NORMA JEAN & EDWARD MEER APARTMENTS | Discover Jewish Senior Life! | |
Contact Amie Schulz
248-592-1146
aschulz@jslmi.org
| What a whirlwind of activity we experienced at JSL on Wednesday, April 10, as creative videographer Scott Wasserman, interviewer extraordinaire, Ned Specktor, our public relations dynamo, CKC Agency’s Carolyn Krieger, and I crisscrossed the West Bloomfield campus to capture a Day in the Life at JSL. I looked at the steps app on my phone and saw I had clocked 10,625 steps. It was the most enjoyable workout I’ve had in a long time. The day was filled capturing the essence and excitement that makes JSL such a loving, full-of-life, close-knit community. Our day began in the Hechtman Library at 8:15 a.m. where it was “lights, camera, action” as we interviewed Detroiter Jerry Cook, one of this year’s distinguished Eight Over 80 Honorees. | |
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
11:00am
6720 W. Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Registration (by April 26th, 2024) is preferred. Contact Debi Banooni, Director: 248.233.4390 or dbanooni@geshermi.org.
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| Millie Mintz and niece Peggy Bronstein | |
My new life goal is to wear sequins when I’m in my 90s. This goal was inspired, as you might have guessed, by our residents. As we were selecting outfits for our recent fashion shows, some went for airy florals, but a fair few of our sartorially intrepid ladies went straight for the glitz. A black sequined jacket was the winner and Millie Mintz, one week shy of her hundredth birthday, rocked it with a pair of black and white leggings and a black hat, looking like the front woman for a rock and roll band. Idelle Colish and Ruthie Katz, both in their nineties, also glittered in the black sequined jacket. Ruthie paired it with a sparling black and white floral tee and Idelle only needed her spectacular white hair and glamor girl smile to accessorize it. A good time was had by all.
Walking the runway, from both Fleischman and Hechtman, were Ruthe Levy, Maureen Beth Entin, Diane Posar, Ruth Goldstein, Adele Nodler, Marilyn Weiss, Harriett Hessenthaler, Marilyn Dizik, and Roz Rogers, who wowed the crowd by flashing the polka dotted interior of her reversible raincoat. Nothing happens around here without a great crew of volunteers, and we had a special one for our fashion festivities, including Marsha Proghovnick, Nancy Triest, Candace Simons, Ruthe Levy, Rose Cooper, Sandy Kirsch, and Marion Bronstein. Very special thanks to Sharon Eaton, who volunteered to glam up our models with her make-up brilliance.
Watch your email for information about our fall fashion shows. Everyone is welcome. And you’re always welcome at the boutique, where we have something for everyone, and all proceeds support JSL activities.
Teens and pre-teens who are interested in volunteering have several great opportunities at JSL. Among them, are walk-in tech clinics, nail polishing, dining room, leading Shabbat services, and helping with office/ organizing tasks. Feel free to call me if you are interested, or fill out the online volunteer form and I’ll call you.
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Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish Americans Celebration invitations are going out in a few weeks. Please register honorees (aged 95 and older by December 31, 2024) online or call me to make sure you / they get an invitation to the festive circus-themed brunch on Friday, June 21 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. You won’t want to miss this fun event! As I may have mentioned several (hundred) times before, if you don’t quite meet the age requirement for being an honoree, we have opportunities for many, many volunteers to join in and help out! Call or email me for more info or to sign up.
Beth Robinson
Director
FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life
248-592-5062
brobinson@jslmi.org
| The first alarm clock could only ring at 4:00am. The first American alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787. It took 60 years for French inventor Antoine Redier to patent an adjustable one! | |  |
EDWARD I. & FREDA FLEISCHMAN RESIDENCE | Come see the JSL Difference! | |
Contact Janet Antin
248-967-4240
jantin@jslmi.org
| Barbara and Jerry Cook are toasting each other and look forward to welcoming all of you on May 19th to the 31st annual Eight Over 80 celebration! |
The skies were clear and the weather beautiful as JSL residents and Brown Center participants appreciated the remarkable light and darkness, as they looked to the sky to view the solar eclipse. The West Bloomfield Library kindly donated eclipse glasses for the Fleischman residents, and everyone enjoyed the magic of the moment and then indulged in delicious, kosher eclipse-designed cookies. | The J Family program held an art and matzoh making event at Hechtman, courtesy of the Bloom Matzoh Factory. Artist Barbara Bloom attended and shared the love as residents and family members of all ages mingled and enjoyed making art, matzoh and memories. Thank you to the beautiful Barbara Bloom for her generosity. |
JSL Dietician Elizabeth Freyre led her monthly cooking class for residents who experienced a bit of Italy in West Bloomfield. The class was held twice to ensure everyone could join in the fun and flavorful recipe. Dining services at JSL prepared fresh pesto made even healthier by Elizabeth who used a protein enriched pasta. Freyre - who has been with JSL since July 2023 - hosts the popular cooking class and chooses recipes that are easy for everyone to replicate in their own apartments. "I want to get across that it doesn't have to be hard to try something healthy and new," Freyre says. "It also motivates residents to socialize and share in a fun activity." | |
10 Plague Matzah Pizza
Matzah pizza is arguably the best way to eat matzah, but this recipe is about to make it even better! Each topping represents a different plague. Fun to make with kids (or, who are we kidding, adults).
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A gentle exercise class designed for seniors with limited mobility, with the entire routine being in the chair and low impact. It focuses on increasing range of motion, performing functional exercises, and to get moving again, | | |
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter, Community Chaplain
An Earthly Message from a Heavenly Eclipse
Although the solar eclipse came and went, its message resounds in our lives.
In Isaiah it is written, “Lift up your eyes and see Who created these.”
The eclipse was an exception. During the eclipse, we were encouraged not to raise our eyes heavenward.
Why? King David said of himself, “And I am a worm and not a man.” Additionally, our people are likened to various animals such as the wolf, the deer and the ox. In our service toward our Creator, we are encouraged to emulate character traits unique to four different animals: the bold leopard, the swift eagle, the fast-running deer and the strong lion. In their natural positions, animals look down, not up.
The humility we are to learn from the eclipse imparts the message to remember our animal side, the side of us that can’t look up, see and recognize our Creator. If not for our soul and spirit, we would resign ourselves to the animal side of us. Humility is such a vital trait that the one individual of whom G-d testifies that He cannot reside with, is an arrogant person.
Furthermore, the exact moment and hour when the eclipse appeared is crucial to note. It was hours before the onset of the Hebrew month of Nissan. This is the month of the Israelite’s liberation from Egyptian bondage. The matzo which we consume on Passover to commemorate our redemption differs from bread in that its dough may not be allowed to rise. This indicates a character trait of humility which resonates with the message of the eclipse.
Thus, the eclipse experience happened moments before the month of Passover, the holiday engendering humility.
The earthly message is for us humans who are earthly. The heavenly eclipse is a call from the divine to see ourselves as more than mere animals, but rather as people who are endowed with souls that elevate us to a loftier place and purpose.
I am reminded of a non-Jewish senior I once met whose family name was Humble. “What a name!” I exclaimed. “Some would do anything to possess the name Humble, let alone to live humbly,” I replied.
May this Passover serve as a humbling and liberating experience for all of us.
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More than half of the residents who live in our JSL communities are considered low income or indigent. Your philanthropic support is essential to maintaining programs and services to help these older adults age with dignity and with a better quality of life. In addition, your gifts could significantly support the shortfall in the cost of pharmacy bills which are so vital to the residents’ wellness. We are so grateful for your generous gifts to Jewish Senior Life.
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Nancy Heinrich, Chief Executive Officer
Kara Powers, Chief Financial Officer
Barbra Giles, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives
Jo Strausz Rosen, Executive Director, Development
Dianne Azzopardi, Executive Director, Human Resources
Ron Colasanti, Executive Director, Dining Services
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