D'vrei Torah
Be Culturally Radical: Live As If You Are Dying
Reb Simcha Raphael provides some reflections on Yizkor. [Read more…]
Articles by Rabbi Simcha Raphael
Living Longer-Living Better
Guest Blog Post: Yizkor – Remembering Our Ancestors in Pandemic Times
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…]
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Passover, the Wilderness Journey and Our Fears of Death
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
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
Reb Simcha Raphael provides some reflections on Yizkor. [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
V’higadeta L’vincha: Passover As A Time for Remembering and Memorializing Loved Ones
Rabbi Simcha Raphael writes about the story-telling surrounding Passover and how to make it meaningful. [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
D’var Torah on Parshat Vayehi
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…]