“Wise Aging” series

Beth El’s “Wise Aging” program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal. The program will continue in January with six Sunday sessions through May. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 (“Exploring this Stage of Our Lives,” “The River of Life” and “I Am My Body; I Am Not My Body”) were covered in the fall sessions.

The facilitators for the following six sessions will be Beth El members Joel Perlmutter, Janet Strassman-Perlmutter, and Linda Yael Schiller, who have backgrounds in clinical social work and psychology. The final session will be led again by the Beth El clergy. The program will be held at Beth El on Sundays from 2–4pm.

• January 5, 2025 – Chapter 4, “Cultivating Nourishing Relationships
• January 26 – Chapter 5, “Forgiveness and Reconciliation”
• February 23 – Chapter 6, “Cultivating Spiritual Qualities for Well-Being”
• March 30 – Chapter 7, “Living with Loss and Finding Light”
• April 27 – Chapter 8, “Conscious Dying”
• May 18 – Chapter 9, “Legacy and Stewardship” (final session with Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera)

Click here to register to attend in person or via Zoom. For more information, email wendysantis1@gmail.com.