Dayle Friedman

Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman is a pioneer in the development of a Jewish spiritual vision for aging, spiritual care and healing. She was the founding director of Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, which provided education, spiritual resources, and scholarship for elders and their caregivers.

She offers spiritual direction, classes, training and consulting through Growing Older, her Philadelphia-based, national practice.

[1][2] [3] She was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1985.[4] From 1985 until 1997 she was the founding director of chaplaincy services at the Philadelphia Geriatric Center.[4][5]

Books by Rabbi Dayle Friedman

  • Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older: Finding Your Grit and Grace Beyond Midlife [6]
  • Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness, with Eugene B. Borowitz and Thomas R. Cole [7]
  • Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources [8]

Awards & Recognition [4]
2008: Listed in 50 most influential American Jews compiled by The Forward
2010: Listed in 50 most influential American women rabbis in The Forward, Sisterhood
2010: Honorary Doctor of Divinity from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
2010: Honorary Doctor of Divinity from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
2011: Religion, Spirituality and Aging Award, American Society on Aging

References
  1. "Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman". Jewcy.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  3. "Canadian Jewish News Covers Rabbi Dayle Friedman in Toronto". Rrc.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  4. "Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman - CV" (PDF). Growingolder.co. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  5. "'We need not run away from death' | NJJN". Njjewishnews.com. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  6. Friedman, Dayle (2015). Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older: Finding Your Grit and Grace Beyond Midlife. Jewish Lights Publishing. ISBN 9781580238199.
  7. Friedman, Dayle (2008). Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness. Jewish Lights Publishing. ISBN 9781580233484.
  8. Friedman, Dayle (2010). Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources. Jewish Lights Publishing. ISBN 9781580234276.
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