This week the Jewish community worldwide observes Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av. As many of you know, this comemorates the destruction of the Temple, the ancient sacrificial cult and , [Read more…]
Contributor Larry Rosenberg rhymes about aging blissfully. [Read more…]
Shulamit Sofia, a modern elder with many decades of therapeutic experience in supporting others discusses her new book, From Oy to Joy: A Soul Journey to Making the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life. [Read more…]
So we arrive this Shabbat at the final book of Torah, Deuteronomy. This is a fascinating book with a rich history as many scholars see it as a template for the attempted religious reformation of [Read more…]
Cary Hillebrand outlines the sections of Parashat Devarim as we begin the study of the Book of Devarim (Deutoronomy). [Read more…]
JSA contributing writer Len Berman looks at what makes God and Moses angry. [Read more…]
Now that some of the ageist rhetoric has calmed down regarding aspects of the election, maybe we can look at some ideas related to how we grow older, or, as we mature. There still seems [Read more…]
Dr. Jonathan Branfman, post-doctoral fellow at the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Stanford University, discusses his book, Millennial Jewish Stars: Navigating Racial Antisemitism, Masculinity, & White Supremacy. [Read more…]
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at the double portion of Matot and Masei. [Read more…]
We come this week to the final portion in Numbers, a double portion Matot-Ma’aseh. It is a challenging portion as it deals with leadership issues in many ways. We have a difficult and challenging section [Read more…]
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