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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 19 MIN

Aging Parents and Loved Ones in the 21st Century (S2, E50)

from Judaism in the 21st Century · host Steven Labkoff, MD & Rabbi Daniel Cohen

Today, we are living longer lives than ever before in human history - it was less than 100 years ago that life expectancy was a small fraction of where it is today - but with those advances come new challenges. How do we keep the commandment of "Honor your mother and father" in the face of parents and loved ones who are now nonagenarians or older? Today, we discuss this commandment and it's ramifications in the 21st Century.

Today, we are living longer lives than ever before in human history - it was less than 100 years ago that life expectancy was a small fraction of where it is today - but with those advances come new challenges. How do we keep the commandment of "Honor your mother and father" in the face of parents and loved ones who are now nonagenarians or older? Today, we discuss this commandment and it's ramifications in the 21st Century.

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