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Mi Shebeirach for Someone Living with Dementia
Mi Shebeirach for someone living with dementia: a prayer for comfort and dignity for the one who forgets, and strength for the one who remembers.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Oct 221 min read


A Prayer While Awaiting the Birth of a Grandchild
A prayer for grandparents-to-be, offered while waiting for news of a birth: strength for the parents, a safe arrival for the baby, and joy in the next message.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Oct 81 min read


When Caring for Someone with Dementia
A prayer for when you are caring for someone with dementia: patience in loss, love that outlasts memory, and grace to cherish what remains.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Mar 16, 20251 min read


The Things We Do for Love
This week, I made a special trip to Gelson’s. Not for Shabbat flowers, not for wine, not even for the babka (though it took everything in...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Mar 9, 20253 min read
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