blogs/arosenblatt

Welcome to Temple Avodat Shalom's website, a digital representation of who we are. As hard as we try, we cannot convey the full sense of what you will experience when you visit us in person. However, you will find on the site all of the information about our congregation, our activities, and our programs. We hope you will feel the warmth of our community. The best way to know who we are is to come by and visit us in person. Join us for a...Read more...

In late July I went to visit my father, who lives in Massachusetts, and has just had to make the move from an assisted living facility to a nursing home. My father is well-read, extremely articulate, and still capable at age 92 of carrying on a conversation about current events and world affairs. However, left to his own devices, he would rather spend much of the day alone, reading a newspaper, watching television, or taking a nap. Unfortunately...Read more...