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April 14, 2017 0

Rachael Falk discusses her doctoral research into spirituality and mourning practices, on JSA Podcast

This episode of the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast features a conversation with Rachael Falk, a Psy.D. candidate in clinical psychology, about her doctoral research into [Read more...]

March 2, 2017 2

Repurposing

It was December 29, 2016. A bright winter sun pierced the spaces between the blinds causing me to wake up a bit earlier than usual. I opened my eyes gently and did not [Read more...]

"Fire," by Ian Barbour, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons License

October 4, 2016 0

Who by Fire … My Yom Kippur Problem

Editor’s Note: This guest post was contributed by Edmond H. Weiss, Ph.D. Long before the Pharisees began writing about an Olam Haba, an afterlife that is a reward for [Read more...]

Rabbi Edythe Mencher of the Disabilities Inclusion Learning Center

May 13, 2016 4

JSA Podcast 5/13/2016: Rabbi Edythe Mencher, Disabilities Inclusion Learning Center

In this week’s Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast, Rabbi Address goes on location at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City to interview a [Read more...]

Arc De Triomphe, Paris, vintage photo effect. Steve Lubetkin Photo, Copyright ©2013. Used by permission.

December 21, 2015 0

Live and Let Live…My Prayer for 2016

I awoke to the morning news As outrageous grief and fear grips an iconic city, any city, the world. I see images reminiscent to days of old That I am too young to know Yet [Read more...]

September 7, 2015 0

It’s about time! Guest post from Judith Wolf Mandell

Editor’s Note: Judith Wolf Mandell is a freelance writer in Nashville. Her children’s book, Sammy’s Broken Leg (Oh, No!) and the Amazing Cast That Fixed It, [Read more...]

August 3, 2015 3

Guest Post: A Cantor’s Thoughts on End of Life Conversations

When I was hired to be the Cantor and sole clergy at Congregation Beth Shalom in Arlington, Texas, I officiated at more funerals during my first year than I had even been to [Read more...]

June 30, 2014 0

Taking the measure of life

I read with some interest a brief piece in the current AARP Magazine on the growing trend for activity trackers. (AARP June/July 2014. ) These are little bracelets that can [Read more...]

October 3, 2013 2

Transitions and Meaning

I recently was honored to do a workshop for a synagogue in Chicago (Sukkat Shalom). They were developing a program focusing on baby boomers and aging. In a break-out session [Read more...]

January 2, 2013 0

Is Unfairness Thy Middle Name?

Just before I left for an extended cruise of the Bahamas (which, for refreshment of soul and spirit, I highly recommend), it fell to me to officiate at the funeral of a young [Read more...]

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