Supporting Caregivers in Jewish Congregations
C-TAC has prepared the following guide to aid in the creation of a program of caregiver support for your community. Building on the general AARP “Prepare to Care” resource guide, this “how to” focuses on Jewish texts and tradition. It looks at a variety of ways one can work with a caregiver and includes a section on the much needed issue of caregiver self-care.
Following this overview, there is a description of how our tradition approaches the issue of caregiving. We then include a sample of programs that have already been developed and used in congregational settings.
We have also included a section that represent a growing trend within our community to have this caregiver life stage supported through prayer and ritual.
Finally, there is a short list of additional resources, both secular and Jewish.
This toolkit was developed with support from the Cigna Foundation.
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