Reflections on Aging
Simchat Chochmah: A Ritual to Celebrate Aging
New Jewish Sacred Aging contributing writer Rabbi Cheryl Weiner describes a new prospective ritual to honor the wisdom that comes with aging. [Read more…]
Sukkot
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Let Us Build a Sukkat Shalom, A Canopy of Peace
Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss calls for the building of a true Sukkat Shalom, a shelter of peace, with interfaith understanding and cooperation. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A Harvest of Memories
JSA contributor Rabbi Stephen Karol links the farming cycle and harvest to memories and Yizkor. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
SOM Pod: Rabbi Arthur Waskow of The Shalom Center, on #SukkotForClimateHealing
In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, director of The Shalom Center in Philadelphia, discusses how the Jewish harvest festival Sukkot can be a model for teaching about Climate Change and healing the earth. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
God’s Eternal Question
With the ending of Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar focuses on the first of our three Festivals, Sukkot. The symbol of the fragile dwelling place, the sukkah, is increasingly popular. More and more [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Responding to Our Members in a Time of Economic Concern
Many people, perhaps all people, are experiencing heightened anxiety, insecurity and doubt as troubling economic events are unfolding. Some of us have already been directly affected as we or a family member has lost a [Read more…]