Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Richard Address: Health & Wellness – January 8, 2017

Event details

  • 11:00 am

Our Sacred Aging Initiative is pleased to welcome Rabbi Richard Address, the preeminent authority on sacred aging. Join us for 3 fabulous sessions, covering such issues as caregiving, Jewish approaches on health and wellness, and dealing with life’s challenges.

Our Scholar-in-Residence Weekend concludes on Sunday, January 8 at 11:00 a.m. Rabbi Address will speak on Jewish approaches to health and wellness: A look at classic texts from our siddur, the Tanakh, Talmud, the works of Maimonides and current thinkers on how Judaism approaches the issues of health. An examination of how medicine is viewed from our tradition and how Judaism is a holistic medical system. An overview of why how we treat our bodies is a reflection of our relationship with God.

All programs are free and open to the community.
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