Dr. Michelle Friedman shared her expert advice about what not to say when someone is mourning the death of a loved one, as well as how to respond in a way that’s both meaningful and helpful.… Read the rest
Pastoral care, a Green Day song and forging a deep human connection.… Read the rest
This week’s alumni Dvar Torah is by Rabbi David Fried… Read the rest
Over a hundred distinguished guests, including academics, lay leaders, Jewish communal professionals, and mental health professionals packed into the seventh floor of the Manhattan JCC on Thursday, December 1. They were there to celebrate the launch of an important new book, The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling: A Guide for all Faiths, on the importance of pastoral counseling for rabbis and clergy – of all denominations – written by Dr.… Read the rest
Rabbi Zachary Truboff discusses Ohio’s Fetal Heartbeat Bill and Halakha.… Read the rest
Rabbi Linzer’s “How A Baby Is Made” appeared in JOFA’s The Torch on MY Jewish Learning.… Read the rest
Congratulations to Rabbi Josh Feigelson’s “Ask Big Questions” which was selected from over 200 projects as one of two inaugural winners of the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah Prize for Applied Jewish Wisdom.… Read the rest
Rabbi Seth Winberg reviews Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott Israel (Indiana University Press), which contains 396 pages of essential information for anyone who cares about the delegitimization of Israel.… Read the rest
Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, Rabbi of the Great Synagogue in Sydney and Secretary of the Rabbinical Councils of Australia and New Zealand (Australia’s most senior Orthodox Rabbi) has called on Jewish leaders, who failed to protect child abuse survivors, to stand down from their public positions.… Read the rest
Read Rabbi Zach Truboff’s beautiful piece on the recent fires in Israel.… Read the rest
