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The Jewish joy of growing older - opinion

'Youth is the most precious thing in life; it’s a shame that it has to be wasted on the young.' – George Bernard Shaw

RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON of Lubavitch at a Lag Ba’omer parade in Brooklyn, 1987.
'We need to be pro-aging.'

Third age: To tell or not to tell, that is the question - opinion

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Older folks, use your new time wisely: It’s a special present, make it magical - opinion

‘JEPHTHAH’S DAUGHTER,’ Batsheva Dance Company, 1965.

The body is a song at every age: Israeli Rina Schenfeld at 87


65 is the new 40: It’s not about age, it’s about experience - opinion

My computer advised me that I, being a 'third ager,' am at the age to be savored and enjoyed.

The boys warn me to stay off roller coasters with 80-meter drops.

Paul, Beth White: Grateful volunteers from New York to Israel

The Whites have made new friends and gotten closer with casual friends, through working side by side as volunteers. And they don’t anticipate slowing down.

Dr. Paul White, 71 Beth White, 68

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

Even before retiring – he when COVID hit, she about a year ago – volunteering was always part of the mix for this youthful and active couple. 

Bonnie and Meir Chasan.

The third age: Between 'middle-aged' and 'old' - opinion

Around ages 65 to 80, when the child-rearing years are over, often coinciding with a move to part-time employment or retirement, one theoretically enters the "golden years" of newfound freedom.

Do you make the most of your leisure time?

Anglo olim step up to the blackboard to teach English to Israelis

Innovative training program prepares English-speaking newcomers to close Israel’s English gap – one classroom at a time.

Students in the Herzog Teacher Training program.

Margaret Thatcher biography: All about the UK prime minister in one centenary volume - book review

There is no doubt that Thatcher admired Jews for their community spirit, entrepreneurial skills, scholarly prowess, and general contribution to British society.

 Gerald Ford welcomes Great Britain’s Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher at the Oval Office in 1975.

Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review

'You’ve Told Me Before,' proves, if proof were needed after her first wonderful foray into this specialized literary field, that Jennifer Anne Moses is a master of the short story genre.

Touro Synagogue, built in 1759, in Newport, Rhode Island, is the oldest synagogue building in the United States.

In the Kitchen with Henny: A new chapter in the kitchen

Here are a few simple tips that can make everyday cooking at this stage of life feel easier and more enjoyable.

Broccoli soup

The woman behind Melabev: Leah Abramowitz, powerhouse Israeli who transformed eldercare

The Magazine recently met with Leah Abramowitz at her home to talk about her life since retiring from Melabev in 2008.

LEAH ABRAMOWITZ – born Lotte Froelich in Germany in 1935 – was recognized as a 2008 Yakir Yerushalayim.

What Israel advocates can learn from ‘Wicked’: Denying objective truth lets evil thrive - opinion

An important lesson from both the film and from Israel’s treatment in the international media is that denying objective truth and making it subjective is what enables evil to thrive.

Wicked

Voices from the Arab press: Trump's Muslim Brotherhood designation

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

ALI AKBAR VELAYATI (2nd L), top Iranian adviser on international affairs, attends a World Federation of Resistance Scholars conference on ‘resistance to liberate, terrorism to destroy,’ in Beirut, 2016.