D'vrei Torah
The myth of “healthy aging”?
Now that the first wave of baby boomers is solidly past 60, the reality of this aging process is quickly becoming evident. It is always fascinating to me to watch the TV commercials (if [Read more…]
Year: 2012
Health and Wellness Programs
Living a Satisfying Life While Having a Chronic Illness – Part 1
Receiving a diagnosis of a chronic disease that is treatable, but not curable, manageable, but not always completely controllable, can be a devastating experience. There frequently is an immediate sense of being threatened, not only [Read more…]
Care-Giving Concerns
Married, with special circumstances: An article from Aging Today
Loneliness, loss of identity and lack of intimacy are constant companions of long-term caregivers. Not surprisingly, some seek to meet their emotional and sexual needs outside marriage. In this article from Aging Today, the bimonthly magazine [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Lasting and Recurrent Memories
I remember attending my first funeral. I’m pretty sure it was toward the close of elementary school, maybe a little earlier, perhaps a little later.
Care-Giving Concerns
Bill Keller addresses end-of-life healthcare issues in New York Times column
Bill Keller, former executive editor of The New York Times, examines a new British approach to end-of-life care, called the “Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient,” in his October 7 op-ed column, “How to [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Class: Exploring ideas of time
For baby boomers time is becoming more present in our lives. Is it an enemy or the constant reminder that we need to make “every day count”. So here is a brief idea for a [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
To every season under heaven…time in a Torah
This month is one of the more meaningful festivals in our calendar. Simchat Torah marks the end of our Torah reading cycle and the beginning of another. It is a way in which we Jews [Read more…]
Care-Giving Concerns
Ideas for programs that speak to baby boomers and the challenges of healthy aging
Shalom! This month we begin the new year and also we begin an attempt to bring to our site some practical programs that you can apply to your congregation or agency or group that will [Read more…]
Resource Articles
Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast #5: Progressive Judaism in Latin America, a conversation with Berta Zylberstajn
Rabbi Address has just returned from participation in the 4th Conference of Jewish Communities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sponsored by the World Union for Progressive Judaism – Latin America WUPJ-LA). The World Union for Progressive [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
Holiday Food, Jewish Style
As the High Holidays approach, and we reflect upon the year past, we are in touch with the essence of our deeds, the essence of one’s soul and the essence of our relationship to and [Read more…]