Reflections on Aging
Where Have All the Angels Gone?
Professor and spiritual director Tom Cole discusses the Jewish approach to angels, or messengers from God. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Reflections on Aging
Make Firm My Steps: A Ritual Response To Parkinsons
Rabbi Holly Cohn is a hospice chaplain in Texas and wrote this as part of her class on Aging that is part of Wurzweiler School of Social Work’s Certificate in Gerontology and Palliative Care that Rabbi Address teaches in. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Gay, Jewish, Intellectual & Aging – Stigma to Spirit
JSA Contributor Larry Rosenberg tells the story of his life’s gay struggle in detail, and weaves in Jewish, intellectual and aging dimensions along the way. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Happily Turning 80 as an Extraordinary Elder
Commentary on turning 80 from Larry Rosenberg, a JSA contributor in Florida who has created musical and inspirational shows based on his life experience. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A prayer for Bruce Willis
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin, author of the “Martini Judaism” column, offers a prayer for actor Bruce Willis, who is facing a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Bless These Hands: Creating a Reform Chevra Kadisha in NYC
Guest contributor Jane Herman writes about her experience helping to organize a Reform chevra kadisha in New York City. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Prayer and Ritual — A Remedy for Depression and Anxiety
Scott Kushner writes about his journey from pharmacological solutions to his depression and anxiety to using a cognitive and meditative approach. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Don’t Skip the Grieving
Rabbi Mark Levin writes about the importance of grieving as part of the process of turning back toward light after darkness. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Learning to Value the Experience of Aging
Contributing writer Rabbi Mark Levin, DHL, points out the value of embracing and learning from the experience of our older citizens. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A Letter to My Grandchildren
JSA Contributing Writer Len Berman shares some thoughts with his grandchildren. [Read more…]