Reflections on Aging Archives - Jewish Sacred Aging

When One is Almost 90

August 1, 2022 Lee Richmond 0

JSA Contributor Lee Richmond discusses new approaches to emotional well-being for people approaching their nineties. [Read more…]

“Sing to the Lord a New Song”

May 8, 2022 Mark Pinzur 4

Mark Pinzur describes how singing remains a way to affirm gratitude to God after a life-threatening illness. [Read more…]

Omer 101: or “So Who’s Counting?”

May 2, 2022 Phyllis Levy 0

Contributing writer Phyllis Levy discusses the Jewish tradition of “counting the omer.” [Read more…]

“Like a Shattered Glass”

March 23, 2022 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 0

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, comments on Parsha Shemini. [Read more…]

Surfing the Surface of a Not-So-Common Life

March 2, 2022 Lee Richmond 0

“How are you?” is usually the first question asked when people meet and greet. Not for 86-year-old rabbinical student Lee Richmond, Ph.D. [Read more…]

vintage golden clock in aged railway station terminal with arched windows

Take Time

January 30, 2022 Reb Cantor Lisa Levine 0

Poetry by Cantor Lisa Levine [Read more…]

My 20th ‘Stroke-iversary’

January 16, 2022 Rabbi Sandra Cohen 4

Rabbi Sandra Cohen reflects on her 20th “stroke-iversary” — the 20th anniversary of a near-fatal stroke, and how gratitude plays a role in her life since that day. [Read more…]