Exit Strategy

Stephanie Garry, Executive Vice President, Plaza Jewish Community Chapel

What’s one thing we’re all good at? How about not talking — or even thinking — about end-of-life issues.

  1. 4D AGO

    The Power of Forgiveness

    Forgiveness is a powerful tool to preserve our emotional and physical selves, and also to redefine our relationships not only with the living … but also the dead. Gayle Kirschenbaum is a creative whose journey through a treacherous relationship with her mother brought her to an intentional place of forgiveness and peace. As a filmmaker, […] The post The Power of Forgiveness appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    21 min

  2. AUG 12

    Journeying Through Grief

    Grief often leads us into unmarked emotional territory. Navigating it mindfully can ensure a journey of perspective, growth and healing. After the death of her mother, Barri Leiner Grant committed herself to learning about the grief process and to educating others about it. She is a certified grief coach, and the Founder and Chief Grief […] The post Journeying Through Grief appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    27 min

  3. JUL 15

    Grief and Joy, the Balance

    In her recently published book — Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes — author Jessica Fein writes with eloquence, passion and universality about grief and joy … and the search for balance through the illness of her daughter, Dalia, and the everlasting aftermath of her loss, and life. In conversation with […] The post Grief and Joy, the Balance appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    24 min

  4. JUN 24

    The Grief of a Father

    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 […] The post The Grief of a Father appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    36 min

  5. JUN 10

    On Life, Laughter and Loss

    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 […] The post On Life, Laughter and Loss appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    21 min

  6. MAY 20

    Reflections of an Obituary Writer

    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 […] The post Reflections of an Obituary Writer appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    29 min

  7. MAY 6

    Plaza@25: Building, Honoring and Serving Community

    When Plaza Jewish Community Chapel opened in 2001, it immediately began to elevate conversations on end-of-life issues and practices, and to create partnerships strengthening the fabric of Jewish life and observance in New York City and beyond. In this special anniversary episode, Exit Strategy Host Stephanie Garry speaks with B’nai Jeshurun Senior Rabbi and Rosh […] The post Plaza@25: Building, Honoring and Serving Community appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    16 min

  8. APR 20

    A Holocaust Survivor’s Legacy of Life

    As a young boy during WWII, Sami Steigmann spent three years in a Nazi labor camp at Mogilev-Podolsky, in the Transnistria region of Ukraine. Now living in New York, he devotes himself to telling his story and sharing his practice of resilience — and embrace of life. Marking Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — […] The post A Holocaust Survivor’s Legacy of Life appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

    24 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Stephanie Garry, Executive Vice President, Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, Inc.
  • Show Website
    Exit Strategy

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