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Rabbi Address’ new book, Seekers of Meaning
Rabbi Richard Address has devoted his career to helping transform synagogues into caring communities. Now, in his most personal work to date, he explores how the notion of a caring community can be transformative for individuals, particularly baby boomers struggling with issues of aging and mortality.
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Category Archives: Jewish Baby Boomers
Our time to learn again!
There is a tradition with Judaism that the time between Pesach and Shavuot is spent studying the collection of sayings called Pirke Avot (Sayings of the Fathers). This collection of sayings is part of our Mishnah and dates from around the year … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Jewish Baby Boomers
Tagged aging, baby boomers, education, jewish, judaism, learning, pirke avot, sacred
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Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast #1: Seminar on “The Art of Care-Giving”
We’re pleased to present our first Jewish Sacred Aging seminar podcast, featuring a workshop conducted by Rabbi Address at M’kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, NJ on “The Art of Care-Giving.” This program is part of the synagogue’s Health and Wellness … Continue reading
Posted in Care-Giving Concerns, Jewish Baby Boomers, Podcasts
Tagged aging, alzheimers, baby boomers, care-giving, caregiving, dementia, eldercare, elderly, jewish, nursing home, parents, sacred, senile, seniors, spirituality
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To Daven or to Play Ball? That is the Question…
My Bubbe was a wise sage, Russian born, orphaned by the time she was nine months old, separated from three of her four siblings while she and a sister were raised by their wealthy/rabbi/merchant maternal zayde and bubbe. She would … Continue reading
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Tagged baby boomers, bubbe, old country, shabbat, shabbos, tradition
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Random Encounters
I officiated at a re-consecration of vows for a couple this past weekend who were celebrating their 60th anniversary. Though we are far from Yom Kippur, I have a confession: my first thoughts were about a classic scene from a … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Baby Boomers, Reflections on Aging
Tagged devotion, lifetime, marriage, partners, recommitment, wedding
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My Life as a Baby Boomer Bubbe
As one grows older, we often look back upon our life for the influences that made us who we are today. Besides the very dear people in and out of my life, four childhood books stand tall in a prominent … Continue reading
Having “the talk”
Several of my friends who are also caregivers for their elderly parents to one degree or another, kept telling me that I needed to have “the talk” with my parents. “The talk” was a discussion with Dad and Mom about … Continue reading
Posted in Care-Giving Concerns, Jewish Baby Boomers
Tagged aging, death, end-of-life, funeral, last wishes, parents, planning
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Aging in America Conference, March 28-April 1, Washington
Aging in America, the 2012 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging takes place March 28–April 1 in Washington, DC. The ASA Conference, with more than 3,000 attendees, is recognized as a showcase for programs and projects that can be replicated, a … Continue reading
OurParents.com: A resource for elder care options
We came across OurParents.com, a free elder care directory, focused on assisting adult children with aging parents find the right care solution that meets the parents’ and family’s unique needs. The site includes a wide range of state-by-state information about … Continue reading
A New Year’s Challenge … for God
I am in the middle of a fascinating new book by Eric Weiner entitled Man Seeks God (New York Times book review). I stumbled across Mr. Weiner as a result of a New York Times op-ed piece that he wrote in … Continue reading
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Tagged baby boomers, eric weiner, man seeks god, rabbi richard address, religion, seeking God, spirituality
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Dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease
I was totally unprepared when my father, Seymour Friedman, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2006. At first there was disbelief, because it did not seem that his memory loss went beyond what is normal for an 83 year old … Continue reading