2018 – My Soul Full Year
JSA contributing writer Carole Leskin reflects on the souls who nourished and protected her this year. [Read more...]
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The Search
It had to be perfect. Just the right color. Ruby red. Just the right shape. Easily visible from the air. It had to reflect the light and glisten in the sun. It had to say [Read more...]
A Soul-Full Family Thanksgiving
This is how I imagined it. Once Upon a Time, long, long ago, before even existence existed, there was nothing but Darkness. A color so black that it has never been seen [Read more...]
A Health Crisis Changes Everything
Editor’s Note: This contribution from Rabbi Mark Levin was previously published on his Facebook page in 2014. I learned recently how disorienting it can be to have the [Read more...]
Taking the “Lone” out of Lonely
The dictionary defines “lonely” as: without company; cut off from others; solitary; and sad from being alone. What loneliness does not mean is weak, boring, [Read more...]
Where Is The Welcome Mat?
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] few days ago I went to my local big box home improvement store to buy a new welcome mat. My old one had worn out its welcome and the snow storm [Read more...]
Table for Two
Editor’s Note: This guest post is contributed by Carole Leskin. For the last few years, Tuesday has been my favorite day of the week. I wake up early, shower, dress [Read more...]
Illness and Death – Jewish Decision Trees – Rosh Hashana sermon by Rabbi Stephen Roberts
Editor’s Note: This sermon was delivered by Rabbi Stephen B. Roberts at Temple of the High Country, Boone, NC, on Rosh Hashana morning. My father, of blessed memory, [Read more...]
Rabbi Address quoted in Baltimore Jewish Times article, “In Sickness and In Health”
Rabbi Address is quoted in the March 20, 2014 article, “In Sickness and In Health,” in the Baltimore Jewish Times, about the challenges that spouses face when [Read more...]
Hope in the Midst of Illness
Hope is a crucial part of facing and coping with a medical illness. It can not only help a patient survive; it can also promote healing. Hope paves the way toward resilience [Read more...]
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