A Heart of Wisdom
Making the Jewish Journey from Midlife Through the Elder Years
Published on 17. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-58023-051-3 (ISBN)
Description
Helps us understand & meet the challenges of our own aging-& the aging of those we care about-from a Jewish perspective. Offers personal narratives, text studies, poems & ceremonies about aging, retiring, caring for elderly parents, living & dying.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Woodstock
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
603 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58023-051-3 (9781580230513)
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09/2014
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Content
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