Respecting the Elderly

Avot d’Rabbi Natan — R. Yose said: A person only dies from sheer idleness.

Avot d’Rabbi Natan — R. Yose said: A person only dies from sheer idleness.

Berachot 8b — Honor the elderly and saintly scholar...

Berachot 8b — Honor the elderly and saintly scholar...

Grace After Meals — I was a youth and also have aged.

Grace After Meals — I was a youth and also have aged.

Leviticus 19:32 — Before an old person you shall rise.

Leviticus 19:32 — Then you shall rise up...and honor the face of the elder.

Leviticus 19:32 — Before an old person you shall rise.

Leviticus 19:32 — Then you shall rise up...and honor the face of the elder.

Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Tisa 27 — Whoever greets the old...it is as if he greets the Divine Presence.

Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Tisa 27 — Whoever greets the old...it is as if he greets the Divine Presence.

Psalms 71:9 — Abandon me not when I grow old.

Psalms 71:9 — When my strength fails, forsake me not.

Psalms 71:9 — Abandon me not when I grow old.

Psalms 71:9 — When my strength fails, forsake me not.

Rabbi Nachman of Breslov — Gauge a country\'s prosperity by its treatment of its aged.

Rabbi Nachman of Breslov — Gauge a country\'s prosperity by its treatment of its aged.

Talmud Arakhin 19a — An old woman in a house is a treasure in the house.

Talmud Arakhin 19a — An old woman in a house is a treasure in the house.

Yedid Nefesh — ...show love, for the time has come, and show us grace as in days of old.

Yedid Nefesh — ...show love, for the time has come, and show us grace as in days of old.