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Latest Episodes
Embracing Spirituality on the Road of Life
Can universal principles of spirituality join with classic psychotherapy and other modes of western medicine to help us navigate our journeys and their challenges? Anna Yusim, MD, a Stanford and Yale
Jewish Not-for-Profit Funeral Chapels: Impact and Challenge
Jewish not-for-profit funeral chapels are making impact not only as service providers, but also as educators, conveners and community builders in an evolving Jewish landscape. Plaza Jewish Community C
Grieving, an Actor Finds Anchor on the Stage
Tony Award winning actor Miriam Silverman lost her mother, Anita, during a pre-Broadway run of the hit play The Sign in Sidney Brusteins Window just last year. Her fathers insistence that she stay c
A New Off-Broadway Play Bears Witness to Oct. 7, Giving Space to Grief and Resilience
A current off-Broadway production, October 7: In Their Own Words, dramatizes the verbatim testimonies of Israelis from that and following days, revealing raw expressions and interpretations of trauma
Honoring Those Who Served, at End of Life
Come Memorial Day, we will honor US military personnel who died while serving and be mindful of our veterans and those among them weve lost. Edward Yarmus a licensed funeral director at Plaza Jew
And Now, My Own Loss and Grief
She spends her professional life elevating conversations about death and lossincluding as host of this podcast series. But when her own mother Eileen died in February, Stephanie Garry was thrus
Facing Adversity, with Purpose and Resilience
In January, New England and national radio and podcast personality Jordan Rich went public with his recent diagnosis of Parkinsons disease modeling for us how uncertainty and grief surrounding a me
Building and Leaving a Legacy of Jewish Giving
On the 23rd anniversary of Plaza Jewish Community Chapels 2001 opening, Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry welcomes Rachel Schnoll, CEO of the Jewish Communal Fund one of Plazas founding funders,
New York’s First Reform Chevra Kaddisha: Elevating End-of-Life Ritual and Conversation
New Yorks first Reform Chevra Kaddisha (holy society) is introducing sacred end-of-life practices to a wider Jewish community, and elevating the mitzvah of caring for our dead. The Reform Chevra Ka
An Israeli Mother, Her Son … and a Personal and Collective Loss
On October 7, Hayim Yeshurun Katsman, 32, was among the over 1,200 people tragically lost in the terrorist massacre in southern Israel. In the days, weeks and months since, Hayims mother Hannah Wac