From the rapidly changing retirement years to the sometimes wrenching challenges of dementia and chronic illness, spiritual questions and needs are central??????and today's elders and caregivers are searching for meaning, purpose, and community within Jewish tradition. With timely??????and timeless??????wisdom, this rich resource probes Jewish texts, spirituality and observances, uncovering a deep, never-before-realized approach to caring for the aging and the elderly with a refreshing and inspiring vitality. The insights spanning textual analysis as well as spiritual and pastoral perspectives…mehr
From the rapidly changing retirement years to the sometimes wrenching challenges of dementia and chronic illness, spiritual questions and needs are central??????and today's elders and caregivers are searching for meaning, purpose, and community within Jewish tradition. With timely??????and timeless??????wisdom, this rich resource probes Jewish texts, spirituality and observances, uncovering a deep, never-before-realized approach to caring for the aging and the elderly with a refreshing and inspiring vitality. The insights spanning textual analysis as well as spiritual and pastoral perspectives provide practical guidance in spiritual care and communal programming to engage and serve elders and their families. Topics include: Visions from Text and Tradition Searching for Meaning Family Caregiving Spiritual Accompaniment in Aging Engaging Elders in Communal Life Jewish and non-Jewish clergy, chaplains, social workers, volunteers and family members will find this guide an invaluable asset.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC, is a pioneer in forging a fresh vision for the second half of life. She is a spiritual leader, social innovator, scholar, author of Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide to Fostering Wholeness and editor of Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources. She founded and directed Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Rabbi Friedman offers training, consulting and spiritual guidance through Growing Older (www.growingolder.co), her Philadelphia-based national practice. Rabbi Friedman is available to speak to your group or at your event. For more information, please contact us at (802) 457-4000 or publicity@jewishlights.com.
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Acknowledgments Foreword by Thomas R. Cole, PhD Preface by Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz Introduction: Seasons of Splendor-New Visions for Jewish Aging Part I: Text and Tradition 1. Crown Me with Wrinkles and Gray Hair: Traditional Views and Visions of Aging Part II: Aging and Meaning 2. The Mitzvah Model: Meaning and Mission in Late Life 3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Nursing Home: Torah for Confronting Fragility and Mortality 4. Seeking the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia 5. Lilmod U'lilamed: Elders as Learners and Teachers of Torah Part III: Family Caregiving 6. Help with the Hardest Mitzvah: Spiritually Supporting Family Caregivers 7. Beyond Guilt: Perspectives from Tradition on Obligations to Aging Parents 8. Balancing Parents' and Children's Quality of Life: Ethical Dilemmas in Family Caregiving Part 4: Livui Ruchani: Spritual Accompaniment in Aging 9. Enabling Their Faces to Shine: Spiritual Accompaniment with Aging Individuals 10. PaRDeS: Compassionate Spiritual Presence with Elders 11. Spiritual Challenges and Possibilities for Jews in Long-Term Care Facilities 12. An Anchor amidst Anomie: Ritual and Aging Part V: Aging and Community 13. L'Dor Va-Dor: Living the Chain of Tradition through Intergenerational Programs 14. Weaving the Generations: Congregations as Communities for All Ages Afterword Notes Glossary Credits Index
Acknowledgments Foreword by Thomas R. Cole, PhD Preface by Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz Introduction: Seasons of Splendor-New Visions for Jewish Aging Part I: Text and Tradition 1. Crown Me with Wrinkles and Gray Hair: Traditional Views and Visions of Aging Part II: Aging and Meaning 2. The Mitzvah Model: Meaning and Mission in Late Life 3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Nursing Home: Torah for Confronting Fragility and Mortality 4. Seeking the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia 5. Lilmod U'lilamed: Elders as Learners and Teachers of Torah Part III: Family Caregiving 6. Help with the Hardest Mitzvah: Spiritually Supporting Family Caregivers 7. Beyond Guilt: Perspectives from Tradition on Obligations to Aging Parents 8. Balancing Parents' and Children's Quality of Life: Ethical Dilemmas in Family Caregiving Part 4: Livui Ruchani: Spritual Accompaniment in Aging 9. Enabling Their Faces to Shine: Spiritual Accompaniment with Aging Individuals 10. PaRDeS: Compassionate Spiritual Presence with Elders 11. Spiritual Challenges and Possibilities for Jews in Long-Term Care Facilities 12. An Anchor amidst Anomie: Ritual and Aging Part V: Aging and Community 13. L'Dor Va-Dor: Living the Chain of Tradition through Intergenerational Programs 14. Weaving the Generations: Congregations as Communities for All Ages Afterword Notes Glossary Credits Index
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