BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:499@ohavshalom.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T183747Z URL:https://www.ohavshalom.org/events/exploring-our-december-years/ SUMMARY:Exploring Our December Years DESCRIPTION:Exploring our December Years\nSign up for the series  \;her e\n\nA discussion/spiritual direction group for those 78-100 \nwho want to live well before they die. \n \;\n\n \;\n\nAt the age of 85 Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\, author of the breakthrough book From Ageing to Sage-ing\, invited journalist Sara Davidson to have a series of talks abo ut what it’s like “when you’re in the December of your years and you know you’re coming to the end of your tour of duty. What is the spiritu al work of this time\, and how do you prepare for the mystery?”\n\n  \;\n\nJoin us on a small group journey of exploration of what living these years means to us – to you! Whether you follow a spiritual path–or no ne–we will engage in a series of discussions that will include readings\ , reflections\, personal sharing\, contemplative exercises – hopefully a ccompanied by our stories\, \; \; \; laughter and continued gr owth. Topics may include life review\, gratitude\, forgiveness\, mortality \, finding peace and wholeness\, and leaving a legacy.\n\n \;\n\nToget her we can be provoked by readings from books such as The December Project \, by Sara Davidson and Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?: The Path of Purposeful Aging by Richard J. Leider and David Shapiro.\n\n \;\n\ nFACILITATOR: Audrey Seidman. I am a certified Sage-ing Mentor®\, sharing the work of Sage-ing begun by Reb Zalman and others\, as well as a spirit ual director and volunteer chaplain. I am now in my November years (72)\; what I bring to our group is many years of experience as a group facilitat or\, listener and questioner --along with the hope of learning from you.\n \n \;\n\nCongregation Ohav Shalom\, 113 Krumkill Rd. Albany 12208\n\n1 :30 – 3:00 p.m. \; \n\nTuesdays\, June 23 and 30\, July 7\, 14\, 21\ , 28\n\nSliding scale- pay what you are able: $36/ $54/ $72/$90\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR