D'vrei Torah
Davar Torah: Parsha Naso 5780
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff discusses dignity and human value in the context of the census commanded by God in parsha Naso. [Read more…]
dignity
Living Longer-Living Better
A Purim Ponder
Barry Pitegoff offers some thoughts on Purim, honor, and dignity. [Read more…]
BlogTalkRadio Show
Sh’ma Now Magazine editor Susan Berrin, Compassionate Choices, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin
Sh’ma Now magazine editor in chief Susan Berrin is the featured guest on this show. Sh’ma Now is a leading location of creative Jewish thought and Susan will be taking about the journal’s history, development [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Gently into that Good Night
I have never thought much about the end of life. I once knew a psychotherapist who would not discuss the subject, its power so frightening that she decompensated when anyone brushed against mortality. My philosophy [Read more…]
Care-Giving Concerns
The Community of Care
Just off the red-eye from Seattle, Washington. A beautiful city with wonderful people. I was in Seattle for some of my Union for Reform Judaism work on our project on aging and baby boomers and [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Happy New Year, Happy ‘Age of the Boomer’!
Start spreading the news….! Actually, the census has already done that. As of January 1, 2011 (that is like NOW), one Baby Boomer in the USA will turn 65 every 8 seconds! How is that [Read more…]