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7/5/2023 Top Pick

Never Never Land: Forever Returning to Camp in Spirit

Now we are like the older Wendy in “Peter Pan” as she sits wistfully in her rocking chair watching her offspring fly off to the magic of summer camp.

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4/18/2023 Top Pick

Serving Up Food, Friendship and Radical Hospitality

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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1/24/2023 Top Pick

I’ve Always Been Terrible at Drawing. Can I Learn in My 60s?

It occurred to me that if my kid with the terrible handwriting could draw a decent portrait, maybe I could, too. All I needed was to learn the skills.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor Cognoscenti

2Life Communities resident Rochelle Weil and Hebrew SeniorLife resident Anne Umansky celebrating their mobility at the Brookline Historical Association Lawn

11/10/2022 Top Pick

As Our Bodies Age, Embracing Mobility in All Its Forms

Walkers, canes and wheelchairs aren’t something to be feared, but celebrated for giving us the gifts of mobility and freedom.

By Rabbi Giulia Fleishman and Rabbi Jim MorganFor 2Life Communities

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9/30/2022 Top Pick

Yom Kippur Fasting Exceptions

Is it safe for seniors to fast on Yom Kippur?

By Dana GitellFor Hebrew SeniorLife

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9/16/2022 Top Pick

At a Good Hour: Awaiting a Grandchild in 2022

Here I am again, this time as Rosh Hashanah approaches, waiting for one of my grandchildren to be born.

By Margie Bogdanow

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7/25/2022 Top Pick

Eternally Pining for Summer Camp

Even after all these years, summer still evokes inescapable nostalgia for the camaraderie and fun of overnight camp.

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1/7/2022 Top Pick

At This Affordable Senior Living Community, Volunteering Required

By Sally AbrahmsFor Next Avenue

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12/13/2021 Top Pick

2life Communities Provides Senior Adults a Place To Call Home

2Life provides affordable housing that’s inclusive of older adults from all backgrounds and cultures.

By Marilyn SchairerFor GBH News