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Here are some resources to help you learn more about aging and spirituality, as well as about Jewish celebration and religious life.


  Jewish Calendar
   
  View the Jewish Calendar
   
  Religion, Spirituality and Aging
   
  Aging, Spirituality, and Religion: A Handbook
by Melvin Kimble, Susan McFadden, et. al.
(Augsburg Fortress, Volume I, 1995; Volume II, 2003)
   
 

Download a pdf of the chapter titled An Anchor amidst Anomie: Ritual and Aging, by Dayle A. Friedman

   
  Religion, Aging and Spirituality: An Online Annotated Bibliography for Graceful Aging
http://tech.union-psce.edu/aging
   
 

Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging, American Society on Aging
833 Market Street, Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103
(800) 537-9728
http://www.asaging.org/forsa

   
 

Transitional Keys
www.transitionalkeys.org

Human Values in Aging Newsletter:
contact Harry (Rick) Moody, AARP Office of Academic Affairs: hrmoody@aarp.org

   
  Judaism and Aging
   
 

Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road, Wyncote, PA 19095
www.hiddur.org
Hiddur@rrc.edu

   
 

Sacred Aging Project
The Department of Jewish Family Concerns
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 650-4294 fax: (212) 650-4239
jfc@urj.org
http://urj.org/jfc/olderadults/

   
 

Dorot
171 W. 85 th Street
New York , NY 10024
(212) 769-2850
info@dorotusa.org
www.dorotusa.org

   
 

Jewish Spiritual Resources

   
 

National Association of Jewish Chaplains
www.najc.org

   
 

National Center for Jewish Healing
www.jewishhealing.org

   
 

Ritual Well: Ceremonies for Jewish Living
A project of Kolot: The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
www.ritualwell.org

   
  Jewish Holidays
   
 

Celebrate! The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook
by Lesli Koppelman Ross
(Jason Aronson, 1994)
(more info)

   
 

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary
by Michael Strassfeld
(Harper & Row, 1985)
(more info)

   
 

Hanukkah

   
 

A Different Light: The HanukkahBook of Celebration, by Noam Zion
(Shalom Hartman Institute, 2000)
(more info)

   
 

The Hanukkah Anthology , by Philip Goodman
(Jewish Publication Society, 1992)
(more info)

   
  Passover/Pesach
   
 

A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah
by Noam Zion and David Dishon
(Shalom Hartman Institute, 1997)
(more info)

   
 

The Passover Anthology
by Philip Goodman
(Jewish Publication Society, 1987)
(more info)

   
  Shabbat
   
 

An Invitation to Shabbat: A Beginner’s Guide to Weekly Celebration
by Ruth Perelson
(New York, NY: UAHC, 1997)
This book and CD set is a step-by-step guide to celebrating Shabbat in your home. It includes sheet music, blessings, recipes and information on customs.

   
 

A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home , by Noam Zion and Shawn Fields-Meyer
(Shalom Hartman Institute (August, 2004)
(more info)

   
 

Recipes for Holidays and Shabbat

   
 

The Jewish Holiday Kitchen: 250 Recipes from Around the World to Make Your Celebrations Special, by Joan Nathan Schocken
(2nd edition, August 18, 1998)
(more info)

   
 

Tastes of Jewish Tradition: Recipes, Activities & Stories for the Whole Family
by Jody Hirsh
( Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee, December 1, 2001)
(more info)

   
 

The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Traditional Recipes from the Contemporary Kosher Kitchens
by Joan Michel and Louis Wallach
(Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, January 1, 2003)
(more info)

   
 

Jewish Music

   
 

Tara Publications (for recordings and sheet music)
( 800) 827-2400
info@jewishmusic.com
http://www.jewishmusic.com/

   
 

Suggested selections from Tara Publications:
Jewish Holidays in Song, by Velvel Pasternak
Shabbat in Song, by Velvel Pasternak

   
 

Celebrate Shabbat, Celebrate Hanukkah, Celebrate Passover (audio recordings)
www.craignco.com

   
  Judaica/Ritual Objects
   
  There are many Judaica stores, both in individual communities, and online. Here are two; you can find more in your Yellow Pages and by searching online.
   
 

www.judaica.com; (800) JUDAISM

   
 

J. Levine Judaica
www.levinejudaica.com
(800) 5JEWISH (800-553-9474)
Sales@LevineJudaica.com

   
  Jewish Aging Resources
   
 

Association of Jewish Aging Services
www.ajas.org

   
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