Reflections on Aging
Bless These Hands: Creating a Reform Chevra Kadisha in NYC
Guest contributor Jane Herman writes about her experience helping to organize a Reform chevra kadisha in New York City. [Read more…]
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Neshama-NAJC
The Journey
Continuing our content partnership with Neshama, the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs writes about the journey from grief to recovery. [Read more…]
Kavod v'Nichum
Bikur Cholim Conference Goes Virtual for 2022
The Bikur Cholim conference organized by Kavod V’Nichum will be virtual in 2022. [Read more…]
Blog
From Bereavement to Redemption and Hope
Rabbi Susan Elkodsi reflects on the upcoming Tisha B’av observance and its ability to take us from bereavement to redemption and hope. [Read more…]
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Accompanying the Dead
Rabbi Stephen Karol writes about accompanying the dead and being accompanied through life by our loved ones. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
SOM Pod 8/30/2019: Rabbi David Levin and Rabbi Simcha Raphael, hosts of the Philadelphia ‘Death Café’
In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Rabbis David Levin and Simcha Rafael discuss the Philadelphia Death Café, where participants discuss a wide range of topics related to death and dying. [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
Pre-Arrangements … a thoughtful way to provide for your family
Editor’s Note: This article about pre-arrangements for funerals was prepared by Harry Platt, director at Platt Memorial Chapels, Cherry Hill, NJ. By Harry Platt Many families have decided to assist their families by pre-arranging and [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Presence is an active, not passive, activity
Often we think of “being present” for the other as being available to hear them and be with them. We say we reach out to them but in reality, we are offering to wait for [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
The Eulogy
A long, long time ago, just on the edge of where memory meets embellishment, I was an Associate Rabbi in Hollywood – not Hollywood, FL, heaven forefend – but the real Hollywood, with swimming pools [Read more…]
Care-Giving Concerns
The World Shrinks
There are certain “set pieces,” or repetitive scripts that become a part of every Rabbi’s life. This comes under the heading of REALLY telling tales out of school. Each of us clergy-people brings a certain [Read more…]