Reflections on Aging
A Letter to My Grandchildren
JSA Contributing Writer Len Berman shares some thoughts with his grandchildren. [Read more…]
legacy
D'vrei Torah
What’s Your Life Review?
A guest d’var Torah from Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC. [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
You Are Invited…To Participate in the Jewish Baby Boomer Legacy Project!
You have a story. It is your legacy. For some, your journey may seem ordinary and mundane while for others, your journey may seem filled with ups and downs, with more than uncommon experiences. Whatever [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
Hamilton—The Real Message
Tickets are expensive, very expensive, regardless if you are trying to see the acclaimed Broadway success in New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles. (In San Francisco, over 500 people waited in a line [Read more…]
Talmud Torah
D’var Torah on Parshat Vayehi
With Parshat Vayehi, the Book of Genesis reaches its grand finale. With Jacob and his extended family gathered in the land of Egypt, first, the illustrious Patriarch himself, Jacob, dies – “was gathered unto his [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
Carole Leskin: Tick Tock, I Hate the Clock!
JSA Contributor Carole Leskin reflects on her lifelong relationship with the clock, and with passing time. [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
My Hero…Who is Yours?
My hero is my Bubbe. Rose Ruchel Zupnik/Anne Hinka Glebmen Glabman. She had many names because her life took her on a journey where she had to phase into new personas. The interesting fact is [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Dividends – Thoughts from Rabbi Jonathan Kendall
I retired from the rabbinate almost three years ago. (A terrible confession: I don’t attend worship services all that much.) I am a dinosaur, a Jurassic Rabbi, and the Reform Judaism of today has pretty [Read more…]
Resource Links
Key tips on advance planning from AfterSteps
By Alejandra Oliva End-of-life planning has the aspects we all know about – have you written a will? Does your family know what to do in case of a medical or financial emergency if you [Read more…]