Not Seeking the Tzelem: On the Problematics of Seeking Out Divine Reflections in a Senior Living Facility
Having served as the director of pastoral care at a senior living facility for over 13 months, I am seeking ways for professional development in a variety of ways, including better understanding this type of role. As such, I recently acquired Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional andContinue Reading
Curated Entertainment Highlighted [Chaplaincy Chronicles]
It was a delight to see coverage highlighting some of my work in my current position as the director of pastoral care at the senior living facility where I work! In the July 1st issue of The American Israelite (on page 4 in the print edition), an article discussed howContinue Reading
Discussing the Kamtza and Bar Kamtza Incident on The Jewish Drinking Show
I am excited to share that the 76th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show published today, in which I got to chat with Rabbi Noah Ferro, who is the head rabbi at Northern Hills Synagogue-Congregation B’nai Avraham in Cincinnati. For this episode, we discussed the Talmudic drinking story known asContinue Reading
Guest Co-Hosting on the Let There Be Light Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of being a guest co-host on the recent episode of the Let There Be Light podcast, the official podcast of The American Israelite. As such, along with the hosts of the podcast, for this second episode of their second season, we discussed contents of the newestContinue Reading
Pirkei Avot Video Essay Series Completed
I am very excited to share that I have successfully completed my series of video essays on Pirkei Avot! Having finished up the fifth chapter last week, I have now shared insights on all five chapters of this collection of rabbinic wisdom sayings, which are available for public enjoyment. WhileContinue Reading
Video Essays on the Fifth Chapter of Pirkei Avot
Having published video essays on each of the texts in the first chapter of Pirkei Avot, the second chapter of Pirkei Avot, the third chapter of Pirkei Avot, and the fourth chapter of Pirkei Avot, I am now proud to share that I have completed a series of video essays on each of the textsContinue Reading
Newest Village Art Insights Presentation: Sidra Torah Ark at The Skirball Museum
I’m pleased to share the release of the newest presentation of Village Art Insights on the newest exhibit at The Skirball Museum. In addition to speaking with Jessica, my collaborator on the Village Art Insights series on the exhibit, a fully rebuilt Torah ark from 18th century Poland, we spokeContinue Reading
Appearance on The Bridging Connections Podcast
While there are no new episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show this week (due to the Shavuos holiday), I am pleased to share that I appeared on a recent podcast episode, sharing about the Jewish Drinking project. The newest episode of The Bridging Connections Podcast features me discussing the Jewish Drinking project,Continue Reading
Beginning to Pull Back From Providing Curated TV Content for Constituents
For the past 10 or 11 months – certainly, the majority of the time that I’ve been in my chaplaincy position, which has been during this global pandemic, I have been utilizing the in-house broadcasting channel to get content to residents. I have found and curated video content from YouTubeContinue Reading