Rabbi Matt Goldberg

people by getting them just to laugh right and how many of us have said from time to time that you know laughter is a great a great medicine and it really is it makes you feel good it is and to have people dedicated you know in in the the hospital uh um environment who are uh don't have five million other things to to be worrying about and keeping in mind um uh because you

people by getting them just to laugh right and how many of us have said from time to time that you know laughter is a great a great medicine and it really is it makes you feel good it is and to have people dedicated you know in in the the hospital uh um environment who are uh don't have five million other things to to be worrying about and keeping in mind um uh because you

Doctors and nurses and everyone, you know, have so much going on and are, of course, great at what they do and are so busy. And to have chaplains who are dedicated to this particular, you know, coming in, talking, laughing, singing, sitting with people in whatever they're feeling. Yeah. Is a great thing.

Doctors and nurses and everyone, you know, have so much going on and are, of course, great at what they do and are so busy. And to have chaplains who are dedicated to this particular, you know, coming in, talking, laughing, singing, sitting with people in whatever they're feeling. Yeah. Is a great thing.

their backgrounds about, Oh, you know what their, uh, parent always used to say or do. And it just comes back to this, uh, reminder that they're not alone, I think is really important.

their backgrounds about, Oh, you know what their, uh, parent always used to say or do. And it just comes back to this, uh, reminder that they're not alone, I think is really important.

No, and I wouldn't tell you if it was just you, but not that much. I think you're absolutely right, which gets at, in some ways, the beauty of spirituality and in other ways, the... maybe the challenge is that we don't always know what, what will, what will do it, what will bring that connection and that meaning.

No, and I wouldn't tell you if it was just you, but not that much. I think you're absolutely right, which gets at, in some ways, the beauty of spirituality and in other ways, the... maybe the challenge is that we don't always know what, what will, what will do it, what will bring that connection and that meaning.

You know, you mentioned earlier about walking in nature and, and, you know, some people know that, oh, when I'm, when I'm just with nobody else and I'm just among the trees or I'm, I see a beautiful sunrise or a great something in nature.

You know, you mentioned earlier about walking in nature and, and, you know, some people know that, oh, when I'm, when I'm just with nobody else and I'm just among the trees or I'm, I see a beautiful sunrise or a great something in nature.

I know that nature brings me deep spirituality, or if I hear beautiful music, I know that that music really makes me feel, but often, often we, we don't know it's, it's, Yeah. Elusive, maybe. I don't know if that's quite the right word, but there's beauty in that.

I know that nature brings me deep spirituality, or if I hear beautiful music, I know that that music really makes me feel, but often, often we, we don't know it's, it's, Yeah. Elusive, maybe. I don't know if that's quite the right word, but there's beauty in that.

There's beauty in the fact that it's not predictable all the time, that we can be moved by the words of someone at a funeral, by a particular memory, or by an experience going about our day. And so it's not, it's certainly not just you.

There's beauty in the fact that it's not predictable all the time, that we can be moved by the words of someone at a funeral, by a particular memory, or by an experience going about our day. And so it's not, it's certainly not just you.

And, and I don't know why that is that some, some parts of spirituality again are predictable and we, we know that this is meaningful for us and other times, you know, we, we don't see it coming.

And, and I don't know why that is that some, some parts of spirituality again are predictable and we, we know that this is meaningful for us and other times, you know, we, we don't see it coming.

Absolutely. I mean, I love, love, love, love the driving around this, this time of year and seeing the lights. It's, it's a, it's a shame. It's not a tradition that the Jewish people picked up on. Cause I just, I, it makes me really happy. I love this. Yeah.

Absolutely. I mean, I love, love, love, love the driving around this, this time of year and seeing the lights. It's, it's a, it's a shame. It's not a tradition that the Jewish people picked up on. Cause I just, I, it makes me really happy. I love this. Yeah.

It's great. And you're right. You're right about the light. I think as you were talking about, you know, referencing, um, uh, the eulogy and the Shamash, um, It got me thinking about how there's something to this idea that I think I maybe said at the beginning when we started that a lot of my own spirituality and spiritual connection comes from being with people, being in community.

It's great. And you're right. You're right about the light. I think as you were talking about, you know, referencing, um, uh, the eulogy and the Shamash, um, It got me thinking about how there's something to this idea that I think I maybe said at the beginning when we started that a lot of my own spirituality and spiritual connection comes from being with people, being in community.