Reflections on Aging
The Growing Epidemic of Suicide in America
New contributor Rabbi Daniel Syme calls for increased attention to the growing suicide epidemic in America, particularly among baby boomers and the newly old. [Read more…]
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Baby Boomer Bubbe
“Homecoming!” What Does it Mean to You?
Sandy Taradash compares the meaning of “Homecoming” for her granddaughter and for herself. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
SOM Pod: Caring Transitions of South Jersey, with Doug and Bari Wachs
On this episode of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast, the guests are Doug and Bari Wachs, who own Caring Transitions of South Jersey, which helps families organize downsizing, decluttering and relocation transitions for seniors. Read more [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Pinchas: Take Some Time…Take Some Joy
Pinchas combines a variety of issues in this week’s portion. One of the most interesting aspects of the portion is the case of the Daughters of Zelophehad. Their father died with no sons to leave [Read more…]
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Ki Tavo: Do Not Forget Where You Came From
What a Torah portion this week!Ki Tavo, which begins in Deuteronomy 26, is filled with a series of blessings and curses. Just a glance at chapters 27 and 28 is enough to get anyone’s attention. [Read more…]
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“Try To Remember…..”: Words and Faces and …!
Do you remember the play The Fantasticks? I have seen it a few times and the song that begins “Try to remember” has always stayed with me. I seem to reflect on it several times [Read more…]
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Beha’alotecha: “..retire and serve no more” As If!
This week we read a very interesting portion that begins in Numbers 8. The beginning of portion Beha’alotecha discusses duties of the Levites. The passage looks at the duties of the Levitical priests in regards [Read more…]
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JSA Podcast 9/9/2016: Sociology of Aging with Thomas Cole, Ph.D.
The September 9, 2016 Jewish Sacred Aging podcast features a rebroadcast of Rabbi Address’ interview with Thomas Cole, Ph.D., Director, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics and McGovern Chair in Medical Humanities at the University [Read more…]
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Emor: The “Purity” of Living in An Impure World!
Emor, this week’s portion, focuses on the Priesthood and rules and regulations that concern their function as it relates to the sacrificial cult in the Temple. Purity was a major concern, as chapter 21 asserts [Read more…]
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BGR 4/26/16: Advocacy for the Elderly and Older People Driving
The April 26, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show features Mark Davis, from Center for Advocacy for Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE), and Dr. David Bernstein, an internist and gerontologist from Florida, whose latest [Read more…]