Carole's Corner
Dania’s Bench
Contributor Carole Leskin remembers her friend Dania, sitting on the bench that memorializes her. [Read more…]
memory
Reflections on Aging
The Third Yahrzeit Candle
Sharon Siegel confronts memory and meaning following the death of her father late last year. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Share what you treasure most
Rabbi David Levin discovers a legacy treasure while going through his father’s belongings. [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
What Do We Tell Our Grandchildren?
As Baby Boomers I can imagine you had some of the experiences I had back in the 50s when walking into a room of our parents and grandparents, and other elders, and hearing smatterings of [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
Memories Revisited – For My Father
My father, Herbert Lee Axel, died on May 4, 2005. He was 88 years old. The last 8 years of his life were robbed by Alzheimer’s and he did not recognize me when I visited. [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
The Pr$ce of the Quality of Life?
I met an old lady with a gracious disposition and a lovely smile Who, sadly, lives inside her head Because she has no memory of anything Other than being born in Ireland and milking cows. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Tissues in the Passover Aisle
by Sharon A. Siegel My local food store was quiet. I purposely went there at an odd hour that I knew doesn’t attract throngs of shoppers. I took a deep cleansing breath, as my [Read more…]
Baby Boomer Bubbe
Honoring My Parents on Their Yahrtzeit
My parents died when they were 38 years old. In a car accident. A drunk driver hit us head-on. I lived. I was 16. I have always been plagued about why I survived. It’s not [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Maintaining meaning when the past starts to fade: Guest commentary from Rabbi Mark Levin
Rabbi Mark Levin, a colleague and close friend of Rabbi Address, originally posted this commentary to Facebook, and we repost it here with his permission. [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Guest Post from Rabbi John Rosove: As My Mother Disappears Before My Eyes
Editor’s Note: This blog post by Rabbi John Rosove is reposted from his blog with his permission. As my mother nears her 98th birthday in June, the dementia that has consumed her brain is taking [Read more…]