A New Stage in Jewish Life

By Rabbi Laura Geller, Professor David Elcott and Stuart Himmelfarb

eJewishPhilanthropy

July 20, 2023

The map of a person’s life is changing. Demography is changing. Attitudes and assumptions are changing too.

We are living more than 30 years longer than our grandparents, 30 years not tagged on to the end of our life but inserted actively in the middle, between midlife, when we build our families and careers, and, for some of us, the onset of dementia or frailty.

It is a time of change, of resets and of exploration. And now the Jewish community is beginning to see this life stage of active aging and step up to the challenge of meeting active older adults where they are to engage them in Jewish and civic life.

Read this recent article from eJewishPhilanthropy about our recent Active Aging Convening entitled “The Challenges and Opportunities of Longevity — A  Jewish Communal Response.”  It captures the growing interest among a wide range of Jewish organizations in understanding the impact of longevity and learning about new models of engagement in Jewish life.

Click here.