CONTENTS

PREFACE.

INTRODUCTION

BEYOND METHUSELAH- WHO IS OLD? Walter Jacob

HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER: CAREGIVING AS A HALAKHIC RESPONSIBILITY

Ruth Langer

IS OLD AGE A DISEASE?

Mark Washofsky

HALAKHAH ISSUES RELATING TO THE ETHICS OF AGING

A. Stanley Dreyfus

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STANDING FOR THE ELDERS OR THE ELDERLY?

Michael Rosen

ETHICAL WILLS.

Peter J. Haas

SELECTED REFORM RESPONSA

1. Menopause

2. Living Will

3. Children's Support of Parents

4. Grandson and Grandfather....

5. Aged Parent to a Nursing Home

6. Financial Responsibility toward Jewish Homes for the

Aged....