Join Us For An Open House
Navigating the Journey of Dementia:
Advocacy, Support, and Embracing Acceptance
This event is tailored for caregivers and advocates of people living with dementia.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
1:00pm
6720 West Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield 48322
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LILLIAN & SAMUEL HECHTMAN II APARTMENTS | Discover Jewish Senior Life! | |
Contact Jackie Rosender
248-444-2430 jrosender@jslmi.org
| When someone good passes away, we celebrate their life by sharing their accomplishments. We focus on what they brought to the people around them, love, joy, laughter and resilience. This reminds us that every good life is worthy of acknowledgment. Accomplishments don't always need to be grand to be meaningful. Sometimes, it’s the way a person makes others feel or the small contributions they make that have the deepest impact. | |
Join Us for Passover!
When I was growing up, we used to go to my dad’s cousin’s house for Passover. It was the best. We all enjoyed sitting around the table, discussing the holiday and its symbols, as well as its connection to current events around the world. We’d sit until the songs were all sung and the wine was all gone, and Cousin Phyllis had served her famous strawberry fluff. No one was ever in a hurry to leave. One year, I was so inspired by the warmth of our gathering that I went home and did a painting of her seder table (post seder).
Since I started at Jewish Senior Life a couple of years ago, it’s been my pleasure to lead seders in most of our buildings. But, since I cannot be in six buildings at one time, we could really use some other Pesach lovers to join us.
Seders are early (starting between 3 and 5pm, depending on the building) and short (half an hour, but you’re welcome to stay for dinner). They are in English, and we can share the Haggadah in advance, and we have a list of page numbers to cover. Absolutely no experience is necessary, just a willingness to share this special holiday. Individuals, families, kids, are all welcome. Please give me a call if you would like to participate in this very special and meaningful mitzvah.
| Bistro volunteers Ruby Fridson and Lorraine Zack | |
Join Us for All the Other Special Days at JSL!
Pesach is a special occasion, but we have special occasions all the time at JSL. Since the Women’s Auxiliary of the Jewish Old Folks Home was founded in 1925, and through the time it became FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life, providing activities, enrichment, and celebrations has been our mission. There are so many ways for you to be part of it.
West Bloomfield
Art
Flower Arranging
Memory Care Activities
Teatime
Sharon’s Boutique
Marvin’s Bistro
Trivia
Kabbalat Shabbat
Bingo
Dining
Beading
Knitting
Special Topics Speakers
Men’s Group
Oak Park
Bingo
Prentis Pantry
Arts & Crafts
Saturday Night movie facilitator
Jeopardy
Lectures
Conversational Hebrew
Men’s Club
One-on-one visits
Conversation Groups
We would love to have you here! For details on each of these activities, please visit jslmi.org/volunteer or call / email me at (248) 592-5062 / brobinson@jslmi.org.
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Beth Robinson
Director
FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life
248-592-5062
brobinson@jslmi.org
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MARGOT & WARREN COVILLE
ASSISTED LIVING &
MEMORY CARE
| Come See the JSL Difference! | |
Now accepting applications for extremely low Income apartments
Contact Rick Goren
248-592-1155
rgoren@jslmi.org
| Watch Nancy Heinrich, CEO of Jewish Senior Life, in an insightful interview on Gracefully Greying with Henry Gornbein. She shares the benefits of living in JSL's six unique communities. |
Residents of Hechtman recently toured the newly restored Michigan Central Station in Detroit. A knowledgeable guide shared insights into the station's rich history and stunning architecture. The residents had a wonderful time exploring the building, reminiscing about its heyday, and appreciating its beauty. | Above: Cantor Zach Mondrow |
Cantors from the Michigan Board of Cantors recently performed for Holocaust survivors and residents at Meer. This year, Cantors David Propis, Daniel Gross, Gavrielle Pescador, Steve Klaper, and Zach Mondrow, accompanied by pianist Cliff Monear, delivered a beautiful selection of Jewish and Broadway music. The performance deeply touched the survivors, who expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Cantors for sharing their talents and making the event truly special. | Sarah Gormley wrote a book about her life, including getting fired by Martha Stewart, then shared her cookie recipe with the world! | This video demonstrates exercises and movements that increase hand dexterity, strength, and function. | | | |
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IN MEMORIAM
Harriet Berg
"Eight Over Eighty 2018 Honoree Harriet Berg not only loved to dance but loved to teach it to children and people of all ages. She knew that her life’s mission was to make the world a better place through dance. Harriet taught classes all over the world, always representing a dedicated member of the Jewish community. She created "historical dance groups” and one of the groups, the Festival Dancers, gave poor Jewish women an opportunity to dance. They danced and toured synagogues all over Michigan in order to teach Jewish traditions." by Aviva Levi
May her memory be a blessing.
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter, Community Chaplain
On a Brooklyn Street Corner
On a mid-summer Friday afternoon on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, I was shopping for Shabbat provisions among crowds of people. I noticed an elderly European Jew who was shouting to all the passersby, "Vie Loift a Yid?!!" (Where is a Jew running?)
As many others, I viewed this man--and his unusual behavior--as another street fixture so common in New York. I kept on walking and didn't try to connect or understand this man’s intentions.
Decades have passed. Only recently have his words begun to strike me as profound and extremely insightful - about how we live our lives. I realize now that he was challenging me to value and nurture peace in my life. He was questioning my hastiness, for as a seasoned senior he believed that one must live every moment for that moment, not for the next. His words have inspired me to cherish the moment--and not to overlook or rush through it.
Perhaps his message was not to be consumed with the next moment if that will prevent us from making the best of the present. Some of us possibly have spent much of our lives looking for the next moment -- only to finally realize that our entire "present" has suddenly become swallowed by our irretrievable past.
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Shabbat Shalom by Phone - Enjoy some inspiration.
Dial Toll free: 605-313-4107 Access code: 270368#
(Reference number not needed)
Dial # to hear the most recently recorded message.
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
Jennifer Staniszewski, Executive Director, Independent Residential Operations
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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
Administrative Offices
28290 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034
248-661-1836
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