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Exit Strategy

Exit Strategy

By: Stephanie Garry Executive Vice President Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
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What’s one thing we’re all good at? How about not talking — or even thinking — about end-of-life issues.© Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, Inc. Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • The Grief of a Father
    Jun 24 2025

    When his son Nadav died at the age of five, James G. Robinson was propelled into a journey of grief and a search for meaning that over time deepened his identity as a parent, his relationship to Jewish thought and tradition, and his view of the world he walks through every day. In conversation with […]

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    36 mins
  • On Life, Laughter and Loss
    Jun 10 2025

    A grounded perspective on mortality and loss can be powerfully life affirming — among the themes in Sprinkle Glitter on My Grave, a 2016 book by popular author, actor, humorist and consummate New Yorker, Jill Kargman. Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with Jill about how the realities of end-of life shape her lens on […]

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    21 mins
  • Reflections of an Obituary Writer
    May 20 2025

    Obituary writing is an art, capturing not only the facts of a life, but also an individual’s singular essence and legacy. So how do we ensure an obituary is well informed and properly nuanced? Should we consider writing our own … even as a form of self-reflection and examination? Andrew Silow-Carroll — editor-at-large at New […]

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    29 mins
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