Unfinished Business
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Meech and J. Kleyna (University of Hawaii), and O. Hainaut (European Southern Observatory) Rabbi Address’s Note: Alden Solovy, the [Read more...]
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Rabbi Address’s blog includes reflections on the challenges and joys of aging and their implications for our families.
MLK Day 2020: Looking Back and Looking Ahead?
It is amazing, when you think about it, what Boomers have seen in our lifespan. Our journey has been punctuated by so many tragic and overwhelming events. Assassinations have [Read more...]
For 2020: Collecting Pieces of Time
Happy 2020. This new decade kind of snuck up on me. The year end shows on TV began reviewing the decade the other day and it got me to thinking that this decade swept by so [Read more...]
Happy Channukah: The Dreidel of Randomness
Tis the season! As families gather to light the Menorah, engage Latkes and sufganyot, no doubt many will take out the collections of dreidels and take on a lively game. [Read more...]
Gamliel Institute Launches Catalogue of Classes Focusing on Ethics, Practices, Rituals and Coummunity That Embrace Life’s Final Years
Gamiliel Institute, the academic wing of Kavod V’Nichum (which trains people to create and work with Chevra Kaddishah groups) has a long history of providing courses [Read more...]
The ART of Caregiving and the Fear of Indifference
November, we are told, is a month set aside to honor caregivers. For those of us who have walked this walk, a month hardly seems enough! Caregiving, this new “life [Read more...]
The “Art” and Challenges and New Resources for Caregiver Support: A Tool Kit for Jewish Clergy
Without a doubt, the number one requested session from us is the one in which we discuss the new lfe stage of caregiver. A few recent conversations in congregations and [Read more...]
Discerning the Divine: An Early Experience of God
JSA contributor Stefanie Levine Cohen writes about an early experience of understanding the divine presence of God. [Read more...]
Sukkot 5780: It Is Still About Tomorrow
Chag Sameach! Sukkot, our “harvest” festival, is upon us. The temporary dwelling, the Sukkah, reminds us of the fragile nature of life and, especially in our [Read more...]
Living Longer, Living Better: 5780 and the power of our prayers
Rabbi Address' message for the New Year 5780. [Read more...]
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