Reflections on Aging
Grandparent Kaddish
Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs writes of the pain of mourning the death of a grandchild. [Read more…]
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Kol Bo
Kaddish prayer…
Rabbi Laurie Kurs, BCC, discusses the role of the Kaddish prayer in our personal reflections about our departed loved ones. [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…]
Living Longer-Living Better
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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Reimagining Ritual in the Time of Covid-19
Rabbi David Levin discusses the importance of kavod v’nichum, the Jewish mitzvah of comforting the mourners, during the coronavirus pandemic. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Sacred Work
Rabbi David Levin writes about his experience extending chaplaincy care in Pittsburgh as part of the American Red Cross support team, following the shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue there. [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
Meaning Beyond All Blessings And Poems
Editor’s Note: This essay by Rabbi Steven G. Sager is reposted with permission from Sichaconversation.org. “I want my kids to say Kaddish for me after I die, but I can’t explain to them why, or what Kaddish means to me. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Memories of my Mom and Dad — Yizkor 2013
Our Jewish calendar provides us with time to remember those we have loved. On their Yarzheits, or anniversary of passing, our thoughts turn to our mothers or fathers, our sisters or brothers, our husbands or [Read more…]