Elderly, Oldster, or Senior – What Do Older People Prefer to Be Called?
Aging Jewishly – What Our Traditions Tell Us about Growing Old By Rabbi Barbara Aiello The supermarket checkout line was long and social distancing made it seem longer. As Dorothea and her granddaughter, Lisa moved forward the young man ahead of them turned abruptly...
Labor Day Rosh Hashanah and Thanksgiving Chanukah – Enough Already!
Can We Bring the Generations Together with a New Diaspora Calendar? Aging Jewishly – What Our Traditions Tell Us about Growing Old By Rabbi Barbara Aiello Long before Covid complicated Jewish observance, there were ominous signs that participation in synagogue life,...
Can We Bring the Generations Together with a New Diaspora Calendar?
Can We Bring the Generations Together with a New Diaspora Calendar? Long before Covid complicated Jewish observance, there were ominous signs that participation in synagogue life, especially Holy Day and festival services, was on the decline. Dependent as we Jews are...
Elderly Isolation
Elderly Isolation It’s Bad for Mom But Worse for Dad “We’re so worried about Dad.” That’s how Karen began her email to me. “He’s so lonely and my brother and I don’t know what to do.” Karen’s father, Sid, lived alone in the condo he once shared with his beloved...
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