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Cary Hillebrand takes a look at Parashat Chaye Sarah
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at the structure of Parashat Chaye Sarah. [Read more…]
Month: November 2024
Reflections on Aging
Haiku for Growing Older
Jane Seskin’s haiku for growning older. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 11/15/2024: The Vital Importance of Organ Donation, with Lara Moretti from the Gift of Life program
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Lara Moretti, director of family support services for the Gift of Life organ donation program, discusses the critical importance of organ donation. [Read more…]
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Cary Hillebrand takes a look at Parashat Vayera
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at the structure of Parashat Vayera. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24) Seeing The World Anew As We Grow
We are met this Shabbat with a wide variety of issues, emotions and tensions. It is in this portion that Abraham argues with God over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha. We examine a rather [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
A Visit To Some Real Heroes
There are moments in life, sometimes unexpected, when you arrive at a time that makes you stop and just “be”. A few days ago, I had that experience. I was honored, as part of a [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 11/8/2024: American Society on Aging’s Jen Rivera on advocating for aging Americans
Discover how the American Society on Aging champions seniors and the professionals who serve them. Join the discussion and be inspired! [Read more…]
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Cary Hillebrand takes a look at Parashat Lech Lecha
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at the structure of Parashat Lech Lecha. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Lech L’cha (Genesis 12:1-17:27) Go Forth and Grow
What a powerful and intense portion we have this week. This is the moment when we begin the particular story of Judaism. Up until this point (Genesis 1-11), we were given the Biblical authors’ description [Read more…]
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Spinoza, Spock, and the Jewish “Inclinations”
Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., discussed the ways that Spinoza’s philosophy has remarkable modern parallels in the character of Mr. Spock on Star Trek. [Read more…]