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Articles by Rabbi Simcha Raphael

About Rabbi Simcha Raphael
SIMCHA RAPHAEL, Ph.D., is the Founding Director of the DA’AT INSTITUTE. He has worked as a death awareness educator, bereavement counselor and hospice chaplain for over twenty-five years. Ordained as a Rabbinic Pastor by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, he received a doctorate in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and has written extensively on the topics of death, bereavement and the afterlife.
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Living Longer-Living Better

Guest Blog Post: Yizkor – Remembering Our Ancestors in Pandemic Times

April 14, 2020 Rabbi Simcha Raphael 0

Reb Simcha Raphael links the observance of Yizkor in a time of public health lockdown with an effort to make a more solid spiritual connection. [Read more…]

Passover Table 2, by April Killingsworth, from Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license.
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Passover, the Wilderness Journey and Our Fears of Death

April 7, 2020 Rabbi Simcha Raphael 0

JewishSacredAging.com contributor Reb Simcha Raphael looks for ways the teachings of Passover can help us deal with these enigmatic and often frightening times. [Read more…]

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Parshat Ha’azinu: Death of Moses in Torah and Midrash

October 7, 2019 Rabbi Simcha Raphael 0

Reb Simcha Raphael discusses the parsha Ha’azinu, Moses’ death, and the promised land. [Read more…]

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Be Culturally Radical: Live As If You Are Dying

October 2, 2019 Rabbi Simcha Raphael 0

Reb Simcha Raphael provides some reflections on Yizkor. [Read more…]

"Remember," by Michael Pollak, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license.
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V’higadeta L’vincha: Passover As A Time for Remembering and Memorializing Loved Ones

March 15, 2018 Rabbi Simcha Raphael 0

Rabbi Simcha Raphael writes about the story-telling surrounding Passover and how to make it meaningful. [Read more…]

Cenotaph of Jacob at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. By A ntv - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
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D’var Torah on Parshat Vayehi

January 14, 2017 Rabbi Simcha Raphael 0

With Parshat Vayehi, the Book of Genesis reaches its grand finale. With Jacob and his extended family gathered in the land of Egypt, first, the illustrious Patriarch himself, Jacob, dies – “was gathered unto his [Read more…]

Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast - Upcoming shows

The program publishes to this website every Friday morning at 8 a.m. Eastern Time

Nov 3: Sarah MacCaslin: Executive Director, Institute for Psychotherapy and Spirituality. New York, NY

Nov. 10: Lisa Niver on her book, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Fearless Feelings After Fifty

Nov. 17: Sarah Bassin, Director of Clergy and Congregations for HIAS

Nov. 24: Rabbi/Cantor Judy Greenfeld on Building an Inclusive Community

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Jewish Sacred Aging is a forum for the Jewish Community with resources and texts that feature discussions on the implications of the revolution in longevity for Baby Boomers and their families. We encourage you to participate in the conversation!

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