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We are taught that visiting the sick takes away a great deal of their pain.

Last week, we celebrated Chanukah, commemorating the repossession of the Beit HaMikdash from the hands of the mighty Greek Army.

This e-mail came across my desk. It was written by that famous writer known as "unknown author."

I recently attended a conference on a particular type of chronic illness that I knew little about.

As of Tzom Gedalia, Sept. 25, I will be on a trip to Ukraine and Poland.

I recently had the privilege of meeting with a support group that consisted of spouses, children and friends of the residents of a nursing home.

We live in very scary economic times. Many people have lost their jobs and are having difficulty finding other ones. This is causing families to lose their homes, unless they can find new means of making money in order to pay their mortgages. Retooling and leaving professions or jobs is difficult for everyone. Well spouses and the working chronically ill have less flexibility than most, as they are limited by their illness or the care-giving responsibilities.

Last week Pope Benedict XVI went to Poland to honor his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.

Last week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.

In the past two weeks I have shared two letters from well spouses who were dealing with difficult machitanim. One pair of machitanim was coming to visit for the birth of a new grandchild but insisted that their daughter in law's mother not be present at the Shabbos meals, or they would not come. The other letter dealing with difficult machatanim was from a well spouse whose daughter is soon to be married. It seemed that this well spouse and her husband could do nothing that did not offend the groom's parents.

Last week I told Moshe's and Richard's stories. These two men gave their all to their jobs despite the diseases that made it more and more difficult to do so.

Birthdays, anniversaries, life cycle events are all times we look forward to.

In this five-part series I have tried to explain what works and what doesn't when trying to send a message of support to someone in a time of crisis.

I recently wrote an article about older adults who are single, whether widowed or divorced, who have grown children with their own young families.

Last week Rabbi Schudrich of Warsaw sent me more pictures from Poland showing the community celebrating Chanukah.

Rona came to town to visit family and friends. She looked forward to reconnecting after years of living so far away. She had made sure her chronically ill spouse was well cared for at home while she had a much-needed break from care giving.

Last week I began my response to a letter I received from a former caregiver, Mrs. D. She had befriended a well spouse in a different city who was in a somewhat similar care- giving situation and wanted to help her.

On Thursday August 21 an unusual ceremony took place at the Baudouina Orphanage in Warsaw, Poland.

As my husband deteriorated from his chronic illness, the first thing we did was get him a cell phone.

The last cartoon that came out of the discussion with the well spouse group depicted how society sees the well spouse, or should I say doesn't see him.

For the last few weeks, I have been writing about the efforts of survivors and second- generation Jews from Piotrkow in going back to their hometown to preserve/restore the remnants of the town's Jewish history.

Many well spouses are alone even though they are married. Their partners often cannot participate in the things they loved to do.

Recently I wrote about the partial desecration of the cemetery in Bilgoraj, by a construction company, despite the promises of local officials that no defilement would take place.

Once upon a time we lived with limited expectations. We expected life to be hard and unfortunately it did not disappoint us.

I was recently in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I could not get over the magnificent scenery.

Question: Some critics feel the Holocaust has come to define Jewish identity in America and that it takes away from other aspects of Jewish life and culture. Agree?

I have often written my column about women and their experiences as caregivers. It was not my intension to exclude men, however most support groups I attended were either entirely or mostly made up of women. So naturally, I tend to see things from a woman's perspective.

Jewish art in Poland, as in other places throughout the world, comes from two sources: art by Jews or art by gentiles about Jews.

During Chol Hamoed Sukkot the sound of singing in a sukkah was heard in Czestochowa for the first time since the Shoah.

Whenever I go to nursing homes, I often wonder how the professionals see the residents.