Rituals that can give meaning and comfort to the Jewish Sacred Aging journey.
Kol Bo
Loose the Angels of Peace
A poetic prayer for peace from Israeli liturgist Alden Solovy. [Read more…]
Rituals
Kol Bo
Teach us to count our days — a Simchat Chochma
Mashpiach Phyllis Shoshanna Savar Levy writes about her experience of the Simchat Chochmah ceremony, a new ritual to mark the achievement of years of wise aging. [Read more…]
Kol Bo
Saying Goodbye: Reframing Tashlich
Rabbi Paulette Posner, a student in the Wurzweiler Social Work School of Yeshiva University’s Certification in Gerontology and Palliative Care, wrote this Tashlich ritual as part of a section on rituals.. [Read more…]
Resources
A New Viddui
Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs offers a modern version of the Viddui prayer, the traditional prayer recited when one is close to death. [Read more…]
Kol Bo
A Different Take on The Kaddish/Yizkor
Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs offers a prayer when reflecting on surviving difficult family relationships. [Read more…]
Resource Articles
Removing Life Support: A prayer from Alden Solovy
A difficult prayer for a difficult moment. In classic Jewish tradition, this prayer includes a request for forgiveness from the one who is near death by those who made the decision to remove life support. It is brief, by design, so as not to prolong the moment for anyone. [Read more…]
Rituals
Virtual Memorial Service Available
Rabbi Address has recorded a virtual memorial service accessible here, or in the video player below, which may be used at times of mourning where it is not possible to have an in-person service.
Reflections on Aging
Simchat Chochmah: A Ritual to Celebrate Aging
New Jewish Sacred Aging contributing writer Rabbi Cheryl Weiner describes a new prospective ritual to honor the wisdom that comes with aging. [Read more…]
Rituals
Yom Kippur 5781: Yizkor For COVID-19 Victims
For Yom Kippur, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff offers a Yizkor prayer for COVID-19 victims. [Read more…]
Rituals
Saying Kaddish at Home — A Brief Meditation and Memorial Prayer
Rabbi Richard F. Address, director of JewishSacredAging.com offers a virtual memorial service, El Molei Rachamim and the Mourner’s Kaddish. [Read more…]