“May God comfort you…” Upon Ending Shloshim For My Father
Editor’s Note: As Passover ends, we are again given the opportunity, in ritual fashion, for one of our tradition’s Yizkor services. To remember is a gift. This guest [Read more...]
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Rabbi Address’s blog includes reflections on the challenges and joys of aging and their implications for our families.
Passover: The Wilderness of Self and Our Search For Shleimut
Passover brings with it so many feelings and traditions. It remains the most observed of all our festivals. That call from the Haggadah to welcome the stranger this year [Read more...]
Discussing OUR Wishes For Health Care Decisions
In just about every series of discussions in congregations we eventually come to those conversations about advance planning and the challenges of end of life care. The [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Caregiving
A guest blog post by Alyssa Smith, MSW, LSW, a meditation instructor, leadership coach, and IJS-trained Wise Aging facilitator. [Read more...]
Creating Awareness on Caregiving: Addresssing This New Life Stage
As we travel for Jewish Sacred Aging® and as we deal with consulting with congregations and families, one issue continues to be of most concern: caregiving. As we age, so [Read more...]
Purim 5779: The Mask of Mortality
This week Jewish communities all across the globe will gather to don costumes and masks to celebrate the tale of Esther and Mordecai. From Megillah to carnivals, [Read more...]
Isn’t Hindsight Brilliant? Healing My Body, Connecting to My Soul, Reclaiming My Life
A guest blog post by AnnMerle Feldman, a blogger and movement educator. [Read more...]
Va’yakhail: (Exodus 35:1-38:21) Our Community, Our Self
The Mishkan is the focus of this portion. Moses calls together the Israelites, issues detailed instructions as to the creation of the Mishkan, and calls Bezalel and [Read more...]
Ki Tisa: A Heart Of Wisdom- Al Vorspan: z”l
Ki Tisa the portion that is read this coming Shabbat, is one of the most powerful of all our portions in that it contains the story of the Golden Calf. (Exodus 32). The lack [Read more...]
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