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Jewish Sacred Aging

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Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast

Seekers of Meaning 1/31/2025: Abby Gilbert from Tikvah discusses mental health issues across the Jewish community

January 31, 2025 Webmaster 0

In this episode of Seekers of Meaning, Rabbi Richard Address speaks with Abby Gilbert, the executive director of Tikvah, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families dealing with mental health issues within the Jewish community. [Read more…]

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Seekers of Meaning 11/22/2024: Navigating Suicide Awareness in the Jewish Community

November 22, 2024 Webmaster 0

This week, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff and Missy Stolfi from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention discuss an upcoming webinar for suicide survivors taking place Sunday 11/24. [Read more…]

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Seekers of Meaning 7/14/2023: Rabbi Sandra Cohen on the rabbinate, mental health, and spirituality

July 14, 2023 Webmaster 0

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Sandra Cohen discusses the rabbinate, mental health, and spirituality. [Read more…]

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Seekers of Meaning 5/12/2023: Scott Kushner on Prayer and Ritual as Aids to Mental Health

May 12, 2023 Webmaster 0

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, information technology executive Scott Kushner describes his experience embracing prayer and ritual as part of a mental health recovery exercise. [Read more…]

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Seekers of Meaning 12/2/2022: Faith Community Disability and Mental Health Inclusion, with Shelly Christensen of Respectability.org

December 2, 2022 Webmaster 0

Shelly Christensen, the Senior Director of Faith Inclusion and Belonging at RespectAbility.org, discusses her pioneering work in the faith community disability and mental health inclusion movement. [Read more…]

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D'vrei Torah

Why Do We Exist?

November 22, 2022 Rabbi Stacey Rigler 0

In this d’var Torah, Rabbi Stacy Rigler discusses how people may feel alone, unheard, and unnoticed. [Read more…]

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Use it or lose it

August 9, 2020 Rabbi Susan Elkodsi 4

Rabbi Susan Elkodsi finds meaning in a Talmud tractate where Rabbi Elezar loses and then recovers his Torah learning. [Read more…]

Health and Wellness Programs

Rabbi Address provides video lecture and interview on Aging and Mental Health issues for Florida synagogue

March 2, 2018 Webmaster 0

Rabbi Address produced a video lecture and interview on aging and mental health in a Jewish context, to replace a lecture he was forced to cancel last month when he suddenly needed to officiate at [Read more…]

Reflections on Aging

How We Can Embrace Those Struggling with Severe Depression

May 16, 2016 Rabbi Edythe Mencher 0

Editor’s Note: This article by Rabbi Mencher is reproduced with permission, and first appeared in the ReformJudaism.org blog. You can listen to Rabbi Address’ podcast interview with Rabbi Mencher here. May is Mental Health Awareness [Read more…]

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Rabbi Address Presents Webinar on Synagogues and Mental Health for Older Adults

April 27, 2016 Webmaster 0

Rabbi Address led a webinar for the Union for Reform Judaism last week on “Judaism, Older Adults, Mental Health and Your Congregation,” for the URJ-Ruderman Mental Health Learning Opportunity series. You can watch the 45-minute [Read more…]

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The program publishes to this website every Friday morning at 8 a.m. Eastern Time

  • July 4: Encore: Dr Barry Jacobs and Dr Julie Mayer on their new book, The AARP Caregiver Answer Book
  • July 11: Rabbi Bennett Miller and Rabbi Gary Glickstein on NAORRR (Association of Retired Reform Rabbis) and their outreach to Reform rabbis in Israel
  • July 18: Rabbi Michael Marmur on his new book, Living The Letters: An Alphabet of Emerging Jewish Thought
  • July 25: Rabbi Lance Sussman on his new book, How Did We Get Here
  • August 1: Rabbi Paul Kipnes on his new book: The Secret Life of the Mourner: A Poetic Journey Through A Year of Grief

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