Reflections on Aging
The Year Grandma Dora Sent Us Very Memorable Hamentashen for Purim
JSA contributing writer Sharon Siegel remembers a Purim celebration made special by her grandmother and grandfather. [Read more…]
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Reflections on Aging
On the Passage of Time
Reflecting on the 100th anniversary of her grandmother’s birthday, Stefanie Levine Cohen explores how we perceive the passage of time. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
A Love Story: A Jewish Grandmother and Her Catholic Grandchildren
By Rabbi Robyn Frisch, Director of InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia For the past eight-and-a-half years I’ve been the rabbi of Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai (TMKC). It’s a small community with a close-knit group of congregants. At our Friday [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
My Grandmother’s Hands
It began as just another ordinary day. I woke up, stretched and gently put my feet over the side of the bed. I did my exercises, 15 minutes designed to loosen my stiffened joints and [Read more…]