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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: Reflections on Aging
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
Moving Mom: Chapter 1
Rabbi Address’s comment: An issue that many of us face is how and when to move a loved one from their home back to where we live. When to have that talk and how to navigate the system is a … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Baby Boomers, Reflections on Aging
Tagged baby boomers, card game, caregiver, century village, elderly, seniors
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Carly Simon was right: These are ‘the good old days’
Let me be up front and say that I enjoy Woody Allen films. That being said, let me urge you to drop what you may be doing and go out and see his new one, Midnight in Paris. … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Reflections on Aging
Tagged anticipation, carly simon, future, good old days, memories, midnight in paris, past, present, remembrance, reminiscence, woody allen
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Rabbi Address interviewed for Practical Bioethics Podcast
Rabbi Address was interviewed in the Practical Bioethics podcast about “honor and respect in healthcare.”
Posted in Health and Wellness Programs, Reflections on Aging, Speaking appearances
Tagged bioethics, end-of-life, healthcare, honor, rabbi address, respect
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Ethical Choices When Medicine Can’t Save Your Life
Rabbi Address discussed Jewish law pertaining to death and dying during this April 14 panel at Main Line Reform Temple in Wynnewood, PA. Other experts on the panel were Dr. Susan Denman, specialist in geriatric medicine; Dr. Michael Levy, oncologist; University … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections on Aging, Speaking appearances
Tagged bioethics, end-of-life, panel, rabbi address, speaking appearances
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The Community of Care
Just off the red-eye from Seattle, Washington. A beautiful city with wonderful people. I was in Seattle for some of my Union for Reform Judaism work on our project on aging and baby boomers and spent Sunday with the Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Care-Giving Concerns, D'vrei Torah, Jewish Baby Boomers, Reflections on Aging
Tagged care-giving, community, dignity, quality of life
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Happy New Year?
As I wrote this, I am looking out of my study window at a gray sky. It is in the 30 degree range and drizzle is falling. Yet, there is a ray of hope that new life is at hand. … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Reflections on Aging
Tagged baseball, celebrate, easter, life, passover, Phillies, rebirth, renewal, spring
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