service Archives - Jewish Sacred Aging

And Then You Remember…

October 31, 2022 Rabbi Dennis Sasso 0

This essay by Rabbi Dennis Sasso, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis, Indiana, was originally published by the Times of Israel. We republish it with Rabbi Sasso’s permission. [Read more…]

Army Spc. William Armstrong, a New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 107th Military Police Company, receives a challenge coin from retired U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) Rabbi Irv Elson, representing the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council, in appreciation of his support as a color guard for the remembrance ceremony of Union Sgt. Benjamin Levy at his burial site at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 21, 2021. Levy was a New York Soldier who is the first Jewish American to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions to save his regimental colors and rally his unit, the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, during the Battle of Glendale in June 1862. (U.S. National Guard photo by New York Guard Capt. Mark Getman)

Memorial Day 2021 Reflection: “We miss the flowers.”

June 2, 2021 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 0

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff reflects on the power of Memorial Day. [Read more…]

Saying Kaddish at Home — A Brief Meditation and Memorial Prayer

September 16, 2020 Rabbi Richard Address 0

Rabbi Richard F. Address, director of JewishSacredAging.com offers a virtual memorial service, El Molei Rachamim and the Mourner’s Kaddish. [Read more…]

Masada National Park, , Israel - Wednesday November 30, 2011, Copyright º Steve Lubetkin (stevelubetkinphotography.com). Used by permission.

Morning Service: A Creative Ritual from Len Berman

July 31, 2018 Len Berman 2

Len Berman of Congregation M’kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, NJ shares a morning prayer service ritual that he uses. [Read more…]