Green renovations, a new board and renewed optimism for growth
After noticing an empty spot in the yard outside Kivel Campus of Care's dining area, Kivel resident Sherrill Moore decided the area needed a tree. So she donated a Chinese Pistache sapling. "To me, a tree is life," she said, and she looks at it every day.
When the campus' care center, a skilled nursing facility, closed in April 2008, the atmosphere at Kivel felt rather somber. But today, the residents living in the assisted- and independent-living apartments, and the staff, are optimistic about the institution's future. And, as the new tree flourishes, they are anticipating Kivel's continued growth.
Yes, says a group of scholars, scientists and theologians at Arizona State University.
ASU's Center for Jewish Studies' Judaism, Science and Medicine Group asserts religion and science are not only a likely pairing, but an essential one. Science provides critical information about how the world works, but it is religion that imbues that knowledge with depth and meaning.
As Thanksgiving approaches, many Americans find ourselves in reduced circumstances.
Perhaps there is less food on the table, or less free time to spend with family as we work extra jobs to make ends meet. We may even stand this year in the shoes of those we helped in years past.
Nevertheless, we have much to give thanks for - and that act, of giving thanks, will make us richer in return. Because the key to true riches, as the sages knew, lies not in having, but in being grateful.
