Hiddur and UJA Conference on Spirituality Beyond Midlife

Addressing the Spiritual Journey of Jews Beyond Midlife
November 19, 2009, New York City
Presented by:
Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and
UJA-Federation of New York’s Caring Commission

This groundbreaking event featured over 25 acclaimed presenters and drew participants from across the United States and Israel. Professional and lay leaders from the realms of eldercare, synagogue life, Jewish education and spiritual care attended.

Click on any of the audio play buttons below to hear audio clips from plenary sessions and panels, as well as Rabbi Dayle Friedman's full keynote address.

	Rabbi Dayle Friedman Tikkun (repair): Reaching for the Light  4:43 It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now. Rabbi Dayle Friedman Full Keynote Address The Spiritual Journey Beyond Midlife   23:26 It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.		Rabbi Friedman/Rabbi Zalman Torah for Coping With Dependency   2:46 It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.
	Jeff Levine How Spirituality Fosters Health and Well-Being   2:07 It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.		Rabbi Lookstein If You Are Old and Have No Pain, You're Dead   1:15 It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.
	Letty Cottin-Pogrebin Counting Our Blessings It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.		Bel Kaufman The Key to Aging Well It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.

Multimedia Conference Toolkit

In order to share visions, ideas and wisdom beyond the conference day, Hiddur is pleased to offer a conference toolkit in PDF format. All presenters have contributed resources and tools related to their sessions. In addition, you’ll find a sampling of innovative practices that address the spiritual journey beyond midlife. Conference audio clips are above.

Technical note: To save the toolkit to your computer for later use, in WINDOWS, RIGHT-CLICK on the link above and choose "Save Target As;" on a MAC, hold down the OPTION KEY and click on the link to save it.  

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Hiddur would like to acknowledge:

• Rabbi Rachel Cowan, Rabbi Shimon Hirschhorn, Cantor Natasha J. Hirschhorn, and Rabbi Harlan Wechsler for their program contributions
• The leadership and vision of Roberta Leiner, managing director of UJA-Federation’s Caring Commission
• The generous support of the Helen Bader Foundation for Hiddur’s training team