NORMA JEAN & EDWARD MEER APARTMENTS | Discover Jewish Senior Life! | |
Contact Amie Schulz
248-592-1146
aschulz@jslmi.org
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How often do we ask others, “So how are you doing?” after we learn they’ve recently suffered the loss of a loved one, or been diagnosed with cancer, or have had painful shoulder surgery? We’re asking sincerely because we care. Some people would rather not speak about a troubling event or situation. Others, given the opportunity, may want to share their woes.
Whenever I walk the halls of JSL to visit with the residents, or call a friend or family member, my question, “How are you doing?” sometimes gets the response, “I’m fine.” But the weak obligatory smile followed by “thanks for asking,” tells a different story. Some folks want to share and if you ask, you should listen. We make real connections and can offer consolation more honestly, deeply, and truly.
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Did you know that next year we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the auxiliary organization that eventually became FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life? One hundred years of volunteers! I’ve been thinking about it a lot, particularly as I watched the film of the 8 Over 80 honorees talking about how they have pursued their personal passions through volunteer work.
One hundred years represents a lot of wonderful volunteers who have been dedicated to Jewish Senior Life and to serving our older adults. That’s an amazing number of volunteer hours over the lifetime of JSL and its predecessor organizations. It’s an inspiring history, but it’s not just history, it’s the culture of our community and of JSL. We come together. We help. We give of our time and expertise. We’re passionate about it. And we celebrate our volunteers. We do that every year, but next year is going to be a big birthday for JSL volunteerism. If you are interested in being part of the planning for that celebration, please give me a call. We’d love to have you.
Or, if you’d like to share your own passion with our residents by helping with a program, visiting with residents, joining an event committee, or any of the other opportunities listed on our website. We particularly need a corps of volunteers to help residents participate in day trips.
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Meet Libby Ben Moche. Libby volunteers in the Brown Center, baking with program participants. This former hairdresser used to bake cookies and deliver them weekly to local facilities with Rabbi Schnipper. At Brown Center, she always asks staff and participants to be her taste testers!
Come on out with us!
Beth Robinson
Director
FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life
248-592-5062
brobinson@jslmi.org
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Spiced Salmon Quinoa Bowls
These spiced salmon quinoa bowls are filling and delicious, and full of flavor. The ingredients can easily be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge for convenience.
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If you enjoy an afternoon nap, you may be pleased to learn that these naps are good for us! A short, mid-afternoon 10 – 20 minute nap improves learning, boosts memory, regulates emotions, and reduces sleepiness.
One study also found that people who napped once or twice a week lowered their risk of cardiovascular events. Take a nap and wake up refreshed to continue your daily activities.
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EDWARD I. & FREDA FLEISCHMAN RESIDENCE | Come see the JSL Difference! | |
Contact Janet Antin
248-967-4240
jantin@jslmi.org
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JSL RESIDENT
REFER-A-FRIEND
| JSL residents: refer a friend or loved one to Meer Apartments, Hechtman II Apartments or Fleischman Residence, and receive a $1,000 credit toward your rent when they move in! |
Fleischman residents have been thriving by participating in art therapy, led by Life Enrichment Coordinator, Gita. In the spirit of collaboration, both staff and residents work together to create meaningful art. This unique opportunity fosters deeper connections and strengthens the bond between caregivers and residents and promotes a community of creativity in both assisted living and memory care settings. |
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Participants in The Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program enjoy spending time together outside in the garden during the warm spring weather. This wonderful Center has been providing engaging programs and services for people living with dementia and their family care partners for over 20 years. Activities include music, art therapy, chair yoga along with other physical exercise classes, field trips, cooking and group discussions to improve cognitive functioning.
www.brownadultday.org
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Do you have neck, shoulder pain or stiffness? This video is for you! Jenny, a Licensed Physical Therapist for over 20 years, has compiled her top exercises to ensure you feel better. These are safe and easy to follow and can be done in the comfort of your own home. | |
Summer in the JSL City!
27 days until summer, let the countdown begin...
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JSL remembers and honors all the
brave Veterans in service to our country.
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter, Community Chaplain
Is Your Heart Ignited?
After having written my weekly reflections for several years, you, the reader has learned that without exception, everything is rooted or at least alluded to in G-d’s sacred Torah. Even seemingly random weather patterns and climate changes carry with them spiritual significance. Outside of its scientific reason, I wonder what the spiritual significance of the freezing number 32 degrees is.
The numerology of the Hebrew word “Lev” meaning heart, amounts to 32. One’s heart is the seat of passion, fiery love, connection, and commitment. It is only after one has spiritually ignited one’s heart toward another individual and toward one’s Creator that warmth begins to set in, rising from the freezing 32-degree mark and upward. One must always consider igniting one’s heart. The 32 freezing degree mark then serves as the cut-off-line between freezing and non-freezing. Once one’s heart is ignited, one has risen beyond the 32-degree mark. A fiery warmth then ensues which gradually grows as one rises in spiritual warmth.
Up until the 32-degree mark in one’s life, apathy, coldness, and lack of interest often rule. One can find oneself in a frozen state of mind, neither spiritually growing, caring nor producing. Once, however, one exceeds the 32-degree mark of life, one begins to feel and exude true warmth, friendship, camaraderie, sincere care and concern for another.
Having said this, we can appreciate the precision of the season in which we find ourselves in Spring. The perfect Spring weather encourages us to spring forward and higher on the spiritual ladder of life.
It is worth asking yourself, what your inner climate degree is telling you?
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program Jewish Senior Life 248-592-5039 • dpolter@jslmi.org
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L’Chaim!
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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This newsletter was created by Jo Rosen and Nicole Lupiloff
We’re human, prone to mistakes, so if we erred in our newsletter, please forgive us!
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Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit
Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus
15100 W. Ten Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237
248-661-1836
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