Reflections on Aging
Bubble, Bubble, COVID Trouble
Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny makes her Jewish Sacred Aging debut as a contributor with an essay about missing the security of a COVID-19 bubble. [Read more…]
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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…]
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Guest Blog Post: Kaddish during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guest contributor Helene Zipkin describes her experience with the Kaddish prayer and its alternatives during the COVID pandemic. [Read more…]
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Davar Eichah for Tisha B’av 5780 (Starting Wednesday evening, July 29, 2020)
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff wonders if we are missing the cry of a modern day prophet warning of tragedy. [Read more…]
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Guest Post: Technology lessens social isolation for seniors
While nothing replaces face-to-face conversations, holding a hand or a warm embrace, ViewClix and GrandPad make social interaction easier and safer. [Read more…]
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How Do We Care For The Nation?
This guest blog post originally appeared on the Spiritual Care Association website and is republished here with the kind permission of Reverend Hall. [Read more…]
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Don’t Sink the Boat
“I would have to say that it is un-Jewish not to wear a mask when doing so puts others at risk,” writes Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss in this commentary. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Law enforcement chaplain Rabbi Claudio Javier Kogan, MD, discusses science, religion, and the pandemic, on Seekers of Meaning Podcast
Rabbi Claudio Kogan, MD, who has served as chaplain for law enforcement agencies in the Rio Grande Valley, discusses science, religion, and current perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic in this episode of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Gratitude
Rabbi Stephen Karol finds elements of gratitude in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, through the thanksgiving prayers of the Jewish liturgy. [Read more…]
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JSA Contributor Rabbi Dayle Friedman Published in Times of Israel’s Blogs
JSA Contributor Rabbi Dayle Friedman is a regular blogger at the Times of Israel website. Read her latest essay, “Forsake us not: Toxic ageism in the COVID pandemic.” [Read more…]