Senior citizen
The default cost-efficiency failure that costs the Israeli economy billions annually
Beyond the emotional distress of a quarter of elderly Israelis, loneliness is a serious clinical risk. Why must the state shift its priorities to reduce costs?
After losing my son to terror, I started dancing at 70 to learn how to live again
‘Ad 120’ – From an assisted living network to a network of luxury longevity residential complexes
Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration
A Community called home
The unique human mosaic of Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem.
Your parent’s dementia diagnosis makes it crucial to take the right steps immediately
A geriatrics expert explains how to prepare the home for a patient, what is important to focus on – and why sometimes it is necessary to move to a nursing home.
Ad 120 to build NIS 800m longevity complex in Kiryat Motzkin, company says
Two 13-story towers with 360 units and Israel’s first Longevity center planned in Mishkenot Omanim.
Compassion vs halacha: UK assisted dying bill sparks Jewish debate
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain and UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis answer questions on the religious and ethical implications of assisted dying as the UK passed a law on the matter.
Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds
Seniors learn best when they’re taught the same way that is best for children and younger adults – with active participation, meaningful discussions, and material that feels relevant.
Love in the third age like the first
How Arnold and Rose found a moving and special relationship at Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem.
Israel’s pension gap begins long before workers reach retirement - opinion
The roots of Israel’s pension crisis lie in education, employment, and income, not in retirement age.
Toronto mayor condemns mezuzah thefts from Jewish seniors as ‘vile antisemitism’
Many tenants are older, Russian-speaking Jews who use a small synagogue in the building. He added that the mezuzahs had been firmly affixed to the doorframes, requiring effort to remove.
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
Aliyah: Bringing my elderly father to Israel
I was inspired by my in-laws, who, years before, had moved my husband’s grandmother, then in her 90s and unable to live independently, into their New York City apartment.
