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Caring for Older Adults Since 1907
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MARGOT & WARREN COVILLE ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE |
Ask how you can save $3,000 on rent! |
Contact Janet Antin
248-967-4240 jantin@jslmi.org
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Sunday, May 23
Register ASAP to join us this Sunday at Noon to honor our 2021 Eight Over Eighty Honorees!
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To access our LIVE virtual Zoom event and support JSL, visit: |
Watch this sneak peak of the excitement to come! |
At Jewish Senior Life, gratitude seems to be in the air. Recently, Meer residents raised $1,500 for the West Bloomfield Fire Department who will be purchasing 8 reusable PPE suits with donated funds. The Meer Resident Council purchased and framed a poster for the staff, in appreciation of the care they show. If we can simply remember to practice a mindfulness perspective, we elevate our mental health which also affects our physical health, prolonging our lives and the lives of those around us.
Within the pages of the book, Wise Aging, Living with Joy, Resilience, & Spirit, by Rabbi Rachel Cowan & Dr. Linda Thal, we are reminded to practice gratitude. This important yet simple act is good for our health, and good for longevity. The authors suggest we begin conversations and written communications with a brief but conscious word of appreciation.
“Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, one of the early teachers of Chasidic Jewish spirituality, encouraged his followers to say words of encouragement to each other to build the other up. He recognized that people were vulnerable to such intense self-criticism that they could lose faith in their ability to better themselves. It is essential that we encourage each other and use positive self-talk to keep a healthy perspective.
We should share something of value with people and pay attention to their reaction in receiving, as well as your experience in giving. When you are in a community setting, look around and see yourself as a small part of a larger whole. Imagine that what you are feeling is what others are feeling and wish that only good will come to them. Notice how that makes you feel.
One suggestion is to visualize those you love and repeat these phrases, as you say them with each breath: May you feel safe. May you feel healthy. May you feel peaceful. May you live with joy. Then, focus on yourself: May I feel safe. May I feel healthy. May I feel peaceful. May I live with joy.
Integrating patience into our daily spiritual life helps us do the essential work of growing older with wisdom. Patience gives us the time and mental space to see alternatives to what we can’t change, to find the good, and to sense our gratitude. Patience gives us the capacity to be more loving, more forgiving, and less afraid. It makes us better friends and partners. Let’s love one another and practice patience and gratitude to heal ourselves and the world. Sometimes we might feel cynical about this. Sometimes we don’t trust what we hear coming from others to us. Let go of the judgment. Just love.
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Meer residents kept the creativity flowing this week by bedazzling decorative tiles! Pictured are residents Dolores Bloch and Norma Hoffman. |
Legal Documents & Important Paperwork to Consider for Older Adults
Tuesday, May 25 at 4 pm
In honor of Older American Month, the Brown Program invites attendees to learn about Patient Advocates, DNRs, the new Michigan Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (MI POST), and more.
This program is free and open to the community.
Presented by
Howard H Collens
Attorney & Counselor
Galloway & Collens PLLC
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For questions, contact Debi Banooni at dbanooni@jvshumanservices.org or
248-592-5034
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Get your body moving with this high energy 18 minute cardio workout! |
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ANNA & MEYER PRENTIS APARTMENTS
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HARRIETT & BEN TEITEL APARTMENTS
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One bedroom & barrier free apartments available |
Contact Valentina Shub
248-967-2224 vshub@jslmi.org
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BEHIND THE MASK: Meet our Devoted JSL Family |
Karen Callahan, RN, is the Health Services Director for Fleischman Residence. Before Karen accepted her position in January, she served as a hospice nurse for residents at Fleischman. She lives in Oxford, in house built in 1864, with a large red barn built in the 1880’s/90’s!
What motivates Karen is the education of staff, residents, and their families. "In every nursing position I have held, I have always found that working with a desire to inform is a positive way to lead."
She is married with two grown sons, three grandsons, and two granddaughters. Karen's family also includes two rescue dogs and a rescue cat. The first thing she plans to do after the pandemic ends is travel to Washington State to see her sons and grandchildren.
Karen is a self-described carboholic. "I love to eat Italian, Mexican or Chinese food, but when cooking, I make old English or Russian favorites from my childhood made by my Mom or grandmas."
She is a book lover and reads daily, "I am huge Dickens fan. “A Tale of Two Cities”, “A Christmas Carol” and “Great Expectations” are my favorites. I look forward to travelling someday to Great Britain, Italy, and Israel. I have been in every state except Hawaii!"
We are so grateful for your care and leadership at JSL, Karen!
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Ground Beef Bibimbap
Ingrediants
1/3 cup Gefen Soy Sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 to 2 teaspoons Gochujang
1 teaspoon Gefen Sesame Oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef
8 ounces baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
1 medium zucchini, quartered, sliced thin
3 medium carrots, julienned
1/4 head of medium cabbage, sliced
For Serving
1 egg per bowl
cooked rice
scallions, sliced for garnish
sesame seeds, for garnish
Prepare the Bibimbap
1) Heat a large frying pan or wok over medium heat. Add about one tablespoon of sesame oil. Add the ground beef and cook until brown.
2) Mix together the soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, Gochujang, one teaspoon sesame oil, and minced garlic. Pour over the meat. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for about three minutes. Remove meat and sauce from wok and set aside.
3) Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until soft. Set aside.
4) Add the zucchini, cook until soft, and set aside. Cook the carrot and then the cabbage, each individually.
5) Add sesame oil to the pan over high heat and add the eggs to the pan, one at a time, making sure to keep them separate. Do this in two or more batches, depending on the size of your pan. Cook until the top yolk is slightly set. Cover the pot if needed.
6) To assemble, place rice in the bottom of a bowl. Top with cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, and meat. Drizzle the sauce from the meat over the bowl. Top with the fried egg and garnish with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter, JSL Community Chaplain
Senior Wisdom
Mazel Tov to the Honorees of Eight Over Eighty. You lead your lives with kindness and benevolence. As you are honored in our community, you are shown great appreciation for your wisdom and for serving as living examples of upright citizens who have worked hard to reach this point. G-d bless you and yours.
“A pessimist makes difficulty of opportunity.
An optimist makes opportunity of difficulty.”
“Out of My Mind” is a creative name that a resident gave her book of poems.
“Rabbi, I wait for you like I wait for the Messiah.”
“When one passes away, a library of books closes.”
“I may be blind but I’m not the one lost.”
“Life is unique. In a classroom, you are given a lesson. Only after do you receive your test or quiz. In life, you are first given the test or challenge. Only after must you figure out its appropriate lesson.”
“I have no time to age.”
I once shared the story of Rabbi Akiva who was a sage of the highest order. He began his Torah study career at the age of forty. At eighty years old he was a top scholar. A resident remarked, “Rabbi, that is interesting. His Hebrew name, Akiva sounds like the English word, achieve. Akiva achieved so much in forty years.”
“When is the last time you did something for the first time?”
Weekly Shabbat Shalom Recording Call Toll Free: 605-313-4107
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Rabbi Dovid S, Polter, Community Chaplain, Kindling Lights and Lives!
248-592-5039 • dpolter@jslmi.org
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This newsletter was created by Jo Rosen and Amanda Martlock
We’re human, prone to mistakes, so if we erred in our newsletter, please forgive us!
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L’Chaim!
We are so grateful for your financial contributions.
Please continue your engAGEment with JSL.
Your support enhances the lives of our residents.
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Nancy Heinrich, Chief Executive Officer
Jennie Klepinger, 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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People of all faiths and beliefs are welcome. |
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