Seekers of Meaning 3/29/2024: Rabbi Joel Soffin, author of “The Mitzvah on Your Forehead”

In this commentary, Rabbi Richard Address discusses the themes of the High Holidays and shares insights on aging and spirituality. He explores the concepts of acceptance and surrender, holding on and letting go, and the power of choice in shaping our lives. Rabbi Address emphasizes the importance of community and face-to-face interactions as we age and highlights the significance of the sacred and divine in our lives. He concludes with a prayer for peace and well-being in the year ahead. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 10/4-10/11/2024: High Holy Days Message from Rabbi Address appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

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...] The post Seekers of Meaning 9/27/2024: High Holy Days Music with Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

In this week's Seekers of Meaning episode, Alden Solovy discusses his book, "Enter These Gates," inspired by the October 7, 2023, Hamas assault. He shares poems reflecting themes of history, memory, and mortality. The book features more than100 new poems and meditations for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 9/20/2024: Poet Alden Solovy discusses his latest book, “Enter These Gates” appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Jill Maderer and Rabbi Jack Paskoff reflect on the meaning of the High Holidays this year in the wake of the October 7 Hamas massacre of 1,200 Israelis and as antisemitism surges in the United States and around the world. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 9/13/2024: Rabbis Reflect on The High Holidays appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz discusses his latest book, 45 Great Philosophers and What They Mean for Judaism. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 9/6/2024: Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Discusses His New Book of 45 Great Philosophers appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's encore broadcast of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Elissa Strauss discusses her new book, "When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others." [Read more...] The post 8/30/2024 ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 7/12/2024: Elissa Strauss, author of “When You Care,” book about caregiving appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D., the Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor of Liturgy and Midrash at HUC-JIR’s Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem, discusses her new book, From Time to Time, Journeys in the Jewish Calendar. [Read more...] The post 8/23/2024 ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 5/31/2024: Rabbi Dalia Marx, author of “From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar” appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, discusses the rising incidence of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the United States and describes some of the programs in Jewish education and interfaith understanding supported by the Center. [Read more...] The post 8/16/2024 ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 6/14/2024: Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Shulamit Sofia, a modern elder with many decades of therapeutic experience in supporting others discusses her new book, From Oy to Joy: A Soul Journey to Making the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 8/9/2024: Shulamit Sofia, author of “From Oy to Joy” appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Dr. Jonathan Branfman, post-doctoral fellow at the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Stanford University, discusses his book, Millennial Jewish Stars: Navigating Racial Antisemitism, Masculinity, & White Supremacy. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 8/2/2024: Prof. Jonathan Branfman’s Book, “Millennial Jewish Stars” About Racism and Antisemitism appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.