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Seekers of Meaning 3/28/2025: Insights on Hearing Loss with Dr. Barbara Weinstein

March 28, 2025 Webmaster 0

In this episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Dr. Barbara Weinstein discusses the link between hearing loss and cognitive health in older adults. She highlights the importance of hearing aids and cochlear implants, social engagement, and regular hearing tests to combat isolation, emphasizing proactive hearing protection as essential for a fulfilling life. [Read more…]

Seekers of Meaning 10/25/2024: Barry Jacobs on Multi-Generational Caregiving

October 25, 2024 Webmaster 0

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Richard Address speaks with Dr. Barry Jacobs about the growing challenges of caregiving in an aging society. [Read more…]

A Memory not to be Passed Over

March 28, 2024 Chaplain Cindy Tanz 2

Chaplain Cindy Tanz describes memory as a key factor in how we relate to others, especially those dealing with dementia in loved ones and themselves. [Read more…]

Seekers of Meaning 3/22/2024: Linda Fodrini-Johnson, author of “The Empowered Caregiver”

March 22, 2024 Webmaster 0

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Linda Fodrini-Johnson, author of The Empowered Caregiver: Practical Advice and Emotional Support for Adult Children of Aging Parents, discusses strategies for families to engage in elder care discussions and decision-making. [Read more…]

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A prayer for Bruce Willis

February 22, 2023 Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin 0

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…]

Kavanot: A Jewish Brain Exercise to Fight Dementia and Alzheimer’s

May 10, 2020 Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss 0

Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss describes ways to help enhance cognitive health by using kavanah, or mindful concentration on the meaning of prayer. [Read more…]

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Elul and the Power of Silence

September 9, 2019 Alyssa Smith 0

Silence in its many varieties is powerful. In solitude or in relationship, as a mode of contemplation or communication, silence is often infused with significance. [Read more…]

Rabbi Dayle Friedman Webinar on “Embracing Reality: Spiritually Preparing for Dementia”

July 14, 2019 Rabbi Dayle Friedman 0

Rabbi Dayle Friedman presents a webinar, “Embracing Reality: Spiritually Preparing for Dementia.” [Read more…]

Restoring the Spirit: A Jewish Spiritual Support Group for Adult Children of People Living with Dementia

October 23, 2018 Webmaster 0

Mondays, December 3, 10, 17, January 7 & 14, 8-9:30 p.m., EST, on Zoom (through phone or computer) Tuition: $150 FOR MORE INFORMATION rabbidayle@growingolder.net 215 266 3647 www.growingolder.net If your parent has Alzheimerʼs or other dementia, [Read more…]

SOM Podcast: Rabbi Michael Goldman, director of Seivah, Life Beyond Memory, for Alzheimers and Dementia

September 7, 2018 Webmaster 0

In this Seekers of Meaning Podcast, Rabbi Address speaks with Rabbi Michael Goldman, creator and director of Seivah, a program whose goal is to create a society, starting with the organized Jewish community, in which dementia [Read more…]