Reflections on Aging
Parshat Bo: Self-Centeredness or Compassion?
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, writes about the plague of darkness. [Read more…]
Articles by Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC
D'vrei Torah
“The First Hollywood Ending?” – Davar Torah, Vayechi, Genesis 47:28–50:26
As “The People of the Book,” we should know how to end a book. Vayechi is the end of the first book in our Book of Books, in our canon. Vayechi concludes Bereshit, the first [Read more…]
Kol Bo
“Every day a little death”: Stephen Sondheim, z”l (1930-2021)
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, remembers composer Stephen Sondheim, who died last week. [Read more…]
Kol Bo
Creating ‘L’dor V’dor’ Moments
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, writes about the sacred tradition of selecting a name and creating connections. [Read more…]
Blog
Guest Post: Healing the Soul’s Wounds/Yom Kippur 5782
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff discusses ways to heal broken family relationships. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Post-Yizkor Thoughts
Is a picture still worth a thousand words? We don’t talk of “pictures” much anymore, nor of “flashbulbs.” We speak of “images” now. However, a proverb may be worth a thousand words … or more. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A Tree of the Field
In this d’var excerpt, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff reminds us of the blessing, “May you be like a tree of the field.” [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
What’s Your Life Review?
A guest d’var Torah from Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Moments That Shape Us
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff reflects on moments that can set us on a pathway for life. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Memorial Day 2021 Reflection: “We miss the flowers.”
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff reflects on the power of Memorial Day. [Read more…]