Authors: Dayle A. Friedman, Thomas R. Cole (Foreword by), Eugene B. Borowitz
ISBN-13: 9781580233484, ISBN-10: 1580233481
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Date Published: September 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
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.
Foreword Thomas R. Cole Cole, Thomas R.
Preface Eugene B. Borowitz Borowitz, Eugene B.
Introduction Seasons of Splendor - New Visions for Jewish Aging
Pt. I Text and Tradition
1 Crown Me with Wrinkles and Gray Hair: Traditional Views and Visions of Aging 3
Pt. II Aging and Meaning
2 The Mitzvah Model: Meaning and Mission in Late Life 15
3 Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Nursing Home: Torah for Confronting Fragility and Mortality 22
4 Seeking the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia 38
5 Lilmod U'lilamed: Elders as Learners and Teachers of Torah 58
Practical Tips for Engaging Elders as Learners in Jewish Education 65
Pt. III Family Caregiving
6 Help with the Hardest Mitzvah: Spiritually Supporting Family Caregivers 71
7 Beyond Guilt: Perspectives from Tradition on Obligations to Aging Parents 83
8 Balancing Parents' and Children's Quality of Life: Ethical Dilemmas in Family Caregiving 96
Pt. IV Livui Ruchani: Spiritual Accompaniment in Aging
9 Enabling Their Faces to Shine: Spiritual Accompaniment with Aging Individuals 107
10 PaRDeS: Compassionate Spiritual Presence with Elders 130
11 Spiritual Challenges and Possibilities for Jews in Long-Term Care Facilities 145
12 An Anchor amidst Anomie: Ritual and Aging 163
Pt. V Aging and Community
13 L'Dor Va-Dor: Living the Chain of Tradition through Intergenerational Programs 177
14 Weaving the Generations: Congregations as Communities for All Ages 186
Afterword 207
Notes 211
Glossary 227
Credits 231
Index 233