Rabbi Laura Geller, author and Rabbi Emerita of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, was twice named one of Newsweek’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America and was named by PBS Next Avenue as one of its fifty 2017 Influencers in Aging.  Join our TBJ Clergy in Conversation with Rabbi Laura Geller.

We are excited to offer Rabbi Geller’s new book: Moments That Matter: Marking Transitions in Midlife and Beyond, as well as Getting Good at Getting Older, 2019 National Jewish Book Award Finalist for Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice. Learn more about Rabbi Geller here.

Middle Meaning (for the generation who are balancing the stage between raising children and caring for aging parents): During each class with Rabbi Perolman, learners will discuss the uniqueness of this stage of life and the guidance we can find through Jewish texts and traditions. No matter our age, we may be those who are: 

• balancing raising children while caring for older family members  

• looking toward retirement, or wondering what the next working years of our life will look like  

• struggling with an empty nest or struggling with our adult children returning home  

• watching our adult children partner and make their own life choices 

• considering downsizing, moving or spending time away in the winters 

No matter the particulars, this is a stage with so much uncertainty, possibility, and opportunity for wisdom.  

Middle Meaning will be a place to talk about it all—and to be supported and strengthened by our Jewish community and tradition.