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Jewish Sacred Aging

Jewish Sacred Aging

A forum for the Jewish Community with resources and texts that feature discussions on the implications of the revolution in longevity for Baby Boomers and their families.

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HomeCare-Giving Concerns

Care-Giving Concerns

One of the major challenges for many of us is the new, and expanding life stage known as “care-giver”.

In these posts, we hope to highlight some useful programs and services that can assist you and your family in negotiating this challenging life stage.

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Care-Giving Concerns

A New Ritual For Caregivers

May 8, 2024 Rabbi Rebecca Kamil, BCC 0

Rabbi Rebecca Kamil, BCC, offers a new set of rituals for caregivers. [Read more…]

"Mourning," by Rob Oo, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Care-Giving Concerns

Judaism and Suicide Loss: Providing Specialized Support for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

January 2, 2023 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 0

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff offers some resources for Jewish survivors of suicide loss. [Read more…]

Care-Giving Concerns

Philadelphia Community Gathers for Pride Havdalah to Remember LGBTQ Individuals Persecuted in the Holocaust

June 23, 2022 Webmaster 0

Community members gathered on Saturday, June 18 at the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia for a Pride Havdalah program to learn about and commemorate the persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Holocaust. [Read more…]

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Care-Giving Concerns

Rabbi Address’s article on end-of-life conversations published on “My Jewish Learning”

July 10, 2020 Webmaster 0

Rabbi Address recently covered key points to know about having end-of-life discussions with your family in an article, “How to Talk To Loved Ones About Your End-of-Life Wishes: Do’s and don’t’s for broaching the most [Read more…]

Care-Giving Concerns

Goals of Care Coalition of NJ Offering Free Daily Webinar on Coronavirus

April 2, 2020 Webmaster 0

The Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey is offering a free daily webinar on the COVID-19 pandemic wiht founder and medical director Dr. David Barile. [Read more…]

"Serenity Now Moment at Lake Tahoe," Photo by Keegan Houser on Unsplash
Care-Giving Concerns

Mindfulness and Caregiving

March 29, 2019 Alyssa Smith 0

A guest blog post by Alyssa Smith, MSW, LSW, a meditation instructor, leadership coach, and IJS-trained Wise Aging facilitator. [Read more…]

Care-Giving Concerns

Ten Commandments for Caregiving

March 23, 2018 Webmaster 0

Ten things to know about and plan for if you are a care giver for an elderly person. [Read more…]

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Care-Giving Concerns

HaDerekh: Paths to Jewish Caregiving

September 8, 2016 Webmaster 0

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Madelyn (Micki) Iris, Ph.D.  For more information about the HaDerekh program and evaluation results, please contact her at irisassociates2016@gmail.com. Caregiving for aging family members is of particular [Read more…]

Care-Giving Concerns

“In His or Her Best Interests”…Some Lessons Gleaned From Bio-Ethics Conference

February 26, 2016 Rabbi Richard Address 1

I recently had the honor and priviledge of participating in a very meaningful conference sponsored by the Jewish Studies Department of Arizona State University. Entitled “Health, Mortality and Morality: Jewish Perspectives”, the conference brought together [Read more…]

Rabbi Richard Address chats with Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer of Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, during taping of this week's "Conversations" program in the LMC studios in Cherry Hill.
Care-Giving Concerns

JSA TV 4/26/2015: ‘Conversation’ with Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer, Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice

April 26, 2015 Webmaster 0

In this episode of “Conversations,” Jewish Sacred Aging’s TV program, Rabbi Address welcomes Dr. Stephen Goldfine, MD, DABFP, CAQGM, DABHPM, chief medical officer of Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, Marlton, NJ, for a conversation about the [Read more…]

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