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Guest Blog Post: Yizkor – Remembering Our Ancestors in Pandemic Times
Reb Simcha Raphael links the observance of Yizkor in a time of public health lockdown with an effort to make a more solid spiritual connection. [Read more…]
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Tashlich for Today
A new take on the old Jewish custom of “Tashlich,” from Rabbi Susan Elkodsi. [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
2018 – My Soul Full Year
JSA contributing writer Carole Leskin reflects on the souls who nourished and protected her this year. [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
First you live, then you die, then you…what?
Editor’s Note: This guest post was submitted by Judith Wolf Mandell, author of Sammy’s Broken Leg (Oh, No!) and the Amazing Cast That Fixed It. She can be reached at judithwolfmandell@gmail.com or through the book’s website, www.sammysbrokenleg.com. No one knows what [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…]
D'vrei Torah
Passover and the Cleansing of the Soul
Happy Passover. It is that time again. Families are gathering and the stories will flow as we sit around the seder table.