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  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the U.S. Capitol, July 2023
    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the U.S. Capitol, July 2023
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    The Senile State

    Our politicians are not too old—but their ideas are

    byMichael Lind
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    Never Too Late

    Twenty residents of senior-living communities in Massachusetts prove that bat mitzvahs aren’t just for 13-year-olds

    byPaula Jacobs
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    Jewish Senior Residences Shift Away From Kosher Food

    Whether it’s done to save money, or to respect residents’ personal choices, the menus are changing

    byJune D. Bell
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    Bed Certain

    Herb Foster no longer works as an educator. So he teaches the Martha’s Vineyard elderly how to have better sex lives.

    byMerissa Nathan Gerson
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    Bridging the Generation Gap, With Nursery Rhymes

    A new program in London brings old and young together—one incy, wincy spider at a time

    byOlivia Gordon
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    (Shutterstock)
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    As the Jewish Community Goes Gray, Synagogues Adapt To Serve Older Congregants

    Baby boomers and seniors are a growing segment of the community, with specific needs for programming, rituals, and accessibility

    byAdam Chandler
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    (Tablet Magazine)
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    At a Jewish Senior Center in Brooklyn, Anxiety Looms a Year After Hurricane Sandy

    Life is back to normal, but for elderly residents of Brighton Beach, the storm was a reminder that nowhere is totally safe

    byRomy Zipken
  • Weiser leads an exercise class.(Haaretz)
    Weiser leads an exercise class.(Haaretz)
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    Meet Bruno and Borat’s Bubbe

    Nonagenarian P.E. teacher

    byLiel Leibovitz
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