Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR)

Stage: Looking at options / planning

The Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) is the oldest pluralistic Jewish seminary in the United States. We ordain rabbis and cantors for every stream of Judaism as well as offering a Master's Degree in Jewish Studies. We are devoted to the second and third career student!

Contact: (917) 509-8816 and mkasper@ajr.edu

Kavod

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

Kavod v’Nichum empowers, educates, and trains Chevra Kadisha – sacred communities that come together at the end of life to care for the deceased and comfort the living through Jewish rituals and traditions.

Sixty percent of Chevra Kadisha volunteers in the United States and Canada are over 60. Many describe their involvement in Chevra Kadisha as the most fulfilling part of their Jewish communal lives. Kavod v'Nichum believes that a thriving Chevra Kadisha is essential for every Jewish community as it not only helps guide us to show up and provide deep care for one another but also offers impactful and meaningful ways to engage and live out our Jewish values.

Contact: (516) 270-7431 and sarit@kavodvnichum.org

University of Toronto, Department of Medicine

Stage: Looking at options / planning

Geriatrician MD working with older adults to optimize health and wellbeing.

Rabbi-in-training with a focus on developing programming to support the spiritual wellbeing of older adults in the Jewish community

Contact: (647) 515-0093 and ariellebb@gmail.com

Chavurah B'Yahad

Stage: Looking at options / planning

I am the spiritual leader/rabbi of a small Reconstructionist Jewish community in Salt Lake City. Many of our members are over 70; newer members with young children. The intergenerational models of building community is of particular interest.

Contact: (801) 560-9266 and m.shreiber@utah.edu

Ideal18NFP

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

Ideal18 is at the intersection of educational and intergenerational initiatives. It develops fellowships for intergenerational learning and activism through a Jewish lens.

Contact: (630) 390-8229 and dganger1818@gmail.com

Family Love Letters

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

Family Love Letters encourages individuals to share their stories. Through my one-on-one work, I capture an individual’s experiences, wisdom, values and wishes in a letter that is shared with family. What emerges for the client is an awareness of what's most important at this stage in life.

Contact: (415) 336-3125 & aviva@familyloveletters.com

New Lehrhaus

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

The mission of New Lehrhaus is to bring students and teachers together in dialogue to explore Jewish sources, traditions, and arts, sustaining and enriching the vibrant spirit of Jewish civilization. Lehrhaus is the Bay Area’s non-denominational lifelong Jewish learning institution dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry, contemporary relevance, and cultural and religious pluralism.

Contact: rachelbiale@gmail.com & (510) 414-2055

Malverne Jewish Center

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

I'm the rabbi of a tiny synagogue, average age 80. I want to offer meaningful programming, create community and also promote my own work helping baby boomers and older Jewish adults create meaning and purpose in their lives in a Jewish context.

Contact: (203) 332-4428 & susanelkodsi@gmail.com

Congregation Beth Sholom, Teaneck, NJ

Stage: Looking at options / planning

Two volunteers (a retired psychotherapist and a retired educator) have been leading Wise Aging groups for several years. One group has continued to meet monthly after the completion of the initial course of 9 sessions for 7 years. The newer group has chosen to continue meeting on a monthly basis as well. Based on the book "Wise Aging" by Rabbi Rachel Cowan z"l and Dr. Linda Thal, the reflective discussions promote active, non-judgmental listening and building resilience as we become elders. Adult Ed programs of the shul are multi-generational. There tends to be self-segregation into age cohorts when we have Shabbat dinners at the synagogue. We want to expand and develop more resources and programs and will avail ourselves of the Active Aging Network going forward.

Contact: (201) 747-8423 & erscohen@gmail.com

Chai Neighbors

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

We are a community for people 65 and older, created by 2 synagogues, Adat Ari El and Temple Beth Hillel. Our mission is to help people live well within a community of friends, while fostering caring and Jewish values. We offer many classes and activities, taught and led mostly by people in our community. Our goal is to keep our minds and bodies active and offer help to those who need it. We are not a place to live, rather, we want to help people stay in place if they want to.

Contact: jilasker70@gmail.com & (818) 445-8817

Lab/Shul

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

GENerate is a year-long coming of age experience for adults who wish to learn, grow, and share in community with others in a similar phase of their lives. GENerate provides a nurturing, inclusive space for a select cohort of curious adults to study and celebrate life together. Participants will search and, perhaps, reaffirm their values, actualize life lessons, and define their personal legacies. Through Lab/Shul’s renowned Storahtelling curriculum, participants will become their own storytellers, marking and sharing meaningful moments and transitions.

https://labshul.org/aging-and-transitions-generate/

janeegraver@gmail.com & (732) 241-4557

Founder-Director: Jewish Sacred Aging®

Stage: Active Aging activities in place

I welcome contacts, especially with congregations and organizations, on learning how Jewish texts and traditions can impact the revolution in longevity. We have our web site: jewishsacredaging.com and we host the weekly Seekers of Meaning podcasts that focus on issues of aging, spirituality, families and community. They are accessed on the web site and on the Jewish Sacred Aging Facebook page.

RabbiAddress@JewishSacredAging.com & (856) 430-0678