Dayle A. Friedman, at The Blogs

May 7, 2020, 12:24 AM

Forsake us not: Toxic ageism in the COVID pandemic

“Forsake us not when we grow old; when our strength fails, do not abandon us.” (Psalm 71:9) The Psalmist recognized that abandoning those at the margins in a collective time of need is an ever-present danger. But could he have...

Dec 8, 2013, 3:18 AM

Global grieving: mourning with a minyan, local and virtual

I have been saying Kaddish with a daily minyan since my Dad died this past August. Saying Kaddish has brought me to morning services at my home synagogue, as well as to numerous others in congregations in places I...

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Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman is a spiritual leader, scholar and spiritual caregiver. She offers education and spiritual guidance on the journey of aging through Growing Older, her Philadelphia-based, national practice (www.growingolder.net). She serves as interim rabbi at Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir~Heart of the City in Philadelphia. Her most recent book, Growing Older: Finding Your Grit and Grace Beyond Midlife (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2015).

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