“Do Not Cast Me Off…”
Chaplain Barry E. Pitegoff, BCC, participated in a Shavuot teach-in at Temple Sinai, Middletown, NY, We share his remarks on a verse of Torah/Tanakh that has resonated for him. [Read more...]
loneliness
Dear Evan Hansen and Freddie Mercury: What Common Links Do They Share?
Sandy Taradash looks at the events that play a key role in shaping the kind of person we become. [Read more...]
Aging with dignity
Elana Marcus provides some advice for boomers about adjusting to life as an older adult. [Read more...]
Guest Blog Post: Who will be your next kinkeeper?
A 2018 study by Cigna on Loneliness in America concluded that “Loneliness has the same impact on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, making it more dangerous than obesity.” [Read more...]
Sadly, lonely people are in good company
Rabbi Dow Marmur, rabbi emeritus of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, Ontario, writes in his latest column for the Toronto Star about the impact of loneliness on [Read more...]
Alone for Thanksgiving
It’s hard for me to find the words to describe loneliness. The best I can come up with is that it feels like someone has scooped out all my insides, leaving only a [Read more...]
How We Can Embrace Those Struggling with Severe Depression
Editor’s Note: This article by Rabbi Mencher is reproduced with permission, and first appeared in the ReformJudaism.org blog. You can listen to Rabbi Address’ [Read more...]
Taking the “Lone” out of Lonely
The dictionary defines “lonely” as: without company; cut off from others; solitary; and sad from being alone. What loneliness does not mean is weak, boring, [Read more...]
Where Is The Welcome Mat?
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] few days ago I went to my local big box home improvement store to buy a new welcome mat. My old one had worn out its welcome and the snow storm [Read more...]
Guest Post: Living Life Alone
Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is from one of my students at the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, NJ. For many of us, the “holiday season” begins with Rosh [Read more...]
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