Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction

I. Text Studies
II. Midlife Passages
III. Intergenerational Relationships
IV. Women and Aging
V. Journeys and Discoveries
VI. Meeting the Challenges of Aging
VII. Poetry and Stories
VIII. Ceremonies

Appendices
I. A Guide to Jewish Textual Sources on Aging
II. Selected National and International Organizations Serving Jewish Elders and Their Families
III. Resources: Publications and Audiovisual Materials
IV. Glossary
Notes
Index

About the Author

Susan Berrin teaches and lectures on Jewish issues, particularly in the areas of aging, Jewish women and spirituality, and interfaith dialogue. She was guest editor for Sh'ma magazine's special issue on Judaism and aging, and is the editor of Celebrating the New Moon: A Rosh Chodesh Anthology. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Harold S. Kushner is author of the best-selling books When Bad Things Happen to Good People and Living a Life That Matters.

Reviews

"A unique guide to living and aging Jewishly ... a must for all ages at all stages."
—Ruth Perelson, chair emerita, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged of Greater New York, a Member Agency of UJA/Federation

"Reminds us of Judaism's power to sanctify time and dignify life.... A powerful and personal message of holiness."
—Rabbi Richard F. Address, director, Department of Family Concerns, Union of American Hebrew Congregations



"Remarkable.... The book is a quilt of the human condition; it is as universal as it is Jewish."
—Theodore Bikel, actor, concert performer, author, lecturer

"The message of this wonderful book transcends the Jewish journey into old age.... As awesomely powerful a way of knowing about aging as science is in gerontology."
—Richard C. Adelman, PhD, director, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan