Living Longer-Living Better

            Let me get right to the point. This is a challenging, frightening and even fearful moment for our Jewish community. This war has signaled a cosmic shift in attitudes, and relationships. Something has changed, [Read more…]

            Recently I had the chance to have a quiet lunch with a colleague. We met at a bistro, were seated outside on the patio, and immediately ordered out iced tea. Within a few seconds [Read more…]

            These days any event that speaks of celebration and hope needs to be validated. I recently had the honor of participating in an erev Shabbat service that celebrated the rabbi’s consecration/installation as well as [Read more…]

            There is a line in a meditation found in a prayer book which reads “It is hard to sing one oneness when our world is not complete”. I kept hearing this line in my [Read more…]

Shalom. Respectability.org has published a special High Holiday Guide for Inclusion. Shelly Christensen, who has written for us and did a podcast on her work with the disability community, has made us aware of this [Read more…]

Shalom. This blog grew out of several recent programs that we did for local JCCs here in South New Jersey  on the subject of the “New” Jewish Grandparent. Longevity, health and, for many, some solid [Read more…]

              Here’s a question: how did it get to be August already? Seriously, is it my imagination or is time moving at hyper-speed. I know time “speeds up” as we get older, but it [Read more…]