Retirement

Many of us identify strongly with our work, making retirement a major life passage. We are not sure who we will be without our work to define us. We wonder how our time will pass when it follows a different rhythm. When we connect the transition to retirement with enduring Jewish themes and symbols, we find grounding for this new stage of life.

Latest Rituals

Retirement Prayer

“So teach me to number my days / Savor the music of the birds / Entwine my branches with those of others”

aging, tikkun olam

two yellow birds on grey bare branches

Re’eh

“See, I set before you this day, a blessing and a curse. Choose blessing.”

Re’eh

Hayyei Sarah: My Prayer

“We have the opportunity / To become a re-creation”

healing, mikveh, sarah, water

Hayyei Sarah: My Prayer

Third Age Ritual

Source sheet pairing verses from Eicha with voices of immigrant parents separated from their children

Third Age Ritual

Everything Is But a Moment: A Meditation on Kohelet

meditation, megillah, mourning, welcoming

Everything Is But a Moment: A Meditation on Kohelet

Goodbye Ritual

A ritual for saying goodbye to a sacred text or person

Goodbye Ritual

Blessing for Adult Milestones

A Jewish way to mark life’s passages

Blessing for Adult Milestones