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: Reflections on Aging
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
Finally: A Breakthrough On Funding For Alzheimer’s Research
There may be good news on the horizon for present and future Alzheimer’s patients and their families. The United States government has taken the first step toward the provision of more federal research money with the number one goal being … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections on Aging, Resource Articles, Resource Links
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, dementia, elder care, funding, medicaid, medicare, parents, research, senility, volunteer
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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
Rabbi Address’ newest book, ‘Seekers of Meaning,’ published by URJ Press
Rabbi Richard Address has devoted his career to helping transform synagogues into caring communities. Now, in Seekers of Meaning, his newest and most personal work to date, he explores how the notion of a caring community can be transformative for … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Baby Boomers, Reflections on Aging, Resources
Tagged aging, baby boomers, caregiving, eldercare, mortality, retirement, seniors
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Dealing with Long Distance
Our lives today can make caring for aging parents so much more complicated. My elderly mother passed away a few years ago, after a 20 year struggle with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She lived on a small island 4,500 miles away from … Continue reading
Longing to hear “I love you”
My parents are in their 80’s, in failing health and live in a retirement home. I make it a point to be there twice a week and am constantly running small errands for them in the interim. Their form of … Continue reading
Hope in the Midst of Illness
Hope is a crucial part of facing and coping with a medical illness. It can not only help a patient survive; it can also promote healing. Hope paves the way toward resilience and supports the spirit as well as the … Continue reading
Posted in Care-Giving Concerns, Reflections on Aging, Resource Articles, Thought Pieces
Tagged cancer, chemotherapy, end of life care, healing, hope, illness, personal choice, terminal
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Moving Mom, Chapter 2: Finding the Right Living Space
Gil’s Mom has severe osteoporosis plus macular degeneration; two serious health problems. Our goal was to find a nearby residence that would give her a social life and provide physical security.
Once again, the power of community
There are many clubs, so to speak, that we become part of during our lifetime. Channeling Groucho Marx, however, I just joined one that I had no desire to join. That is, as the literature describes it, the orphan club. … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Jewish Baby Boomers, Reflections on Aging
Tagged death, eldercare, mourning, orphan, parent, shivah
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American Public Media’s “On Being” radio program features “The Far Shore of Aging”
American Public Media syndicates On Being, a radio program about “the big questions at the center of human life, from the boldest new science of the human brain to the most ancient traditions of the human spirit.” The series’ July … Continue reading