D'vrei Torah
What’s your special cloud?
In this guest d’var torah, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, discusses the metaphor of clouds as a way of thinking about God’s presence. [Read more…]
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Reflections on Aging
Seeing What is Most Real in the Midst of What is Most Familiar
I’m reading a book written by David Brooks titled The Second Mountain. In it, Brooks discusses the difference between a career and a vocation. He writes that in the vocation mentality one is not living [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Shelly Christensen discusses Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month on the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast
On this edition of the Jewish Sacred Aging podcast, Shelly Christensen discusses Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). Shelly Christensen, MA, literally wrote the book on inclusion of people with disabilities, the Jewish Community [Read more…]
Living Longer-Living Better
Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month: Lessons Learned from the Sandwich Generation
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. Shelly Christensen, MA literally wrote the book on inclusion of people with disabilities, the Jewish Community Guide to Inclusion of People with Disabilities. In this guest post, she describes advocacy for people with disabilities. [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Shelly Christensen, MA FAAIDD, the co-founder of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. This month marks the eighth year that an ever increasing number of Jewish communities recognize [Read more…]