Exit Strategy: Recent Episodes
Stephanie Garry, Executive Vice President, Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
What’s one thing we’re all good at? How about not talking — or even thinking — about end-of-life issues.
Kimberly Novod’s world changed suddenly, unexpectedly and dramatically. Her son Saul arrived prematurely and died after 20 days in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Louisiana.
From her deep grief grew a driving purpose … to cement a legacy for her son by founding Saul’s Light, an organization making immense impact by elevating awareness of prematurity and perinatal loss — and adjacent issues — and providing resources and support for families who find themselves in the practical and emotional uncertainty of NICUs.
Kimberly speaks with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry to mark Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in October.
Kimberly will be a featured speaker at “Grieving the Unseen: Care, Ritual, and Response to Perinatal Loss,” a virtual program co-presented by Plaza Jewish Community Chapel on Monday, October 27 at 10 am ET. For more information and to register:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/bereavement-conferences/grieving-the-unseen-care-ritual-and-response-to-perinatal-loss
Saul’s Light:
www.saulslight.org
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel 25th Anniversary events:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/25th-anniversary
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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An oracle says you have three days to live. What choices do you make? What peace do you seek with others? How do you process grief for yourself and your aspirations? A provocative, award-winning new film — 3 — explores this scenario within an ultimately uplifting love story.
Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry speaks with the film’s director, Peter Ney, in advance of its screening at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan at 7 pm on September 30 — part of a film series on end-of-life issues presented in partnership with Plaza Jewish Community Chapel during its 25th anniversary year.
More about “3”:
www.3themovie.com
More about the Sept. 30th screening:
www.jccfilm.eventive.org/schedule/688a546b37679b9bfe218722
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel 25th Anniversary events:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/25th-anniversary
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In her award-winning new book — Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing our Daughter, Finding our Way — Myra Sack writes about losing her young daughter, Havi, to Tay-Sachs disease and discovering essential truths about love and joy … ritual and community … born from wrenching grief. Myra joins Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry in a conversation of raw honesty, with points of connection for all of us.
In partnership with the Jewish Book Council.
More about Myra Sack:
www.emotion-mc.org/our-team
More about Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing our Daughter, Finding our Way (book):
https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-seven-Fridays-Losing-Daughter-Finding/dp/1958972258
More about E-Motion:
www.emotion-mc.org
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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Forgiveness is a powerful tool to preserve our emotional and physical selves, and also to redefine our relationships not only with the living … but also the dead.
Gayle Kirschenbaum is a creative whose journey through a treacherous relationship with her mother brought her to an intentional place of forgiveness and peace. As a filmmaker, book author, photographer, social media influencer — and forgiveness coach — she reveals her own path, inspiring others to embrace forgiveness as an act of self-care and possibility.
In this episode of Exit Strategy, Gayle discusses the power of forgiveness with our host, Stephanie Garry.
More about Gayle Kirschenbaum:
www.gaylekirschenbaum.com
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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Grief often leads us into unmarked emotional territory. Navigating it mindfully can ensure a journey of perspective, growth and healing.
After the death of her mother, Barri Leiner Grant committed herself to learning about the grief process and to educating others about it. She is a certified grief coach, and the Founder and Chief Grief Officer of The Memory Circle, elevating this realm of conversation and support.
Along with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry, Barri discusses her own path and the value of intention, creativity and self-care to what is a universal journey after loss.
More about Barri Leiner Grant and The Memory Circle:
www.thememorycircle.com
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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In her recently published book — Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes — author Jessica Fein writes with eloquence, passion and universality about grief and joy … and the search for balance through the illness of her daughter, Dalia, and the everlasting aftermath of her loss, and life.
In conversation with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry, Jessica discusses this continuing, shifting balance within the context of love, resilience, and self-discovery.
In partnership with the Jewish Book Council.
Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams and Broken Genes (book):
www.amazon.com/Breath-Taking-Memoir-Family-Dreams/dp/1681151103/ref=sr_1_1?crid=104U6H7EXT5CG&keywords=breathtaking+jessica+fein&qid=1698956795&sprefix=Jessica+Fein%2Caps%2C472&sr=8-1
More about Jessica Fein:
www.jessicafeinstories.com
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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When his son Nadav died at the age of five, James G. Robinson was propelled into a journey of grief and a search for meaning that over time deepened his identity as a parent, his relationship to Jewish thought and tradition, and his view of the world he walks through every day.
In conversation with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry, James talks about this continuing and shifting process, and his 2023 book — More Than We Expected: Five Years with a Remarkable Child.
In partnership with the Jewish Book Council.
More Than We Expected: Five Years with a Remarkable Child (book):
https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-We-Expected-Remarkable/dp/1637588224
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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A grounded perspective on mortality and loss can be powerfully life affirming — among the themes in Sprinkle Glitter on My Grave, a 2016 book by popular author, actor, humorist and consummate New Yorker, Jill Kargman. Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Jill about how the realities of end-of life shape her lens on the world … and how she walks through it with intention, curiosity, and humor.
More about Jill Kargman:
www.jillkargman.com
Sprinkle Glitter on My Grave (book):
www.amazon.com/Sprinkle-Glitter-Grave-Observations-Uplifting/dp/0399594574
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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Obituary writing is an art, capturing not only the facts of a life, but also an individual’s singular essence and legacy. So how do we ensure an obituary is well informed and properly nuanced? Should we consider writing our own … even as a form of self-reflection and examination?
Andrew Silow-Carroll — editor-at-large at New York Jewish Week and managing editor for ideas at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency — is an avid reader and writer of obituaries. He shares his observations of this form of remembrance with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry.
“What an Obituary Writer Learned by Saying Goodbye to Hundreds of People,” by Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA, Jan. 8, 2025
https://www.jta.org/2025/01/08/ideas/what-an-obituary-writer-learns-by-saying-goodbye-to-hundreds-of-people
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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When Plaza Jewish Community Chapel opened in 2001, it immediately began to elevate conversations on end-of-life issues and practices, and to create partnerships strengthening the fabric of Jewish life and observance in New York City and beyond.
In this special anniversary episode, Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with B’nai Jeshurun Senior Rabbi and Rosh Kehillah Roly Matalon — a founding and current Plaza board member — about the path to 25 … and Plaza’s unique, growing and dynamic impact within Jewish communal life and service.
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel’s 25th Anniversary:
https://www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/25th-anniversary/
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More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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As a young boy during WWII, Sami Steigmann spent three years in a Nazi labor camp at Mogilev-Podolsky, in the Transnistria region of Ukraine. Now living in New York, he devotes himself to telling his story and sharing his practice of resilience — and embrace of life.
Marking Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Sami about his gripping life journey not only as piercing history, but also as a remarkable model of perspective and legacy.
This episode of Exit Strategy is produced in partnership with Selfhelp Community Services.
More about Sami Steigmann:
www.samispeaks.com
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
More about Selfhelp Community Services:
www.selfhelp.net
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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For those raised outside of the Jewish faith, learning about Jewish traditions — including those surrounding end-of-life — is key to nourishing interfaith relationships, and also to advancing the conversion process.
Fifteen years ago, Rabbi Lisa Rubin joined Central Synagogue in New York City and established the Center for Exploring Judaism, a structured space for such journeys. The Center partners with Plaza Jewish Community Chapel to deepen end-of-life conversations for participants.
Rabbi Rubin speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about the genesis of the Center, the focus on end-of-life topics in the program, and the individual and communal impact.
More about Rabbi Lisa Rubin:
www.centralsynagogue.org/about-us/our-staff/lisa-rubin
More about the Center for Exploring Judaism:
www.centralsynagogue.org/adult-engagement/center-for-exploring-judaism
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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Plaza Jewish Community Chapel opened in 2021 with a nonprofit model elevating dignity, affordability, and education on end-of-life issues, and over a quarter century has become rooted in New York City and beyond as a dynamic mainstay of Jewish communal life and service.
In this special episode — as Plaza moves towards its 25th anniversary — Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Plaza’s Founding Board Chair Alfred Engelberg, an instrumental force bringing the vision of Plaza to reality … and growing its unique impact.
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel’s 25th Anniversary:
https://www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/25th-anniversary/
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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Telling our stories — and listening to those of others — connects us through common journeys, often difficult ones, grief included.
In a new, bestselling anthology about the Jewish experience post-October 7 — On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates — Zibby Owens, a prominent author, publisher and podcaster, brings together diverse voices from the arts sharing perspectives and finding grounding.
Zibby speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about the genesis for the book, her own experiences with grief and growth, and how she has expressed these in her creative, public works.
More about Zibby Owens:
www.zibbymedia.com
On Being Jewish Now (book):
https://zibbymedia.com/products/on-being-jewish-now?srsltid=AfmBOooUWTTK80nDLAbM9YorzfI9sw4RPL1Cxj1ueO822xf6Vg80HymN
Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Literature (book):
https://zibbymedia.com/products/bookends-a-memoir-of-love-loss-and-literature?_pos=2&_sid=567c33905&_ss=r
More About Artists Against Antisemitism:
www.theartistsagainstantisemitism.com
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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In Pacific Palisades, in the midst of the overwhelming destruction and grief wrought by the January infernos, Kehillat Israel (KI) stands and endures as a symbol and beacon of hope and renewal. Rabbi Daniel Sher — who lost his home along with hundreds of other KI congregants — speaks just weeks after the fires with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about individual and collective loss and grief … and the way toward personal and community healing and resilience inherent to Jewish faith and tradition.
More about Rabbi Daniel Sher:
www.rabbidanielsher.com
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www.ourki.org/who-we-are/#clergy
More about Kehillat Israel (KI):
www.ourki.org
More about the KI Community Palisades FIre Assistance Fund:
www.ourki.org/firefund
NBC Nightly News report on KI:
https://www.instagram.com/nbcnightlynews/reel/DEoAqZVSlfT/?hl=en
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www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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Living through or witnessing devastation and loss — such as that caused by fires in Los Angeles, or war in Israel — generates levels of stress, trauma and grief. Embracing and practicing hope and resilience is critical for our emotional and physical health, says Dr. Eva Selhub — a prominent expert and writer on human resiliency and spirituality. She speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry on how we can face down and grow from such life events.
More about Dr. Eva Selhub:
www.drselhub.com
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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End-of-life conversations and practices are increasingly emergent in the Jewish community, as communal entities bring attention to the value and beauty of deeply rooted Jewish thought and tradition surrounding death. Kavod v’Nichum (Hebrew for “Honor and Comfort”) is creating and empowering Chevra Kadisha — sacred communities that care for the deceased and comfort the living.
Sarit Wishnevski — Executive Director of Kavod v’Nichum — speaks with Stephanie Garry — Exit Strategy Host and Executive Vice President of Communal Partnerships at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel — about centering end-of-life traditions in our Jewish spheres, strengthening and deepening community … and why the Chevra Kadisha is essential to that conversation.
Resources:
More about Kavod v’Nichum:
www.kavodvnichum.org
“Unseen but Essential: The Case for Investing in Chevra Kadisha Leaders”
eJewish Philanthropy, Oct. 14, 2024
www.ejewishphilanthropy.com/unseen-but-essential-the-case-for-investing-in-chevra-kadisha-leaders/
“First-Ever Reform Chevra Kadisha in NYC is Established”
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel Press Release, March 7, 2023
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/first-ever-reform-chevra-kaddisha-in-new-york-city-is-established/
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www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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In his new and widely acclaimed book — “For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today” — Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue in NYC uses Jewish history and storytelling to frame the challenges facing the Jewish community post-Oct 7 … the individual and collective grief and sense of isolation … and also the imperative and opportunities to embrace and practice courage, resilience and hope.
Rabbi Cosgrove, a leading voice in modern Judaism, speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry in this timely and thought provoking episode.
More about Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove:
www.pasyn.org/clergy/elliot-cosgrove
“For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today” (book)
www.harpercollins.com/products/for-such-a-time-as-this-elliot-cosgrove?variant=41724372123682
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A year after October 7, we are individually and collectively seeking a marker to frame our grief and our trauma, but is that even possible? “The difficulty of commemorating October 7 is that we’re still in the middle of it … you can’t look back with a sense of completion,” says Rabbi Donald Goor, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Judea in Tarzana, California.
In this special episode, Rabbi Goor speaks from his home in Tel Aviv with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about the importance of hope and resilience one year later … for ourselves and our greater Jewish community.
Contact Exit Strategy:
exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
More about Rabbi Donald Goor:
www.templejudea.com/about/clergy-and-staff/member-detail/1307891/
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Monuments are the types of memorials — headstones, footstones, markers and more — we place at a loved one’s final resting place, and honor a life. So what are our choices? How creative can we be with design? When should we start to think about a monument, and what about maintaining it over time?
Adam Sprung, President of Sprung Monuments … and Gregory Katz, LFD, Senior Funeral Director and Director of Communal Partnerships at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel … speak with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about what we need to know.
Contact Exit Strategy:
exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
More about Monument Services at Plaza:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/monuments-inscriptions
More about Sprung Monuments:
www.sprungmonuments.com
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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 educated and board certified psychiatrist and executive coach, has moved the holistic approach forward in practice and in myriad writings, including her recent book, Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life. Dr. Yusim speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry on the book, the approach and its benefits for us.
More about Anna Yusim, MD:
www.annayusim.com
More about “Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life”:
www.annayusim.com/book
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www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
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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 Chapel in New York City and Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco are leaders of this unique and impactful model — here discussed by Stephanie Garry, Exit Strategy Host and Executive VP of Communal Partnerships at Plaza; Liz Orlin, Executive Director at Sinai; and Sam Salkin, Executive Director Emeritus at Sinai.
Contact Exit Strategy:
exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
More about Plaza Jewish Community Chapel:
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org
More about Sinai Memorial Chapel:
www.sinaichapel.org
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Tony Award winning actor Miriam Silverman lost her mother, Anita, during a pre-Broadway run of the hit play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window just last year. Her father’s insistence that she stay committed to the play — along with her love for her craft — propelled her forward in a role, on a stage, and with a creative community that quickly and reliably anchored her during her most personal journey through intense loss and grief. Miriam joins Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry to talk about her particular path — and what all of us can learn from it.
Playbill, on Miriam Silverman—
www.playbill.com/article/miriam-silverman-wins-2023-tony-for-featured-actress-in-a-play
The New York Times, on Miriam Silverman—
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/theater/miriam-silverman-sign-in-sidney-brusteins-window.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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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 and grief … and also resilience. Director Geoffrey Cantor joins Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry to discuss this groundbreaking, original play … and how live theatre provides us a space to process loss, both individually and collectively.
Production/Theatre/Ticket Info—
October 7: In Their Own Words
Through June 16 at Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th St., NYC
www.october7theplay.com
More about Director Geoffrey Cantor—
www.geoffreycantor.com
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exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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Come Memorial Day, we will honor US military personnel who died while serving … and be mindful of our veterans and those among them we’ve lost. Edward Yarmus — a licensed funeral director at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel — is a US Air Force veteran himself. He speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about his service and what vets and their families should know about making end-of-life arrangements.
More about Edward Yarmus, LFD
https://www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/professional-leadership/
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She spends her professional life elevating conversations about death and loss — including as host of this podcast series. But when her own mother — Eileen — died in February, Stephanie Garry was thrust into the journey of mourning and grief herself, gaining new and greater perspective through the lens of her own family.
In this special episode of Exit Strategy, Stephanie gives her host microphone to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Central Synagogue in New York. Together, they reveal the truisms of Jewish ritual and community, the necessity of self-awareness, and the inevitability of generational succession … at once personal and universal.
More about Rabbi Angela Buchdahl:
https://www.centralsynagogue.org/about-us/our-clergy/angela-w-buchdahl
Bereavement Resources:
https://www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/bereavement-services/
Contact Exit Strategy:
exitstrategy@plazajewish.org
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In January, New England and national radio and podcast personality Jordan Rich went public with his recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease — modeling for us how uncertainty and grief surrounding a medical diagnosis can evolve into a purposeful, expansive and uplifting resilience. Jordan speaks about his journey with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry as we mark Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and display a red tulip to support all affected and strive for improved treatments and a cure.
Jordan hosted “The Jordan Rich Show” on powerhouse WBZ AM in Boston for over 25 years and continues to host additional WBZ programming and content, as well as his signature podcast, “On Mic.”
More about Jordan Rich:
https://www.jordanrich.com/index.shtml
A “Special Message from Jordan,” 1/30/24
https://www.facebook.com/jordanrichshow/videos/special-message-from-jordan/6924488730952647/
Parkinson’s Awareness Month:
https://www.parkinson.org/parkinsons-awareness-month
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On the 23rd anniversary of Plaza Jewish Community Chapel’s 2001 opening, Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry welcomes Rachel Schnoll, CEO of the Jewish Communal Fund — one of Plaza’s founding funders, whose support allowed Plaza to open its doors to serve the Jewish community and to elevate end-of-life conversations and issues. In this wide-ranging talk, Stephanie and Rachel discuss how we can and should build our legacies of philanthropic giving in life and after death, and how JCF — as the largest Jewish donor-advised fund in the country — facilitates the process through a Jewish lens.
More about the Jewish Communal Fund:
www.jcfny.org
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New York’s 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 Kaddisha was established in 2023, and here its founders discuss its groundbreaking nature and its place and meaning within progressive Jewish communities and families.
Speakers: Stephanie Garry of Plaza Jewish Community Chapel; Rabbi Joel Mosbacher of Temple Shaaray Tefila; Alissa Platcow, rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute for Religion; and Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Congregation Beth Elohim.
Press Release:
“First-Ever Reform Chevra Kaddisha in NYC is Established”
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/first-ever-reform-chevra-kaddisha-in-new-york-city-is-established/
Chevra Kaddisha, Shmirah and Taharah 101:
https://kavodvnichum.org/chevra-kadisha/
https://kavodvnichum.org/taharah-shmirah/
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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, Hayim’s mother — Hannah Wacholder Katsman — has journeyed through grief and mourning at once private and public. In this special episode, Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Hannah about Hayim’s life and passions, and the overlap of personal and collective loss.
“Comfort Among the Mourners,” by Hannah Wacholder Katsman, The Times of Israel, Jan. 2, 2024
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/comfort-among-the-mourners/
Interview with Hannah Wacholder Katsman on “Voices of Women at Wartime” (Center for Women’s Justice):
https://bit.ly/CWJpod1
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As we begin 2024, Rabbi Gordon Tucker — Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America — joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the state and evolving place of end-of-life issues in our communal dialogue, and the imperative to advance it. Rabbi Tucker speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry.
When Bad Things Happen to Good People (book)
https://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17G4OJAML9T2E&keywords=When+Bad+Things+Happen+to+Good+People&qid=1704665577&sprefix=when+bad+things+happen+to+good+people%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1
More About Rabbi Tucker:
https://www.jtsa.edu/team/gordon-tucker/
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After her 15-year-old son Joshua was tragically struck by a car and died in 2002, Nancy Rothstein discovered a deep inner strength that led her to an affirming view of her life and Joshua’s ever-inspiring and growing presence in it. Nancy is the author of Rising in the Mourning: Ways to Celebrate Life (2022), in which she describes her journey through grief to this elevated place, sharing perspective and teaching us that our relationships with those we’ve lost never end, but can deepen and guide us forward. She speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry in this episode of universal wisdom and inspiration.
Rising in the Mourning: Ways to Celebrate Life (book)
https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Mourning-Ways-Celebrate-Life/dp/1957807911/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VDOWPMY9J5TE&keywords=Rising+in+the+Mourning&qid=1701722600&s=books&sprefix=rising+in+the+mourning%2Cstripbooks%2C87&sr=1-1
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A loved one develops dementia, and she is there, but she isn’t. Or he is abducted, and may come back, or he might not. And so we experience “ambiguous loss,” a grey, unresolved state that presents unique challenges to our mental and emotional well being … and that must be recognized and respected.
In this timely conversation, Dr. Pauline Boss — who established the term in the ‘70s and elevated it to prominence — speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about what we should know about ambiguous loss and how we should approach it as individuals, as families, and as communities.
More About Dr. Pauline Boss:
https://www.ambiguousloss.com/about/leading-therapist/
More About Ambiguous Loss:
https://www.ambiguousloss.com/about/
Books by Dr. Pauline Boss:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IXNWD0/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=4707b80f-3edc-4384-a100-4bb27414d4d1
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We must all consider advanced age — for ourselves or our loved ones — and have conversations and make decisions leading to the best possible outcomes in later years. Hildy Sheinbaum, of H. Sheinbaum & Associates, is a registered nurse and geriatric nurse care manager who advises individuals and families on issues of care for seniors. In this episode, she speaks with Exit Stategy Host Stephanie Garry about top-line issues including long-term care insurance, the wide spectrum of senior living environments, and how to approach sensitive topics with generosity and compassion.
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Hsheinbaum@eldercaremadesimple.com
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An estimated one in four women will suffer loss of a child during pregnancy or infancy, opening a well of grief and sorrow that touches parents, families and their wider circles. As Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month is now marked, Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Perry-Lynn Moffitt — author of the influential book, A Silent Sorrow — about the immediate and long-term trauma of pregnancy and infant loss, the importance of discussing and acknowledging it, and what we can do to help ourselves and others.
A Silent Sorrow (book)
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Sorrow-Perry-Lynn-Moffitt/dp/0385308299
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As we absorb the atrocities and losses coming out of the unspeakable terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th, how do we deal with our tremendous individual and community shock, trauma and grief … at this moment and in the long term? Rabbi David Ingber, Senior Director for Jewish Life at 92Y, Founding Rabbi at Romemu and a leader in the New York Jewish community, validates what we are feeling and offers perspective on processing it. He speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry.
About Rabbi David Ingber:
https://www.92ny.org/instructor/david-ingber
Helping Israelis:
https://www.jfunders.org/israel_crisis
Bereavement Services:
https://www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/bereavement-services/
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For those living with blindness, low vision or print disability, JBI International offers a free library of Jewish interest books and publications, including liturgical texts, enabling connection to the rich literary, cultural and religious life of the Jewish community. As an accompanying episode to host Stephanie Garry’s conversation with Edward Hirsch, Exit Strategy welcomes JBI Executive Director Livia Thompson to speak about JBI’s work and impact in the realm of Jewish community inclusion and growth.
JBI:
www.jbilibrary.org
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After his son Gabriel died in 2011 at age 22, acclaimed poet Edward Hirsch navigated grief by writing Gabriel: A Poem, a slim-book-length elegy that The New Yorker called a “masterpiece of sorrow.” Published in 2014, the work is a seminal piece in the literature of grief and a point of connection for others in the aftermath of loss.
In a wide-ranging conversation, Edward — president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in New York — speaks with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry about the singularity and universality of his experience, the genesis and impact of Gabriel: A Poem, and poetry as a lens on grief … and reflects on another loss, his decreasing vision, which he addressed in a New York Times essay in 2023.
About Edward Hirsch:
www.edwardhirsch.com
Gabriel: A Poem:
https://www.amazon.com/Gabriel-Poem-Edward-Hirsch/dp/0804172870
“I am Going Blind, and I Now Find It Strangely Exhilarating,” The New York Times, 3/28/23
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/opinion/embracing-blindness-disability.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Through beautifully curated poetry, ritual, music and textual wisdom, Rabbi Lisa D. Grant, PhD and Cantor Lisa B. Segal offer us a guided roadmap through the first year of loss in The Year of Mourning: A Jewish Journey …published in June with an accompanying app that deepens engagement and meaningfullness. Rabbi Grant, Director of the New York Rabbinical program at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion … and Cantor Segal, of Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives in Brooklyn … speak with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry about the power of the book and app to support individuals, families and communities.
The Year of Mourning: A Jewish Journey
www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_detail.asp?pid=50594
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Opening music:
Ham’chadeish (from blessings before the Sh’ma), Hazzan Joanna S. Dulkin
Closing music:
Limnot Yameinu (from Psalm 90:12), Rabbi Yitzchak Husbands-Hankin
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In the days after 9/11, Micki Pagano noticed a cloud above the World Trade Center site, and it made her wonder that maybe it wasn’t a cloud at all, but the collective souls of those who lost their lives that day. The image inspired her 2022 book, The Road To Beyond — a tale told through the lens of magical thinking and heightened reality to help us understand the losses with which we live. Micki speaks with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
The Road to Beyond
https://www.amazon.com/Road-Beyond-Micki-Pagano/dp/B0BN6KTVLC
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In her widely acclaimed debut book — Heartwood, The Art of Living with the End in Mind — author Barbara Becker tells stories of loss and leads readers into an enlightened perspective on death … and consequentially, of life. Among her many journeys, Barbara worked for years in the compassionate care sector and at age […]
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Grief is generated from many types of loss … takes a variety of forms … and manifests in myriad ways. But as individuals and a society, we rarely talk about it. As National Grief Awareness Day approaches on Aug. 30th, Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry welcomes Rivka Nissel, LCSW, Director of Jewish Community Services at […]
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When he discovered a trove of images taken by his father, a well-known photographer who died in 2000 from AIDS-related illnesses, Zander Masser embarked on an unexpected journey that led him to finally understand and reveal his unarticulated and repressed grief. The narrative photography book he produced, Unburying My Father, reflects not only loss, but […]
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Comedy can soften the short and long term sting of death and grief … and can be a salve as we process, adapt and seek some sense and relief during one of life’s most profound challenges. Nick Kroll is one of today’s most sought-after comedians, creators, writers, producers and actors in film and television, and […]
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It’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month …and we’re talking about how respecting and honoring the sexual and gender identities of LGBTQ+ individuals is as important after death, as it is in life. Dubbs Weinblatt is a genderqueer trans Jew who writes, teaches and advocates for a more trans-affirming and just world for all LGBTQ+ people, and has […]
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An estimated one-third of adults age 60+ live alone, and as solo agers they may lack a greater family support structure as they face inevitable challenges — from quality of life to end-of-life decision making. Claire Solomon Nisen, LMSW, is the manager of DOROT’s Lasting Impressions program in NYC, and Wendl Kornfeld created the Community as Family program at Temple Emanu-El in NYC — both immersed with solo agers and their interests. They speak with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
More Information:
Community as Family, Temple Emanu-El
www.emanuel.nyc/caf/
DOROT
www.dorotusa.org
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In recognition of “National Donate Life Month,” Rabbi Neil Zuckerman — Associate Rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York — joins Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry to talk about the place of organ donation in end-of-life conversations … and within the framework of Jewish thought and practice.
More Information:
National Donate Life Month
https://donatelife.net/how-you-can-help/national-observances-celebrations/ndlm/
Presidential Proclamation
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/31/a-proclamation-on-national-donate-life-month-2023/
LiveOnNY
www.liveonny.org
Halachic Organ Donor Society
www.hods.org
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“What Matters” is a collaborative initiative by New York Jewish institutions enabling individuals to have conversations about — and document — end-of-life preferences … and engage Jewish values along the way. Rabbi Nicole Auerbach, Dir. of Congregational Engagement at Central Synagogue in New York, and Howard Sharfstein, Honorary President at Central, describe the program and its immense value with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
More Information on “What Matters”:
www.shomercollective.org/whatmatters
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All losses are unique and present their own challenges, and the death of a daily companion and life partner carries its own. Cantor Rebecca Garfein, former Senior Cantor at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in NYC, and Rick Elice, a famed and award-winning writer for theatre, have faced the loss of a husband and have been public about their journeys. They share and draw lessons with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry and Jane Slevin, LMFT.
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From the pandemic to racial tensions, and from political dysfunction to war — the term “global grief” has emerged. What is it, and how can we as individuals and communities process the world around us … and find practical and spiritual grounding?
Ruth Messinger, former president and CEO of the American Jewish World Service, and now its Global Ambassador, and Rabbi Menachem Creditor, the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar in Residence at UJA-Federation New York and the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence, explore the topic in a fascinating conversation with Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
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What do we mean when we say we are looking for “closure” after a loss … and does the term even suggest a desirable outcome? In a widely read column in 2022, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz — senior rabbi at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in NYC — says that to best respect those who we’ve lost, and ourselves, we should rather embrace the notion of consolation. Rabbi Steinmetz is interviewed by Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
“Consolation, Not Closure,” by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/350725/consolation-not-closure/
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Adam Cayton-Holland was on an upward trajectory through the national comedy scene in 2012, when his beloved sister Lydia took her own life and everything stopped. In his book Tragedy Plus Time, Adam writes about Lydia and his long journey through grief and depression to reclaim his life and creativity. Adam is interviewed by Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
Tragedy Plus Time (book):
https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Plus-Time-Tragi-comic-Memoir/dp/1501170163/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1673841378&sr=1-1
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What exactly does a funeral director do? And why is he/she/they a critical advocate for anyone planning a funeral? Darren Picht, LFD and Executive Vice President of Funeral Operations at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in NYC, gives a primer on funeral planning and what we should all do now to be properly prepared. He is interviewed by Exit Strategy host Stephanie Garry.
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Are you putting off proper trust and estate planning because the task seems enormous and big decisions must be made? Many of us do, but it’s essential to protect and direct our assets according to our wishes. Jonathan Herlands, Esq. — who heads the Trust and Estates division at Gordon, Herlands & Randolph LLP in NYC — speaks with Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about how to start the process.
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What is an “ethical will” and why is it a critical instrument for your life and legacy? Rabbi Steve Leder of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles is a prominent voice on societal and Jewish communal issues, including meeting death with dignity, finding strength in loss and grief, and being intentional about what we leave […]
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He lost his father to an act of murder, and later emerged as a leading voice dedicated to the reduction of gun violence in our society. Rabbi Joel Mosbacher of Temple Shaaray Tefila in NYC speaks to Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry about his journey from deep grief to advocacy. Video: “On Death and Dying: […]
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Acclaimed Sundance award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner and her sister, Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn discuss “Last Flight Home” — a new documentary film capturing their father Eli’s journey toward death with dignity … its meaning for multiple generations of his family … and its lessons for us all. Exit Strategy Host […]
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We all have our personal stories from September 11, 2001. Where we were. Who we knew. What we did. How we felt. And now, 21 years later, how we still process the loss and grief of that tragic day. In a very personal episode of Exit Strategy, FDNY Chaplain Rabbi Joseph Potasnik and former FDNY […]
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In an emotionally raw film, Love & Stuff, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand shares the intimate process of going through her mother’s possessions after her death … and reveals generational attachments and relational truths — at once singular and universal. Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks to Judith about her journey through her mother’s “stuff,” […]
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In 1996, at age 36, Rabbi Gabriel Kirshner died by suicide. In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Gabriel’s younger brother, Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner of Temple Emanu-El in Closter, NJ, about the grief and aftermath of this tragic loss — and the responsibility of the […]
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Death is the common denominator — no matter our skin color, our age, our religion. But across cultures, there are differences in traditions surrounding death and how it’s marked and respected … from Tibetan sky burials, to the Pyres of Varanasi, to Ghana’s fantasy coffins. Dean Foster is the founder of DFA Intercultural Global Solutions […]
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Palliative care is growing as a movement to maximize quality of life for those with serious illness. Yet to many, the concept and reality of palliative care is unclear or unknown. Dr. Diane Meier — Founder and Director Emerita of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) — and Rabbi Dr. Edith Meyerson — Director […]
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The tragedy in Uvalde and other massacres are generating immeasurable stress, fear, and anxiety among our children. As they turn to us, the adults in their lives, for answers …what can we do and say to steady and assure them in a world of unpredictable and often horrific realities? Rabbi Ben Spratt of Congregation Rodeph […]
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During his 25 years at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, Rabbi David Wolpe has become a respected thinker of national and global influence on end-of-life issues … and how at times of challenge, grief, and loss, our clergy are often our spiritual caretakers, leading us through uncertain and often unwelcome journeys. In a wide-ranging conversation […]
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What’s one thing we’re all good at? How about not talking — or even thinking — about end-of-life issues. Stephanie Garry is Executive Vice President at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in NYC and she spends lots of time talking about them. So once a month — here at Exit Strategy — Stephanie and her guests […]
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