Aging and Retirement

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For Elders’ Sake

There is often one adult child who takes over the lion's share of caring for an elderly parent. Often, it's the child who lives closest or who doesn't work full-time…

Old and Ornery

Living longer does not magically cure personality defects. Lusty young guys who never grow up inevitably become dirty old men. Traits like jealousy, greed and pessimism do not go away by themselves. A young bully becomes an old bully…

Behind the Curtain

Trusting Hashem is easy when our lives are ticking along nicely, when everyone is healthy and the kids are doing fine. When money isn't a problem and our marriages feels good…It's a different story when taking care of ill, elderly parents.

Growing Up Together

No other person in life will provide you with so many opportunities for personal growth, not even your kids! After they leave home, you'll still be there with that one person...

My Golden Years

I am gradually becoming a senior citizen and it's not what I expected; I had some misconceptions about getting older, a few preconceived ideas...

Intimate Connections

Here are some great suggestions from our spiritual leaders that help us invoke more Divine protection in our lives; we all need it…

Aging in Dignity

Old people invariably worry about Social Security and pension plans. They should be worried about reaching a ripe old age in true dignity and purity, with a clean mind and with unblemished personal holiness.

The Invisible Guest

Dad, after the heart attack, the intensive care and the gruelling resuscitation, all of a sudden looked remarkably well. He was even smiling. What was he seeing?

Kaddish

Ultimately we will be reunited with all of our loved ones. There will be a great resurrection of souls. Everyone will return to healed and perfected bodies...

Eternal Youth

The yetzer hara’s job is to make a person feel stale, unproductive, and unable to meet challenges or visualise or conceptualise new possibilities...

Travels With My Father

When a parent becomes infirm through age, the dynamics change. Suddenly, the roles reverse; the child becomes the giver and the parent receiver...

Eternally Employed

When we’re happy in marriage, we never get fired. We aren’t allowed to quit. We have the opportunities to reap the rewards of the most intense love and happiness here on earth…

Still Alive

The 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot (counting the Omer) is a propitious time for working on our character traits. Read an amazing, true story that illustrates the life-giving chessed of making others feel needed.