On the Fifth Night Of Chanukah…Our Dog Died
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Rabbi Address’s Blog
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On the Fifth Night Of Chanukah…Our Dog Died
Behold our menorah from the sixth day of Chanukah. Behold the third candle: snuffed way sooner than the [Read more...] -
Channukah 5779: What Miracle Will You Celebrate?
Happy Channukah. The festival of re-dedication is now upon us and no doubt, so many will gather to light the [Read more...] -
Guest Blog Post: Who will be your next kinkeeper?
A 2018 study by Cigna on Loneliness in America concluded that “Loneliness has the same impact on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, making it more dangerous than obesity.” [Read more...]
D’vrei Torah
Vayigash: A Time For Every Purpose……
Vayigash (Genesis [44:18]ff) brings us to one of the most powerful scenes of Torah. The famine has spread and [Read more...]
Seekers of Meaning Podcast
SOM Podcast: Palliative Care, with Dr. Stephen Goldfine
Rabbi Address discusses contemporary approaches to palliative care for terminally ill patients with Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer of Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice in South Jersey, on this edition of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast . [Read more...]
Organizational Resources
Aging with dignity
Elana Marcus provides some advice for boomers about adjusting to life as an older adult. [Read more...]
Reflections on Aging
The Heron
It was one of the few days in October when the weather was perfect. Mild. Azure blue skies. White fluffy [Read more...]
New Resources
A Ritual to Mark the End of Hanukkah, from Rabbi Susan Elkodsi
Rabbi Susan Elkodsi of the Malverne Jewish Center in Malverne, NY contributes a ritual to mark the end of [Read more...]
JSA in the News
New JTA Podcast, “A Good End,” About Jewish Perspectives on End of Life, includes Rabbi Address
How do you speak to a loved one who is nearing death? What do you say when a terminally ill patient or family [Read more...]
Talmud Torah: From Our Contributors
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A Jewish Singer’s Christmas Journey
I had no idea of what she was talking about. Walking home one summer afternoon after a pickup baseball game, [Read more...] -
Sh’ma Now: December 2018 issue deals with Panim el Panim – Engaging Face to Face
Read the December issue of Sh’ma Now, which deals with the question of “panim el panim – [Read more...] -
The Blessings of Aging, a New Yorker Magazine Video
The Blessings of Aging is a video appearing on the New Yorker magazine’s video [Read more...]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
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I Have More Years Behind Me Than I Do In Front of Me
Today is the 51st birthday of my daughter, the eldest child of three. I tossed and turned all last night, [Read more...] -
Telling Our Kids/Grandkids Bad News…
Like most of us on Saturday, October 27, we welcomed our lazy-day Shabbat to horrendous news of slaughter at [Read more...] -
Am I Being Stalked?
A series of very strange events have been happening to me since I moved into a beautiful 55+ community two [Read more...]
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