Kol Bo
A Religion that Gives Meaning to Life and Death
Rabbi Mark Levin writes about how religion seeks to answer existential questions of life and death. [Read more…]
Articles by Rabbi Mark Levin
Reflections on Aging
Don’t Skip the Grieving
Rabbi Mark Levin writes about the importance of grieving as part of the process of turning back toward light after darkness. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Learning to Value the Experience of Aging
Contributing writer Rabbi Mark Levin, DHL, points out the value of embracing and learning from the experience of our older citizens. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Reconsidering My Life
Rabbi Mark H. Levin reflects on his life, and the values of altruism, love, and justice. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Eyes neither dimmed nor strength abated
Upon Moses’ death the Bible observes, “His eye was not dimmed neither was his strength abated.” No one will write those words about me. Indeed, the Bible describes all the rest of its heroes declining [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A Health Crisis Changes Everything
Editor’s Note: This contribution from Rabbi Mark Levin was previously published on his Facebook page in 2014. I learned recently how disorienting it can be to have the life of the person on whom I [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
The End of Passover
Tonight is the seventh night of Pesah, and for Israelis and Reform Jews, the final night. I have just lit a memorial candle in memory of our deceased first degree family members: Sylvia and Bob [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
Rabbi Mark Levin on Spiritual Preparation
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e are in our month of spiritual preparation. What is spirituality? The best definition for me is for a person to have meaning and purpose in life, and to attach ourselves to something more [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
Things Get Weird: Guest meditation from Rabbi Mark H. Levin
Things get weird this time of year. Memories compete with current events in my life. I miss and even long for those significant loved ones with whom I shared this season, speaking about the past, [Read more…]
Resource Articles
Guest Post: Everyone needs some sensitivity
Editor’s Note: Rabbi Mark Levin is the founding rabbi of Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, KS, and a contributor to Jewish Sacred Aging. People our age, my age, in our sixties and above, need [Read more…]