D'vrei Torah
Be Culturally Radical: Live As If You Are Dying
Reb Simcha Raphael provides some reflections on Yizkor. [Read more…]
death
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 6/21/2024: David Zinner, Co-Founder, Jewish Association for Death Education (JADE)
This week, David Zinner, the co-founder and board chair of the Jewish Association for Death Education (JADE) discussed JADE’s interactive web educational tool on Jewish practices and rituals related to death and end-of-life care. [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 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…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 2/17/2023: Michael Liben, host of the “Bereaved but still me” podcast
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address speaks with Michael Liben, host of the Bereaved But Still Me podcast. [Read more…]
Kol Bo
Wrestling with the Flow
Chaplain Cindy Tanz writes about her experience with hospice chaplaincy. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 6/17/2022: Rabbi Stephen Karol
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Stephen Karol, rabbi emeritus of Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook, New York, returns to the program to discuss his latest book, Embracing the Supernatural in Judaism: Signs from Our Deceased Loved Ones and Stories About The World-to-Come. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 12/10/2021: Rabbi Richard Agler on Life-Changing Loss and his book, “The Tragedy Test”
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Richard Agler discusses experiencing the life-changing loss of his daughter’s death, and his book, The Tragedy Test: Making Sense of Life-changing Loss: A Rabbi’s Journey. [Read more…]
Kol Bo
New Poetry from David Jackson
With this post, we inaugurate “Kol Bo,” a new section on JewishSacredAging.com devoted to written contributions of poetry and essays from our community that don’t fit under the headings of our other areas of practice. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Dr. Jeff Spiess discusses his new book, “Dying with Ease” on Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast
On this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Dr. Jeff Spiess discusses his new book, “Dying with Ease, A Compassionate Guide to Making Wiser End of Life Decisions.” [Read more…]