Videos

In April and May 2026, Rabbi Tziona Szajman held four workshops on Death and Mourning, hosted by the Tikkun v'Or Bereavement Support Group.

1. The Final Act of Kindness: Jewish death, burial, and preparation as sacred acts of love, dignity, and community.

https://youtu.be/c3wTvweliFQ?si=ofADoLJuHGKxNCsk

2. Sitting Together in the Brokenness: The power and wisdom of shiva—how Jewish mourning rituals comfort, protect, and connect us.

https://youtu.be/vOTPHhim-kc?si=VcSbGyVeGKeBoKcJ

3. The Long Arc of Mourning: Walking the Jewish path through grief, from shiva to shloshim, the first year, yizkor, and beyond.

https://youtu.be/nRdXjtmXlmE?si=NEWp1vUdxuTQGJgU

4. What Comes Next?: Jewish visions of the afterlife, including olam haba, resurrection, and the soul’s journey—and how these ideas shape how we live.

https://youtu.be/g6iYbtzeOXE?si=Eg02XivWjAE5ReBP

Conversation with Peter Beinart (November 10. 2025) WATCH HERE.   Evening with Dr Alice Rothchild (November 17. 2025) WATCH HERE.   Conversation with Atalya Ben-Abba (September 15, 2025) WATCH HERE

We are pleased to share with you video recordings from the 2025 / 5786 High Holidays.

Rosh Hashanah:

Mihal Ronen: Thoughts on healing, illness and gratitude

Yom Kippur:

Faith Rogow: Text Excerpts from Kol Nidre D'Var Torah

Michael Margolin: Yom Kippur D’Var Torah

Gavin Sacks:  Jewish Journey

Martha Armstrong:  Tribute to Lois Levitan at Yizkor service (read the text here)