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Plague: Guest Post from Rabbi Gustav Buchdahl
A new guest contributor, Rabbi Gustav Buchdahl, discusses Jewish thinking about coping with disasters and catastrophes. [Read more…]
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Unfinished Business
Rabbi Address’s Note: Alden Solovy, the liturgist, poet and prayer writer who chronicles so much of life, recently forwarded this beautiful meditation. His “Unfinished Business” really struck a chord as it speaks to thoughts that [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
When the Garden is What Remains
JSA Contributor Carole Leskin reflects on friendship, companionship, and loss. [Read more…]
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Life more wonderful, not just less horrible
JSA contributor Marc Blesoff writes about self-compassion, ageism, and mortality. [Read more…]
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Mindfulness and Caregiving
A guest blog post by Alyssa Smith, MSW, LSW, a meditation instructor, leadership coach, and IJS-trained Wise Aging facilitator. [Read more…]
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Sharing Loss, Sharing Compassion
This guest post to Rabbi Address’ blog is by Rabbi David Levin. How do you tell Dad that Mom has died? This challenging question confronted old friends this past week. Compassion is such a difficult [Read more…]
Resource Articles
Guest Post: Everyone needs some sensitivity
Editor’s Note: Rabbi Mark Levin is the founding rabbi of Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, KS, and a contributor to Jewish Sacred Aging. People our age, my age, in our sixties and above, need [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
The World of Hospice Through A Rabbi’s Eyes
I am a hospice chaplain. I am also a rabbi. After serving a congregation for 10 years I made a big change and entered the world of hospice. More than 20 years ago my grandmother [Read more…]
Radio Show
BGR 12/2/2014: End of life issues and palliative care discussed
On the December 2, 2014 Boomer Generation Radio program, Rabbi Address interviews Debra Dunn, a registered nurse who works as a volunteer with Compassion and Choices. Compassion & Choices is a nonprofit organization committed to [Read more…]
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Guest Post from Sandy Taradash: Has the World Gone to Hell in a Hand Bag? Joan Rivers might say, “If it’s Gucci, that’s ok!”
A High Holiday Message… Sounds like a joke right out of Joan Rivers’ joke box. She always wanted us to laugh in spite of what we were dealing with, to show us we were not [Read more…]