Jewish Wisdom For Growing Older

Author : Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580238199

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Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC Pdf

Offers inspiration and guidance to help you make greater meaning and flourish amid the challenges of aging. It taps ancient Jewish wisdom for values, tools and precedents to frame new callings and beginnings, shifting family roles, and experiences of illness and death. For seekers of all faiths; for personal use and caregiving settings

Author : Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1459693361

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Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman Pdf

Author : Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580235310

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Jewish Visions for Aging by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC Pdf

Discover the Jewish tradition’s insights on growing older and eldercare in this groundbreaking resource—the only one of its kind! “Judaism can be [tremendously] powerful for those searching for new meaning and roles, for perspective on life’s profound questions, and for solace amid the inevitable loss and change of later life.... It is time to forge a new paradigm for the Jewish response to aging.” —from the Introduction From the rapidly changing retirement years to the sometimes wrenching challenges of dementia and chronic illness, spiritual questions and needs among today’s elders and caregivers are central. This rich resource probes Jewish texts to offer solutions and suggestions for finding meaning, purpose and community within Jewish tradition. With timely—and timeless—wisdom, this rich resource probes Jewish texts, spirituality and observance, uncovering a deep, never-before-realized approach to responding to the challenges of aging with a refreshing and inspiring vitality. The insights—spanning textual analysis and spiritual and pastoral perspectives—provide practical guidance in spiritual care and communal programming to dynamically engage and serve elders and their families. Accessible and honest, Jewish and non-Jewish clergy, chaplains, elder- and healthcare professionals, volunteers and family members will find this guide an invaluable asset as they explore how to empower elders and their families through daily spiritual and communal life.

Author : Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580238328

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Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC Pdf

Offers inspiration and guidance to help you make greater meaning and flourish amid the challenges of aging. It taps ancient Jewish wisdom for values, tools and precedents to frame new callings and beginnings, shifting family roles, and experiences of illness and death. For seekers of all faiths; for personal use and caregiving settings.

Author : Dayle A. Friedman
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781580233484

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Jewish Visions for Aging by Dayle A. Friedman Pdf

"Developed from over two decades of eldercare experience, this empowering sourcebook examines how to bring a new face to aging by creating an environment where elders can find joy and meaning. It presents innovative ways to bring higher quality to elders' lives from the inside out, by empowering them as learners and teachers, celebrants and worshippers - participants with talents, wisdom and resources to bring to their personal lives and the community."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Richard Siegel,Laura Geller
Publisher : Behrman House Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0874419859

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Getting Good at Getting Older by Richard Siegel,Laura Geller Pdf

"A tour for all of us "of a certain age" through the resources and skills to navigate the years between maturity and old age, told with warmth, humor, and more than 4,000 years of Jewish experience to the question of how to shape this new stage of life"--

Author : Rachel Cowan,Linda Thal
Publisher : Behrman House Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0874419212

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Wise Aging by Rachel Cowan,Linda Thal Pdf

How can Aging be a Good thing? Aging all too often feels like drift, downhill to a place we don't want to go. But each year new doors open with opportunities, even while others close with loss. We have the power to prepare, to become stronger, more resilient, and navigate these challenges. Will we turn toward the opportunities, and find new joy and meaning in life? How can we make the most of this time, and develop into deeper, wiser people? With the same warmth, humor, and wisdom that draw thousands to their innovative workshops on aging, Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thai give us the tools we need, delivering practical, real-world suggestions. No subject is off-limits; Rabbi Cowan and Dr. Thai tackle a wide range of issues head-on, including: Relationships with adult children and spouses Romance and sexuality, Living with loss, Cultivating well-being, Shaping our legacy, Whether reading this alone, with a partner, or in a group, Wise Aging will inspire and inform, and show us ways to grow into wisdom with resilience and joy. Book jacket.

Author : Susan Berrin
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781580230513

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A Heart of Wisdom by Susan Berrin Pdf

We all are growing older. A Heart of Wisdom shows us how to understand and meet the challenges of our own process of aging?and the aging of those we care about?from a Jewish perspective, from midlife through the elder years. How does Jewish tradition influence our own aging? What are the tasks and the meaning of aging? How does being Jewish inform our relationships with the elderly? How does living, thinking and worshipping as a Jew affect us as we age? How can Jewish tradition help us retain our dignity as we age? Over 40 contributors?people who themselves are dealing with the unique life passages that aging brings; their loved ones; and the rabbis, social workers, and other professionals who assist them?offer their insights about the changes and new perspectives that come with aging, retiring, growing, learning, caring for elderly parents, living, and dying. By sharing experiences in direct and personal narratives, poems, ceremonies, and stories, they help us explore: ? What traditional religious texts have to teach us about aging. ? Ways to cherish the integrity of the aging process. ? Women's unique roles as they age in our changing society. ? Advice for all generations on how to meet the opportunities and difficulties of aging. ? Creative ceremonies to mark milestones in our lives and in the lives of senior citizens. Offering enlightenment from Jewish tradition, A Heart of Wisdom is not just for the middle-aged, the old or the soon-to-be old. It is for all of us.

Author : Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Ronald S. Miller
Publisher : Balance
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780446553735

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From Age-ing to Sage-ing by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,Ronald S. Miller Pdf

Over two decades ago, beloved and respected rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi felt an uneasiness. He was growing older, and fears about death and infirmity were haunting him. So he decided to embark on mission to get to the bottom of his fears. Through a series of events that included a vision quest in a secluded cabin and studying with Sufi masters, Buddhist teachers and Native-American shamans, Reb Zalman found a way to turn aging into the most meangful and joyous time in his life. In this inspiring and informative guide, Reb Zalman shares his wisdom and experience with readers. He shows readers how to create an aging process for themselves that is full of adventure, passion, mystery, and fulfillment, rather than anxiety. Using scientific research--both neurological and psychological-- Reb Zalman offers techniques that will expand horizons beyond the narrow view of "the present" into a grand and enduring eternity. By harnessing the power of the spirit, as well as explaining exactly how to become a sage in their own community, he gives readers a helpful and moving way to use their own experiences to nurture, heal, and perhaps even save a younger generation from the prison of how we typically regard aging. In this updated version of his popular book, Reb Zalman has added a brand new introductory chapter that provides insight into the shifts that have taken place in our culture since the first edition of this book came out in the 1990s. He speaks about the role the 78 million (now aging) Baby Boomers are currently playing in how we think about aging. Additionally he provides new inspiring ideas about the importance of an elder's role in shaping society, and explains how elders can embrace the power they have to provide value and wisdom to those around them.

Author : Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 193560452X

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The Privilege of Aging by Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro Pdf

In The Privilege of Aging author Patricia Shapiro (M.S.W.) opens a window for us into the lives of women from 75 to 102 years old and explores their successes and challenges, longevity and vitality. Each woman has lived a different path of life, and their examples show us that the resources for successful aging are within us. Anthropologist Doris Francis says that we need "to seize the challenges and honors of growing old." "Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro introduces us to ordinary women who model growth, resiliency, creativity and vibrancy in later life. These women are our guides; they beckon all of us to age fearlessly." Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, M.A., M.S.W., B.C.C. Author of Jewish Visions for Aging Director, Growing Older: Wisdom + Spirit Beyond Midlife "The Privilege of Aging presents the empowering life stories of twelve Jewish women, who courageously assess their advanced years not as a barrier but rather as a unique possibility for continued growth...a valuable guide how Jewish values, resilience and creativity offer immeasurable resources to forge new late-life paths and to redefine the meaning and dignity of the aged self." Doris Francis, Ph.D. Anthropologist Author of Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I'm 84?

Author : Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Judaism
ISBN : IND:30000134000276

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To Grow in Wisdom by Abraham Joshua Heschel Pdf

Author : Robert L. Weber,Carol Orsborn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781620555132

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The Spirituality of Age by Robert L. Weber,Carol Orsborn Pdf

A compassionate guide for transforming aging into spiritual growth • Engage with 25 key questions guiding you to mine previously untapped veins of inspiration and courage • Find a constructive role for regret and fear and embrace the freedom to become more fully yourself • Draw from both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions and the latest research in psychological and religious theory to cultivate your spiritual potential As we enter the years beyond midlife, our quest for an approach to aging takes on added urgency and becomes even more relevant in our daily lives. Empowering a new generation of seekers to view aging as a spiritual path, authors Robert Weber and Carol Orsborn reveal that it is by engaging with the difficult questions about loss, meaning, and mortality--questions we can no longer put off or ignore--that we continue to grow. In fact, the realization of our full spiritual potential comes about not by avoiding the challenges aging brings our way but by working through them. Addressing head-on how to make the transition from fears about aging into a fuller, richer appreciation of the next phase of our lives, the authors guide you through 25 key questions that can help you embrace the shadow side of aging as well as the spiritual opportunities inherent in growing older. Sharing their stories and wisdom to both teach and demonstrate what it means to feel energized about the possibilities of your later years, they explore how to find a constructive role for regret, shame, and guilt, realize your value to society, and embrace the freedom of your later years to become more fully yourself. Coming from Catholic Jesuit and Jewish backgrounds respectively, as well as drawing from the latest research in psychological and religious theory, Weber and Orsborn provide their own conversational and candid answers to the 25 key questions, supporting their insightful and compassionate guidance with anecdotes, inspirational readings, and spiritual exercises. By engaging deeply with both the shadow and light sides of aging, our spirits not only learn to cope--but also to soar.

Author : Wendy Mogel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781416542049

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The Blessing of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel Pdf

Counsel parents of teens on how to overcome anxiety and dependence in older children by drawing on a Jewish system of character refinement that focuses on developing a young person's sound judgment.

Author : Silverman
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781284141733

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Aging Wisely... Wisdom of Our Elders by Silverman Pdf

Aging Wisely... Wisdom of our Elders is a unique resource that reflects the ideas, opinions and experiences of a diverse group of senior citizens. Each story provides a unique perspective on the physical, emotional, and social aspects of growing old from those who have made the journey.

Author : Mindy Greenstein,Jimmie Holland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190693794

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Lighter As We Go by Mindy Greenstein,Jimmie Holland Pdf

"Twenty-year-olds dread thirty; forty-year-olds fear fifty; sixty-year-olds worry about seventy, and so it goes. There is something to worry about, though it isn't what you'd expect: research shows that having a bad attitude toward aging when we're young is associated with poorer health when we're older. These worries tend to peak in midlife; but in Lighter as We Go, Mindy Greenstein and Jimmie Holland show us that, contrary to common widsom, our sense of well-being actually increases with our age--often even in the presence of illness or disability. Greenstein and Holland--on a joint venture between an eighty-five-year-old and a fifty-year-old--draw from their own intergenerational friendships, as well as a broad array of research from many different areas, to unveil how and why, over the course of a lifetime, we learn who we are as we go."--Back cover