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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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Tag Archives: baby boomers
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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Happy New Year, Happy ‘Age of the Boomer’!
Start spreading the news….! Actually, the census has already done that. As of January 1, 2011 (that is like NOW), one Baby Boomer in the USA will turn 65 every 8 seconds! How is that for a way to welcome … Continue reading
Into the light of the future
The Torah cycle that we read this month deals a lot with Joseph and his sojourn in Egypt; his rise from prisoner to minister and his eventual reunion with his family. Indeed, one of the most powerful lines in the … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Jewish Baby Boomers
Tagged aging, baby boomers, creativity, experience, Joseph, light, meaningful aging
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To Your Health!
One of the most interesting developments in recent years has been the growing interest, on the part of baby boomers, in issues of health and wellness. Maybe it is part of our own understanding of our own aging and the … Continue reading
Posted in D'vrei Torah, Health and Wellness Programs
Tagged aging, baby boomers, health, judaism, mental health, spirituality, wellness
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Not going gently…
“Aging is not just a process that can be measured or a population that can be counted, plotted, and tracked.” So wrote Dr. Fernando A. Guerra in a collection of essays entitled (Aging, Biotechnology, and the Future” (Johns Hopkins Press). … Continue reading
How navigating senior care issues can be likened to planning for a family vacation…
Carla Sutter, LSW/MISW As this is my first column I thought I would give readers a sense of what I do as a Geriatric Care Manager by way of a metaphor. I will start out to say that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Care-Giving Concerns, Thought Pieces
Tagged adult child, baby boomers, caregiving, geriatric facility, parent
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The Next Transition!
As I write this, I am waiting. Waiting for the next phase of life. My daughter is due to give birth now! So, each day we sit and work and wait for the call that will usher us into a … Continue reading