Publications/Scholarship
Hiddur mines Jewish tradition and wisdom for guidance on how individuals, familes and communities can confront the challenges and greet the opportunities of growing older. Articles and other writings by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman of Hiddur appear in a wide range of publications.
Books
Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness
By Rabbi Dayle Friedman, Jewish Lights Publishing
Friedman’s newest book gives clergy, chaplains and elder-care professionals fresh visions and concrete tools to engage and nurture elders they serve. Elders face unprecedented spiritual questions today—from the rapidly changing retirement years to the sometimes wrenching challenges of dementia and chronic illness. This rich resource probes Jewish texts and spiritual wisdom to help find meaning, purpose and community within Jewish tradition.
Readers will deepen their understanding and encounter new ways of thinking about aging in the context of individual, family and community life. Read reviews from the Jewish News Weekly of Northern Califorina, Intermountain Jewish News.
Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Edited by Rabbi Dayle Friedman, Jewish Lights Publishing
This is an essential reference for rabbis, cantors and laypeople who are called to serve the spiritual needs of those experiencing change, both joyful and sorrowful. A new paperback edition was released in spring 2010. This work draws upon both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of pastoral care and is the definitive handbook for counseling with an understanding of Judaism.
Offering insight on technique, theory and theological implications, the contributors to Jewish Pastoral Care are innovators in their fields and represent all four contemporary Jewish movements. The book is a resource for assisting those facing life transitions, illness, aging and death, and for responding to issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse and disasters.
Popular Publications
"Lessons from the Journey of Aging," an article in Zeek: The Journal of Jewish Thought and Culture, Spring 2010
"Walking the Narrow Bridge: Religion, Spirituality and End-of-Life Decision-Making," an article in Aging Today
"Schisms That Surfaced During Katrina Point to the Need for Soul-Searching," an op-ed article in JTA
Jewish Religious Publications and Press
"Until Our Last Breath," an article in Jewels of Elul
"When Someone You Love Needs Long-Term Care," LifeLights, Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2000
