NORMA JEAN & EDWARD MEER APARTMENTS | Discover Jewish Senior Life! | |
Contact Amie Schulz
248-592-1146
aschulz@jslmi.org
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Everyone has a calling, a purpose - to discover why we’re here, and then once discovered, the responsibility to move forward with this knowledge and go about doing what it is we’re supposed to do. When we can bridge the differences between us and we allow ourselves to appreciate each moment, we can find hope. Our thoughts can guide us to a peaceful place when we are grateful for what we have. Gratitude can dispel fear.
We can recall special moments of gratitude when we rejoiced with bride and groom or dined and laughed with friends or sat together in rooms filled with strangers and shared inspirational music or theater, or lectures and afterwards, strangers greeted each other with smiles, even tears in our eyes and the good feelings brought us together.
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Thursday, May 9th
11:30am
Hechtman Apartments
6690 W Maple Rd
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
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Navigating the Future:
Strategies for Retirement Planning and Estate Planning
Join us for an informative Lunch and Learn with estate planning attorney Marc H. Wander and Michael Masserant, Financial Instructor with Retirement Education Foundation.
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JOIN US
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
11:00am
ESTATE PLANNING ESSENTIALS FOR CAREGIVERS
6720 W. Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Register by April 26th.
Contact Debi Banooni, Director
248.233.4390 or dbanooni@geshermi.org
www.brownadultday.org
| Brown Center Adult Day Program participants enjoyed a Passover seder together. | |
One of the lovely things about my job is it involves smiling a lot, which just sounds nice, but is actually very important to everyone’s well-being and mental health.
Here’s how a smile works: when you smile, even if you’re not actually happy, it causes the release of “feel-good” chemicals in your brain, so smiling actually makes you happier (feel free to try it right now 😊). Frequently, our reaction to someone smiling at us is smiling back, generating happy chemicals in our own brain. So, although I do have a lot of other responsibilities, I definitely have smiling on my list because it’s delightful to know that when a resident (or anyone) smiles back, they feel happier.
We had a lot of happy smiles at our seders this past week. Each residence had a seder on both the first and second night and most of them were led by our wonderful volunteers.
On behalf of everyone here, deepest thanks (and a big smile!) to our volunteer seder leaders, Sandy Silver, Hilary Kristal, Larry Aronoff, Roz Rogers, Ruthe Levy, Joshua Goldberg, Allan Wilson, Judy and John Marx, Andy Pass, Mindy Krigel, Cammy Krigel, Aubrey Tobin, and Amy Pollack.
|  | If you’d like to join us in an event sure to make you smile, I recommend volunteering at the Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish Americans Celebration, unless you’re 95 or older, in which case, just come and have brunch with us. Invitations will be going out to registered honorees early next month, but you can RSVP online now for the June 21 event. Registration is also still open for honorees. | |
And here’s one more thing that puts a smile on my face – Rachel Lutz will be here from the Peacock Room to do a pop-up shop at Meer on Wednesday, May 1, 11:00am – 4:00pm and Fleischman on Thursday, May 2, 11:00am – 4:00pm. A portion of the proceeds will support JSL. So, come shop!
Beth Robinson
Director
Friends of Jewish Senior Life
248-592-5062
brobinson@jslmi.org
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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! | JSL MOVE-IN SAVINGS ARE IN FULL BLOOM | For a limited time, we’re offering very attractive savings on beautiful one- and two-bedroom independent living apartment homes, and deals in both Fleischman Residence Assisted Living and Brown Memory Care Pavilion. | How will you spend your time? | |
PUPPY PLAY TIME
IN OAK PARK
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Leader Dogs for the Blind trainer Sherrill Platt brought three-month-old puppy, Jeremiah, to Coville for face licks and cuddles last week. Jeremiah is her 29th puppy, who will train as a service pet for Leader dogs in Rochester Hills. | |
Jam Brownies
This doesn’t have the typical crumbly topping, and tastes delicious!
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This 15-minute exercise video for older adults features a warm-up, strength, flexibility, balance exercises, and even a cool down. | The world’s first animated feature film was made in Argentina. Even if you know a lot of Disney trivia, you might assume that the honor of first animated feature film belongs to Walt Disney’s 1937 movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But 20 years earlier, a full-length animated feature film was made in Argentina. It was a political satire called El Apóstol made up of 58,000 drawings and had a running time of 70 minutes, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. |
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter, Community Chaplain
When Families Unite,
Novelty Is Created Insight on Passover
The ubiquity of Passover celebrations among Jewish families—of all manner of affiliations or non-affiliations—has always intrigued me. It is unsurprising to hear the same Jew who has yet to attend—let alone host—a Shabbat dinner, proudly announcing he or she’s having twenty family members and friends for the 1st Seder, and then going to “Uncle Jack’s” for the 2nd Seder. The vast majority of Jews—across all levels of religious observance—share a strong commitment and joy in commemorating Passover among family and friends.
“Why?” What is the powerful draw to communal religious celebration those we commonly see on Passover?
Like so many important questions in life, answers to this question are suggested by the Torah—the blueprint of creation. The Paschal sacrifice is a seminal component of the Holiday. The Jews were commanded to offer a lamb as the Paschal sacrifice in their homes, before midnight on the first night of Passover. Performing and eating the Paschal sacrifice was critical to the Jews’ preparation for leaving Egypt and assured the Angel of Death would “Passover” and spare the Jewish firstborn sons. Throughout the Torah chapter (Exodus Ch. 12) discussing the Paschal sacrifice, frequent reference is made to “Mishpacha”—Families. Individuals were commanded to participate in their family’s observance—to join in their families’ Passover celebration.
The popular custom of collecting sets of Haggadot (the ordered recounting of the liberation and exodus from Egypt) also spans Jewry across all levels of Jewish education and lifestyles. I even remember when I was a child; receiving allergy treatments in Detroit, my Jewish doctor told me he owned a library of varied Haggadot from all over the world. The Biblical command to celebrate the Passover as a family unit, has also led to the proliferation of styles, artistry, and formats for the celebration’s commentary. When members of our families sit together and share insights, memories and ideas, the result is a rich reservoir of creative and captivating Torah, ethical lessons and discoveries.
I am reminded of a painting by a reputable Jewish artist that hung above the bed of a resident I visited in a rural area. It showed elderly Jews, stroking their beards, engaged in a mesmerizing dialogue with their ears bent inward as they relished the profound novel insights shared by their own headmaster, Rebbe and spiritual leader. This unity generates education while the participants prosper, blossom and ideas are distilled and disseminated.
We would be wise to strive toward this goal of family and community unity more frequently than just once a year. A glistening Shabbat table offers us a weekly opportunity for family and friends to join in together in unity. By simply availing ourselves of more frequent gatherings and camaraderie, we can celebrate our freedom and liberation more regularly and discover new teachings and tales.
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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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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
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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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