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Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Laura Geller

Past Sessions
Saturday, November 19, 2016 • 18 Cheshvan 5777 - 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Chai Village/A Model for Aging in Place
Saturday, November 19, 2016 • 18 Cheshvan 5777 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Rabbi Laura Geller - Dvar
Friday, November 18, 2016 • 17 Cheshvan 5777 - 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Getting Good at Getting Older. - An Introduction

Rabbi Laura Geller will be at BK on Friday night, November 18, and Shabbat morning, November 19.  She will lead a conversation on Friday night about
"Getting Good at Getting Older,” and the organizing she is doing to create opportunities for aging in place  The conversation will complement the work that Bnai Keshet members are doing on Wise Aging and the work some are leading on Aging in Montclair.  Laura will also give the d’var on Shabbat morning, linking Jewish values about family and aging to the organizing work she is leading.
 
Rabbi Geller, Rabbi emerita of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, and her husband Richard Siegel, are leading an initiative in their community to organize services and activities for senior citizens that will enable them to age gracefully in their own homes.  The initiative comes out of a community organizing effort Rabbi Geller led in her congregation, with face-to-face meetings and focus groups, that identified concerns about aging as a key priority for many members.
 
ChaiVillageLA is an innovative self-governing volunteer based effort that will enable congregants the option to “age in place” by creating a thick, multi-generational interdependent community inspired by Jewish values where congregants of different ages can assist each other and enrich each other’s lives. It is collaboration of three Reform synagogues supported by a three year Cutting Edge Grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of LA. This is different from either co-housing or assisted living in that people stay in their own homes, making it a much more financially feasible alternative. I believe it has the power to transform neighborhoods, make a real difference in the lives of individuals and families and re-imagine “conventional” large synagogues as networks that can work together to enable meaningful Jewish community.
 
Here are some links to background about Rabbi Geller and her new work:
 
 
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