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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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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 Life, To 120 … Let us pray!
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 spiritual practice in healthy aging … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Reflections on Aging
Tagged aging, community, growth, health, spirituality
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Gently into that Good Night
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 has been – at least … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Reflections on Aging
Tagged advancing years, aging, dignity, end-of-life, future, happiness
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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
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
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