Carole's Corner
When the Garden is What Remains
JSA Contributor Carole Leskin reflects on friendship, companionship, and loss. [Read more…]
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Blog
On the Fifth Night Of Chanukah…Our Dog Died
Behold our menorah from the sixth day of Chanukah. Behold the third candle: snuffed way sooner than the others. At this season commemorating miracles, God performed another one. The shrunken candle spoke to me of [Read more…]
Blog
Sharing Loss, Sharing Compassion
This guest post to Rabbi Address’ blog is by Rabbi David Levin. How do you tell Dad that Mom has died? This challenging question confronted old friends this past week. Compassion is such a difficult [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Tissues in the Passover Aisle
by Sharon A. Siegel My local food store was quiet. I purposely went there at an odd hour that I knew doesn’t attract throngs of shoppers. I took a deep cleansing breath, as my [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
Yom Kippur and the Tradition of Remembering Souls on the Other Side
Editor’s Note: This commentary is adapted from Rabbi Raphael’s April 1, 2015 article in the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. On Yom Kippur, it is traditional to recite Yizkor prayers in memory of deceased loved ones. The [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
What’s Meant to Be? The Randomness of Chaos? G-d’s Will? Or Is There No Answer….
Sunday was a different day for our family. It was the only day my Dad didn’t work, except for Easter Sunday, Father’s Day and the Sundays from Thanksgiving through Christmas. My Dad and his two [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Guest Post from Rabbi John Rosove: As My Mother Disappears Before My Eyes
Editor’s Note: This blog post by Rabbi John Rosove is reposted from his blog with his permission. As my mother nears her 98th birthday in June, the dementia that has consumed her brain is taking [Read more…]
Podcasts
Toni Griffith, grief counselor, is September 10 guest on Boomer Generation Radio
Toni Griffith, a Philadelphia area grief counselor, is the September 10 guest on Rabbi Address’ weekly radio show, “Boomer Generation Radio.
Thought Pieces
Coping with Loss….A Yom Kippur Thought Piece
Adam, the first human, was created on the 6th day. The sun shone for him throughout the entire first day, Shabbat, but he became frightened when he saw darkness encroaching at the conclusion of this [Read more…]