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Jewish Sacred Aging

Jewish Sacred Aging

A forum for the Jewish Community with resources and texts that feature discussions on the implications of the revolution in longevity for Baby Boomers and their families.

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Seekers of Meaning 9/27/2024: High Holy Days Music with Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro

September 27, 2024 Webmaster 0

Rabbi Richard Address engages with Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro to explore the profound impact of sacred music in Jewish tradition, particularly during the High Holidays. [Read more…]

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Removing Life Support: A prayer from Alden Solovy

June 28, 2023 Alden Solovy 0

A difficult prayer for a difficult moment. In classic Jewish tradition, this prayer includes a request for forgiveness from the one who is near death by those who made the decision to remove life support. It is brief, by design, so as not to prolong the moment for anyone. [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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The Power of The Sh’ma

December 22, 2021 Sandra Taradash 2

Sandy Taradash reminds us of the power of the Sh’ma prayer. [Read more…]

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January 2021

January 31, 2021 Sandra Taradash 0

Sandy Taradash provides a prayerful poem for our country as the new year begins. [Read more…]

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Seekers of Meaning 1/8/2021: Discussion of “Psalms in the Key of Healing,” book edited by Rabbi H. Rafael Goldstein, z”l

January 8, 2021 Webmaster 0

Rabbi JD Sacks and Cantor Dr. Rhoda Harrison, Ph.D. discuss their contributed chapters to a new book, “Psalms in the Key of Healing,” edited by Rabbi H. Rafael Goldstein, who died in late December shortly before the book’s scheduled publication in January. [Read more…]

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Prayers for a Pandemic from The Jewish Forward

March 29, 2020 Webmaster 0

The Forward has collected some new and reenvisioned prayers for the pandemic crisis. [Read more…]

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A New ‘Al cheyt’ Prayer

October 6, 2019 Len Berman 0

A modern version of the “Al cheyt” confessional prayer compiled by Leonard H. Berman and inspired by Dennis Praeger. [Read more…]

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Reflections on Aging

A Prayer For Making New Friends Upon Moving Into a Retirement Community

June 30, 2019 Rabbi Janet Madden 0

Rabbi Janet Madden, a certified Jewish Spiritual Director, shares a prayer for people starting a new life chapter in a retirement community. [Read more…]

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Inherent in Prayer is TIKVAH

December 26, 2018 Sandra Taradash 0

I heard this somewhere and it has stuck with me because when I hear people say, “What good is prayer?” it makes me wonder if people didn’t pray, how could/would they hold on to HOPE [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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Jewish Sacred Aging is a forum for the Jewish Community with resources and texts that feature discussions on the implications of the revolution in longevity for Baby Boomers and their families. We encourage you to participate in the conversation!

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