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YOU ARE YOUR PARENTS’ KEEPER:
Hashkafic and Halachic Insights into Elder Care and Kibbud Av Va’Eim
The indispensable guide to eldercare and the mitzvah of Kibud Av Va’Eim. Essential reading for every Jewish family, whether your parents are living or have passed on.
THE DIGITAL EDITION: Now available for download!
“A beautiful job compiling the requirements of honoring one’s parents into a valuable single volume, especially with the inclusion of important new concerns resulting from contemporary advances.”
– Rabbi Hershel Schachter
Rosh Kollel, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
“I do not know of any other work available today that includes the Halachic, Hashkafic, and practical information about caring for the elderly as this book does.”
– Rabbi Mordechai Biser, Esq.
General Counsel, Agudath Israel of America
“A wealth of information that can serve as a source book for rabbis. I was particularly impressed with the inclusion of the role of grandchildren and grandparents. I join Rabbi Hershel Schachter and other rabbonim in encouraging that the book become a staple of every Jewish household, and be read.”
– Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, z”l
Young Israel of Kew Garden Hills
“I find it very worthy. It is well-organized, well-written and presented in easy-to-understand language.”
– Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum
Minchas Chein, Khal Nachlas Yitzchok
Read more about You Are Your Parents’ Keeper
L’Orech Yomim/Center for Healthy Living, Inc. (LOY) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that has been serving the Jewish Community since 1999, providing:
- Seminar programs for families on topics relating to “Caring for Our Elders;”
- Consumer information, referral, and advocacy assistance to family care givers;
- Guidance and direction to health care providers in designing programs to meet the cultural needs of the community.
In addition to the support and involvement of Rabbis, Schools and Synagogues, LOY Center benefits from the availability of senior professional expertise in health care delivery, planning, marketing, and evaluation, computer science, quality assurance, and case management. A dedicated volunteer corps have produced exceptional results.