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Seniors

Leonard Cohen performs
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

I am suddenly obsessing over ages in obituaries

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 20, 2025August 20, 2025
Miriam Ofer (left), with Renaldo Thompson
Posted inCommunity

‘She treats me like her son’: An unusual friendship has blossomed at JCCSF

by Dan Pine August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
Rosie the Riveter poster
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

I recently met two models of resilience who supercharged me

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz July 8, 2025July 8, 2025
Participants in From Older to Elder's February 2025 retreat mug for the camera at Point Reyes National Seashore. (Courtesy Bruce Beron)
Posted inIdeas

Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
Janet, age 9, at a summer rental in Fairfield, Connecticut, with her father, Robert M. Silver. (Courtesy)
Posted inAct Two

Shame upon shame: When I was a child, humiliation was routine

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 9, 2025May 14, 2025
Dr. Danielle Tolman demonstrates how to perform an Epley maneuver at home to treat vertigo at tinyurl.com/home-epley. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inHealth

Unraveling the causes of dizziness can make your head spin

by Dr. Jerry Saliman May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
Jewish graves at Eternal Home Cemetery in Colma on April 15, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

After a friend’s assisted death, I wonder: Is there a ‘right’ way to die?

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz April 30, 2025April 30, 2025
Naomi Thomas, Dr. Jessica Zitter and Chaplain Betty Clark share a moment of prayer.  (Reel Medicine Media)
Posted inFilm

Oakland doctor’s film honors a beloved hospital chaplain

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 7, 2025April 14, 2025
a middle-aged woman wearing a yarmulke sits with a very elderly man who is laying in a hospital bed
Posted inIdeas

Choosing how to die: Film and talk at Sherith Israel will probe assisted death

by Patricia Corrigan March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
torso of a male doctor with stethoscope and crossed arms
Posted inHealth

The smallest acts of kindness can create endless ripples, a doctor discovers

by Dr. Jerry Saliman February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

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