How Mom’s Death Changed My Thinking About End-of-Life Care
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, Feb. 28, 2013, 8:59 a.m. This story was co-published with The Washington Post. Charles Ornstein My father, sister and I sat in the near-empty [Read more...]
Resource Articles
These posts are guest articles on important resources.
New York Times: United States Lags in Alzheimer’s Support
The New York Times “New Old Age” blog reports on a Senate report that highlights several trends related to care for people with Alzheimer’s disease in five [Read more...]
Living a Satisfying Life While Having a Chronic Illness – Part 1
Receiving a diagnosis of a chronic disease that is treatable, but not curable, manageable, but not always completely controllable, can be a devastating experience. There [Read more...]
Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast #5: Progressive Judaism in Latin America, a conversation with Berta Zylberstajn
Rabbi Address has just returned from participation in the 4th Conference of Jewish Communities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sponsored by the World Union for Progressive [Read more...]
Holiday Food, Jewish Style
As the High Holidays approach, and we reflect upon the year past, we are in touch with the essence of our deeds, the essence of one’s soul and the essence of our [Read more...]
Finally: A Breakthrough On Funding For Alzheimer’s Research
There may be good news on the horizon for present and future Alzheimer’s patients and their families. The United States government has taken the first step toward the [Read more...]
Hope in the Midst of Illness
Hope is a crucial part of facing and coping with a medical illness. It can not only help a patient survive; it can also promote healing. Hope paves the way toward resilience [Read more...]
Important New York Times article about long-term care planning
Ron Lieber, New York Times "Your Money" Columnist A hat-tip to Rabbi Jennifer Gertman for pointing out this New York Times article, “Ignore Long-Term Care [Read more...]
Changing Times: Mental Health Awareness in the Jewish Community
Editor’s Note: This article by Rabbi Address was originally published on NAMI.org, the website of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. A highlight of a recent [Read more...]
The Jewish Writing Project
Stories are a pathway to all of our souls. For centuries, people have related to each other, learned from each other and connected with each other through the sharing of [Read more...]
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