LIKE A CEDAR OF LEBANON: How to Stay Green When Your Hair is Grey

“Would you like to have more children?” my obstetrician asked me at a checkup decades ago. I thought about it seriously. My three girls were then 5, 10, and 14. “If I had unlimited time and unlimited money, I think I would,” was my answer. “Oh,” replied my doctor, “then you want to be a grandparent!”

Of course, no one ever has unlimited time and money. But the later chapters in life are less about building up, and more about following dreams – less about responsibilities, and more about contributing in ways we choose – and thinking seriously about this can lead to a time of great satisfaction.

Jewish tradition has much to say about this. We will examine relevant texts in order to apply this wisdom to our own lives.

Chai Mitzvah’s new curriculum, Like a Cedar of Lebanon: How to Stay Green When Your Hair is Grey, is not about aging; it’s about living your best life!

There are 4 booklets with text-based conversation starters from varied sources –  Torah to popular music. They are: A New Chapter, Blue Zones (through a Blue and White Lens), Ageism, Body & Mind, and Celebrating Life’s Journey. 

Start your own Like a Cedar of Lebanon: How to Stay Green When Your Hair is Grey group, or join Chai Mitzvah’s virtual group, which will meet on the third Thursday of every month, beginning October 16.

• Click here to see a sample of Like a Cedar of Lebanon: How to Stay Green When Your Hair is Grey
• Click here to start a group, either a Friendship Group or through an organization such as your synagogue or JCC
• Click here to register for Chai Mitzvah’s virtual Like a Cedar of Lebanon: How to Stay Green When Your Hair is Grey

• Click here to order a packet of four sourcebooks, either printed or digital.