On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York, discusses the upcoming second annual Re-Charging Reform conference, being held at the synagogue May 29-30. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 4/26/2024: Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses 2024 RE-Charging Reform Conference appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address offers a Pesach message and some questions for conversation around the Passover table. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 4/19/2024: A Passover Message from Rabbi Address appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Peter Kasdan and Dr. Liz Etkin-Kramer discuss Yodeah.org, their online portal for genetic screening and counseling of Jewish families for the BRCA gene and other genetic markers for cancer risk. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 4/12/2024: Rabbi Peter Kasdan and Dr. Liz Etkin-Kramer from Yodeah.org, providing genetic cancer counseling for Jewish families appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, South Jersey resident Bill Fisher discusses his wife Carol's terminal illness and decision to use New Jersey's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) option. [Read more...] The post ENCORE BROADCAST: Seekers of Meaning 3/8/2024: Bill Fisher discusses Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's TV show, Rabbi Joel Soffin discusses his new book, The Mitzvah on Your Forehead: A Rabbi’s Journey to Improve the World. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 3/29/2024: Rabbi Joel Soffin, author of “The Mitzvah on Your Forehead” appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Linda Fodrini-Johnson, author of The Empowered Caregiver: Practical Advice and Emotional Support for Adult Children of Aging Parents, discusses strategies for families to engage in elder care discussions and decision-making. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 3/22/2024: Linda Fodrini-Johnson, author of “The Empowered Caregiver” appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Dayle Friedman, founder and director of GrowingOlder.net, a resource website for seniors, discusses her practice in Alzheimer's Disease and dementia care for elders. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 3/15/2024: Rabbi Dayle Friedman on Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, South Jersey resident Bill Fisher discusses his wife Carol's terminal illness and decision to use New Jersey's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) option. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 3/8/2024: Bill Fisher discusses Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Dr. Stephen Goldfine, MD, chief medical officer of Samaritan Health and a palliative care physician, discusses how seniors can avoid adverse drug interactions, and the emerging options for palliative care. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 3/1/2024: Dr. Stephen Goldfine on Palliative Care, Guarding against Adverse Drug Interactions appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Steven Cohen (right), founder and board chairman, and Clayton Platt (center), director of outreach with Mediation4Leadership.org describe the nonprofit organization's meditation programs that benefit individuals and organizations. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 2/23/2024: Meditation 4 Leadership, Meditation Training for the Corporate Sector appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

This week's guest is Meredith Becker, chief operating office of Lions Gate CCRC, a retirement community in Voorhees, New Jersey, who discusses the process of planning for care for seniors. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 2/16/2024: Meredith Becker, Chief Operating Officer, Lions Gate CCRC, on Planning Senior Care appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, we begin a series of programs focusing on health issues relevant for boomers and other seniors. The guest this week is board-certified gerontologist Jesse Abesh, D.O., who practices in South Jersey. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 2/9/2024: Health Issues for Seniors, Part 1, with Gerontologist Jesse Abesh appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Address discusses the challenges facing Reform and Progressive rabbis in Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attacks with Rabbi Efrat Rotem, executive director of MARAM, the Council of Progressive Rabbis representing liberal Jewish clergy in Israel. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 2/2/2024: Rabbi Efrat Rotem, director of MARAM, the Council of Progressive Rabbis in Israel appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Stan Davids and Dr. Leah Hochman discuss their new book, Re-forming Judaism: Moments of Disruption in Jewish Thought. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 1/26/2024: Re-forming Judaism Book appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week's episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, David Raphael and Jane Shapiro discuss the Jewish Grandparents Network. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 1/19/2024: Jewish Grandparents Network appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin discusses his new book, Tikkun Ha'am / Repairing Our People: Israel and the Crisis of Liberal Judaism, and the rising worldwide tide of antisemitism and Jewish support for Israel. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 1/12/2024: Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin on Rising Antisemitism and Support for Israel appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address chats with Ari Rosenblatt, a rising junior at the University of Wisconsin. Ari, the granddaughter of JewishSacredAging.com contributing writer Sandy Taradash, is active in Hillel and other Jewish organizations on campus, and discussed her recent experiences with antisemitism in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 1/5/2024: Ari Rosenblatt, Jewish university student/activist appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Rabbi Address discusses the new book, The Year of Mourning: A Jewish Journey, with its editors, Rabbi Lisa Grant, Director of the New York Rabbinical Program and Eleanor Sinsheimer Distinguished Service Professor in Jewish Education Coordinator, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Cantor Lisa B. Segal, cantor of Kolot Chayeinu in Brooklyn, NY. [Read more...] The post ENCORE BROADCAST 12/29/2023: Seekers of Meaning 8/4/2023: Rabbi Lisa Grant and Cantor Lisa B. Segal, “The Year of Mourning” appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, an encore broadcast of a panel of guests discussing the recent rise in antisemitism in the US following the October 7 Hamas-led mass murder of civilians in Israel. The guests are Andrew Goretzky, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Philadelphia; Randi Boyette, associate regional director for education, ADL; and Rabbi Stacy Rigler, RJE, executive director of the Association of Reform Jewish Educators. [Read more...] The post ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 12/01/2023: Fighting Antisemitism with Educational Resources appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Gary Glickstein, co-executive vice president, discusses the mission of the National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis (NAORRR), and how retired Reform rabbis confront the challenges of aging and transitioning to new life stages. [Read more...] The post Seekers of Meaning 12/15/2023: Rabbi Gary Glickstein of the National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis (NAORRR) appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.