagine Our Own Spiritual Journey…April 17.
Shalom. For many years now, in workshops, zoom classes and numerous discussions at Scholar in Residences, people have come forward to discuss the need, as we all age, to have an open forum on some [Read more…]