Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness
272Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness
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Overview
"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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781683361541 |
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Publisher: | Turner Publishing Company |
Publication date: | 08/01/2008 |
Pages: | 272 |
Product dimensions: | 8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
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.
Thomas R. Cole, PhD, is the McGovern Chair of Medical Humanities and director of the Center for Health, Humanities, and the Human Spirit at the Universityof Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is the author and editor of many books and articles on humanistic gerontology, including The Journey of Life: A Cultural History of Aging in America.
Rabbi Eugene B. Borowitz is the Sigmund L. Falk Distinguished Professor of Education and Jewish Religious Thought at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, where he was ordained. His books include Renewing the Covenant: A Theology for the Postmodern Jew and A Touch of the Sacred: A Theologian's Informal Guide to Jewish Belief (Jewish Lights).
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsForeword by Thomas R. Cole, PhDPreface by Dr. Eugene B. BorowitzIntroduction: Seasons of Splendor—New Visions for Jewish AgingPart I: Text and Tradition1. Crown Me with Wrinkles and Gray Hair: Traditional Views and Visions of Aging
Part II: Aging and Meaning2. The Mitzvah Model: Meaning and Mission in Late Life3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Nursing Home: Torah for Confronting Fragility and Mortality4. Seeking the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia5. Lilmod U'lilamed: Elders as Learners and Teachers of Torah
Part III: Family Caregiving6. Help with the Hardest Mitzvah: Spiritually Supporting Family Caregivers7. Beyond Guilt: Perspectives from Tradition on Obligations to Aging Parents8. Balancing Parents’ and Children’s Quality of Life: Ethical Dilemmas in Family Caregiving
Part 4: Livui Ruchani: Spritual Accompaniment in Aging9. Enabling Their Faces to Shine: Spiritual Accompaniment with Aging Individuals10. PaRDeS: Compassionate Spiritual Presence with Elders11. Spiritual Challenges and Possibilities for Jews in Long-Term Care Facilities12. An Anchor amidst Anomie: Ritual and Aging
Part V: Aging and Community 13. L’Dor Va-Dor: Living the Chain of Tradition through Intergenerational Programs14. Weaving the Generations: Congregations as Communities for All Ages
AfterwordNotesGlossaryCreditsIndex