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The vast majority of Americans want to remain in their homes and neighborhoods as they get older, but sometimes this takes a supportive community. ChaiVillageLA is a multi-synagogue, multi-generational community that enables congregants to age in place in their own homes by providing assistance to one another and enriching each other’s lives as part of a self-governing village supported by Jewish values.
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NEW INTEREST GROUP FOR MEMBERS 80+
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In the true spirit of stepping up and making things happen at ChaiVillageLA, I am happy to announce the launching of an Interest Group for members who are 80 years old or older. The origin of this interest group was some feedback I received from Renee Cronenwalt and Barbara Weinstock regarding their experiences as older members of the village. This feedback was very constructive and we are excited to experiment with an age-based interest group. Participation in our interest groups is voluntary. – Devorah Servi
Are you 80 or older and looking for a regularly meeting group of new friends? The purpose of the 80+ Interest Group is to get to know each other better through conversation and activities of our choosing. We will meet weekly on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:00 PM.
If you are interested in coming to an informational meeting about this interest group, RSVP to Renee Cronenwalt at (310) 474-9409. The meeting date will be scheduled after we hear from you!
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Understanding the World’s News
by Wendy Plottel
We had a lively discussion. Myrna brought a few articles to our attention and we were able to respond. She has a wide range of knowledge and stimulated us to look further into the articles. We discussed an article from New York Magazine by Frank Rich that compared Nixon and Watergate in 1973 to Trump and what's going on today. We also discussed a New York Times article on the Constitution, amendments and Articles. Health care was a lively topic of discussion. We then segued into an article by the Israeli, Harani on Artificial Intelligence; North Korea and Farid Zakaria, a CNN commentator. Most attendees had something to add throughout the discussion.
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ChaiVillageLA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
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We warmly welcome the following new Village members to our community:
Ann Bisno
Gary Peskin
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● Walk with the
Rabbi – Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 8:15 - 9:30 AM
● Playworks Volunteer Informational Meeting - Wednesday, July 26, 2017,
3:30 - 4:30 PM
● Zekenim Project Informational Meeting - Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Time TBD
● Basic Drawing Class* - Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
*Pre-enrollment required
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Walk with the Rabbi
Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Meet at the corner of Cushdon and Patricia Avenues - Los Angeles
Click here
to register
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Join your fellow Village members for a moderate paced walk around Rancho Park. Each circle around the park is 2.2 miles, and should take 45 minutes. Free parking is available on Patricia.
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Michelle Azar’s One Woman Show -
From Baghdad to Brooklyn
Sunday, August 20, 2017, 3:00 - 4:45 PM
Pico Union Project
1153 Valencia St, Los Angeles
Click here to buy tickets!
Artist Michelle Azar shares her family's journey from Iraq to Israel to the United States through song and story in this fabulous one-woman show. From Baghdad to Brooklyn is a timely story of family love, dysfunction, and redemption. Journey through Michelle's Middle Eastern heritage and into American culture.
Performance followed by a talk-back featuring:
● Rabbi Sarah Bassin, Temple Emanuel
of Beverly Hills
● Aziza Hasan, NewGround: A Muslim-
Jewish Partnership
*This event is co-sponsored by Temple Emanuel and NewGround.
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Playworks Volunteer Informational Meeting
Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Temple Emanuel - Belle Chapel
Click here
to register!
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Roderick Burnley, Program Associate for Playworks’ Southern California division, will be meeting with interested village members to discuss ChaiVillageLA’s proposed collaboration with Playworks (www.playworks.org). Volunteers will go as a group to a public school and assist with recess supervision in ways that promote positive recess behavior. Training will be provided.
Come and learn more about how you can get involved! If you have any questions, please contact Janet Noah at jln24620@gmail.com or at (323) 428-0437.
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Zekenim Project Informational Meeting
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Time TBD
Temple Emanuel - Room TBD
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Members of ChaiVillageLA are invited to take part in the Zekenim Project, a special intergenerational storytelling and art project being run by the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, in cooperation with Temple Emanuel Religious School and ChaiVillageLA.
ChaiVillageLA members (60+) will have the opportunity to share their life experiences and stories on video. Teens from the religious school will create artwork after they watch the videos. Finally, the teens and storytellers will meet.
Find out more about how you can take part in this unique opportunity! For more information, please contact village member Dr. Bella Desser at (310) 397-7703.
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Temple Isaiah Religious School Office Position
Rabbi Zoë Klein of Temple Isaiah is looking for someone to work in the Religious School Office from 4:30 to 8:00 PM every Tuesday that school is in session. The job would include helping parents who have questions or need to take their child home early, receiving phone calls and deliveries, helping teachers locate supplies and being a kind presence for kids who have to be in the office who may not be feeling well, or who are acting out. Essentially, you would help hold the office-fort together while the religious school fills the temple with noise and activity. Very basic computer skills would be helpful for looking up room numbers.
Please email Rabbi Zoë at zoe@templeisaiah.com if you are interested!
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KEHILLAH (COMMUNITY) NOTICES
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Refuah Shleimah - a Full and Complete Healing:
Pearl Councelbaum
Esther Elfenbaum
Sylvia Fox
Norma Glickman
Stanley Goldblatt
Renee Hurewitz
Marcia Oshman
Diane Ring
We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers!
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R
abbi Laura Geller and Richard Siegel on the birth of their grandson, Levi Reese Goldstein! Levi Reese was born to Rabbi Laura’s son, Joshua, and daughter in law, Janelle on July 13, 2017.
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ChaiVillageLA THANKS OUR PARTNERS
AND FOUNDATION SPONSORS
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In Collaboration With ...
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ChaiVillageLA is a proud recipient of a Cutting Edge Grant from
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
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and Our Foundation Sponsors
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Angell Foundation
Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries Foundation
Aaron & Sylvia Rothenberg Family Foundation
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Sylvia Price
Kobor Family Foundation
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