LECTURES
“Ancestral Journeys: Abraham’s Calling: From Bereaved Refugee to Man of Destiny?’ Kavod v’ Nichum online, 2/2/22
“Ancestral Journeys: Isaac’s Midlife Transition: The Akedah as a Near-Death Experience” Kavod v’ Nichum online, 2/9/22
Remembering the Dead, Taking to the Dead, Yizkor Dvar Torah, Darchei Noam, Ambler, PA, 9/16/21
Kever Avot: Background to the Tradition of Grave Visitation, Zoom presentation, Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Montreal, QC 9/12/21
Afterlife & Contemporary Jewish Death Rituals: Spiritual Wisdom for Today, Shomer Collective, Zoom Lecture 7/19/21
Afterlife in Biblical and Rabbinic Tradition: Sheol and Olam Haba, Shomer Collective, Zoom Lecture 7/12/21
The History and Mystery of Yizkor: Memorializing Ancestral Souls, 19th Annual North American Chevrah Kadisha Conference—Zoom Lecture 6/15/2021
Responding to Bruriah’s Cry: Practical Wisdom for Traumatic Grief Care in [Post] Pandemic Times, 19th Annual North American Chevrah Kadisha Conference—Zoom Lecture 6/15/21
Journey of the Soul in the World Beyond: Wisdom From Kabbalah, Taste of Gamliel Lecture Series, Zoom Lecture— 4/28/21
Jacob’s Deathbed Finale: Guidelines from Genesis for Living and Dying – Zoom Lecture 2/6/2021
Afterlife and Renewal of Jewish Death Rituals – Zoom Lecture 6/17/2020
Afterlife in Kabbalistic Tradition – Zoom Lecture 6/10/2020
Afterlife in Biblical and Rabbinic Tradition – Zoom Lecture 6/3/2020
Reading Ruth: Wisdom for Life in Times of Transition, Shavuot Teaching, MyJewishLearning.Com, May 28, 2020. (30 minutes)
Mythic Dimensions of the Book of Ruth, Shavuot Teaching, Pleasantville Community Synagogue, May 28, 2020 (75 minutes)
From Mega Mourning to Soul Guiding: The History and Mystery of Yizkor – Dvar Torah at Congregation B’nai Ammona, St.Louis, MO, June 10, 2019
Transcending Trauma: Mythic Dimensions of the Book of Ruth – Dvar Torah at Congregation B’nai Ammona, St.Louis, MO, June 9, 2019
The Other-Worldly Mystery of the Mishkan – Dvar Torah at Congregation B’nai Ammona, St.Louis, MO, June 8, 2019
Jacob’s Deathbed Finale: Family Drama and End of Life Trauma and Healing – Dvar Torah at Congregation B’nai Ammona, St.Louis, MO, June 7, 2019
“Jewish Ghost Stories: Mysterious Tales of Ancient Ancestors, Wandering Spirits and Reincarnating Souls”, Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, Chester, CT, May 5, 2019.
“Jacob’s Deathbed Finale: Guidelines from Genesis for Conscious Living and Dying”, Dvar Torah at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, Chester, CT, May 3, 2019.
Lecture on Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Pastoral Applications Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains Conference on “Jewish Views of Death and Dying: Fifty Years After Kubler-Ross”, AJRCA, Los Angeles, CA, October 25, 2017
Twilight Between the Worlds – Tales of Ghosts, Wandering Spirits and Reincarnating Souls, Congregation Ner Tamid, Las Vegas, NV, January 23, 2017
Lecture on “Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife” at Temple Solel, Paradise Valley, AZ sponsored by Valley Beit Midrash, March 3, 2016
Death Moment, Near Death Experiences and the Afterlife Journey in Kabbalah.
Art of Dying 5 Conference, New York Open Center, New York, NY April 25, 2015
Lecture on Afterlife and the Renewal of Jewish Death Rituals – Congregation Nevei Kodesh, Boulder, CO , March 9, 2014
PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS
Four Worlds Farbrengen Podcast, Interview with Rabbi Andrea D. Lobel on “Death and the Afterlife in Judaism”, October 15. 2024.
Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Interview with Rabbi Richard Address on Musings with the Angels of Death: Poems of Love, Life, and Longing, May 17, 2024.
“Biblical Views of Death”, Dates with Death podcast interview with Professor Kristof Vanhoutte, of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking, September 28, 2022.
Reflections on my Personal/Professional/Spiritual Journey—a conversation between Simcha Raphael and Pleasance Silicki, June 4, 2021.
“Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife” Tamara Caulder Richardson—The Southern Belle Medium—Interview with Rabbi Simcha Raphael, June 3, 2021.
Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Interview with Rabbi Richard Address on Jewish End-of-Life Care in a Virtual Age: Our Traditions Reimagined, January 29, 2021
Jewish Ancestral Healing Podcast with Taya Mâ Shere, Jewish Views of the Afterlife, December 2020.
Death Cafés and contemporary death awareness. Interview on WOSU, NPR station, Columbus, OH [2nd, 3rd and 4th segment of the 50-minute program], February 21, 2020
Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Interview with Rabbi Richard Address on Jewish Views of the Afterlife, 3rd Edition, April 30, 2019
Interview on Jewish Views of the Afterlife with Rabbi Hillel Katzir, “Faith in Progress” KRFC, Fort Collins, CO February 19, 2019
Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Interview with Rabbi Richard Address on The Philadelphia Death Café, with David Levin and Simcha Raphael, August 30, 2019
Interview on Jewish Views of the Afterlife with Devon Moss, Adventures of Memento Mori podcast, August 10, 2018
Jewish Sacred Aging Radio, A Conversation on “Jewish Views of Death and Afterlife” with Rabbi Richard Address, Rabbi David Levin and Reb Simcha Raphael, November 7, 2017.
Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast – Interview with Rabbi Richard Address and Reb Simcha Raphael on “May the Angels Carry You” – Jewish Prayers and Meditations for the Deathbed and Jewish Songs of Comfort for Death, Dying and Mourning April 2016
Interview on “Jewish Views of the Afterlife” with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Valley Beit Midrash, March 3, 2016
Jewish Sacred Aging TV – Interview with Rabbi Richard Address and Simcha Raphael – Jewish Views of the Afterlife, May 5, 2014.
Jewish Sacred Aging TV – Interview with Rabbi Richard Address and Simcha Raphael – Jewish Views of Bereavement April 29, 2014
Interview with Rabbi Wayne Dosick on “Jewish Views of the Afterlife” on SpiritTalk Live! Internet Radio, July 21, 2010.
Reb Zalman Schachter Shalomi: Death & Dying Work, Spiritual Eldering Work, Dr. Simcha Raphael
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Death Education Images for Zoom
Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael and Susan Leviton, “Die Neshomoh Zol Hobben An Aliyah“
