Some volunteers deliver meals to the homebound.
Some read to the blind. And still others are choosing to spend their time with the elderly, helping them grapple with issues concerning God, death and Judaism. Although her client wasn't quite ready to discuss religion and God, Stern said their spiritual discussions revolved around musings about Jewish food and life. Stern acknowledged that treading in spiritual waters can be tricky. She wants to build a solid relationship before trying to make a deeper, more spiritual connection.