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Reflections on Aging

Unbreakable Bonds

May 28, 2012 Rabbi Jonathan Kendall 0

Several years ago I was asked to perform the wedding ceremony for an old friend’s daughter in Los Angeles. I flew in to San Diego a few days early so that I might visit a [Read more…]

Written by:
Rabbi Jonathan Kendall
on May 28, 2012.
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D'vrei Torah

The Lord giveth…

May 3, 2012 Rabbi Jonathan Kendall 0

Who among us is not familiar with the faith-filled words of Job who, in the midst of crushing despair and loss, utters the famous line, “The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away; blessed be the [Read more…]

Written by:
Rabbi Jonathan Kendall
on May 3, 2012.
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Jewish Baby Boomers

Random Encounters

March 26, 2012 Rabbi Jonathan Kendall 0

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 [Read more…]

Written by:
Rabbi Jonathan Kendall
on March 26, 2012.
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D'vrei Torah

To Life, To 120 … Let us pray!

February 29, 2012 Rabbi Richard Address 1

We are all part of a generation that seeks to find answers to healthy living in the hope of extending an active and involved life. I’m happy to say that the role of religious and [Read more…]

Written by:
Rabbi Richard Address
on February 29, 2012.
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D'vrei Torah

Gently into that Good Night

February 20, 2012 Rabbi Jonathan Kendall 0

I have never thought much about the end of life. I once knew a psychotherapist who would not discuss the subject, its power so frightening that she decompensated when anyone brushed against mortality. My philosophy [Read more…]

Written by:
Rabbi Jonathan Kendall
on February 20, 2012.
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Care-Giving Concerns

Aging in America Conference, March 28-April 1, Washington

January 20, 2012 Webmaster 0

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 [Read more…]

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on January 20, 2012.
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Reflections on Aging

Finally: A Breakthrough On Funding For Alzheimer’s Research

January 20, 2012 Webmaster 0

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 [Read more…]

Written by:
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on January 20, 2012.
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Care-Giving Concerns

Dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease

December 29, 2011 David Friedman 0

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 [Read more…]

Written by:
David Friedman
on December 29, 2011.
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Rabbi Address’ newest book, ‘Seekers of Meaning,’ published by URJ Press

December 12, 2011 Webmaster 1

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 [Read more…]

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on December 12, 2011.
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Dealing with Long Distance

October 24, 2011 Toby Donner 0

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 [Read more…]

Written by:
Toby Donner
on October 24, 2011.

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