A New ‘Al cheyt’ Prayer
A modern version of the "Al cheyt" confessional prayer compiled by Leonard H. Berman and inspired by Dennis Praeger. [Read more...]
yom kippur
Be Culturally Radical: Live As If You Are Dying
Reb Simcha Raphael provides some reflections on Yizkor. [Read more...]
The Elder’s Unetaneh Tokef
JSA contributor Rabbi Susan Elkodsi discusses the Unetaneh Tokef prayer and its meaning for contemporary worship. [Read more...]
Chuckles for the New Year!
Sandy Taradash offers blessings for the New Year and some jokes to make you smile. [Read more...]
Rabbi, Is This Chicken Kosher? and Other Musings on Life and Death as We Prepare for Yom Kippur
I begin with one of my favorite stories: A Reform and an Orthodox Rabbi are walking down the street, deeply engaged in an animated discussion (already you know this is a tale [Read more...]
Getting to Be the Author of Your Life – Rabbi Thomas M. Alpert, Temple Etz Chaim, Franklin, MA
Yom Kippur Morning Sermon, September 23, 2015; 10 Tishrei 5776 Rabbi Thomas Alpert’s bio Rabbi Thomas Alpert Little Aaron and his father were entering the synagogue to [Read more...]
“The Conversation,” a Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Esther Adler
Editor’s Note: This Yom Kippur sermon was delivered by Rabbi Esther Adler at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, MN. She gave Jewish Sacred Aging permission to repost it [Read more...]
Louisiana Rabbi Launches M’vakshim/Seekers: Exploring the Opportunities of Aging, In High Holiday Sermons
Rabbi Robert H. Loewy, rabbi of Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie, LA, used his 2016 high holidays sermons to introduce a new program focusing on issues of aging. [Read more...]
Rabbi Ben David’s Yom Kippur Sermon 2016
Rabbi Ben David, senior rabbi, Adath Emanu-El, Mt. Laurel, NJ So much has happened since 1976. Think about it for a minute. Think about how different life was for you and [Read more...]
Who by Fire … My Yom Kippur Problem
Editor’s Note: This guest post was contributed by Edmond H. Weiss, Ph.D. Long before the Pharisees began writing about an Olam Haba, an afterlife that is a reward for [Read more...]
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