March 2015

Moriah is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging and your generous contributions.

A project of Agudath Israel of America, Community Services Inc.

Moriah thanks the following people for their generous donations to our Center:

Dear Friends,

We kick off the month with our Book Club Discussion Group which will meet to discuss Amy

Waldman’s timely novel, The Submission, on Monday, March 2nd

at 2 pm. Loaner copies of the

books are always available in the office.

Lisa Coll Nicolaou, our visiting teacher and writer, believes that we all have stories to tell. Join her

on Monday, March 3rd at 2 pm for another Writing Workshop. After reading some poems

(available in English & Spanish), we will embark on our own writing projects. At the end, we will

share our works-in-progress. Register in the office so that we can have enough supplies on hand.

Please take note of these two important changes to our calendar this month. Moriah will be

having a PICKUP LUNCH on Wednesday, March 4th

at 1:15 pm. We will be CLOSED on Thursday,

March 5th.

Cantor Eric S. Freeman reprises Music Mondays on March 9th at 2 pm, with a program themed

“Marches for March!”.

Faith Schwartz, one of our favorite massage therapists, will be holding a Stress Reduction

Workshop on Tuesday, March 10th at 2 pm.

Explore the crafting options of Washi Tape with Ruthy, as our craft class decorates Boutique

Tissue Box Covers on Monday, March 16th

at 2 pm. Register in the office for this unique project.

Explore the ideas, innovation and influence of the legendary cosmetics entrepreneur, Helena

Rubinstein as we venture to The Jewish Museum on Tuesday, March 17th. See the attached flyer

for details and register in the office.

Celebrate our March birthdays at our monthly Birthday Party on Wednesday, March 18th. If you

are a March baby, come to the office to be photographed for the slideshow!

Make an appointment for your monthly Chair Massage on Monday, March 23rd at 2 pm. Join us at

the same time slot for a fun Impersonator, brought to you by Elderplan. It might be advisable to

request a later massage time slot if you want to attend the show, so as not to disturb the group.

We are thrilled to bring the highly acclaimed Scandia Symphony String Quartet to our Center on

Tuesday, March 24th at 2 pm for another classical Endowment Concert.

Please note that our annual PASSOVER HIATUS begins on Monday, March 30th and will continue

through Sunday, April 12th. MORIAH WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY, APRIL 13

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Wii Bowling continues in March, every Monday at 10:45 am. Tai Chi Tuesdays are scheduled this

month for March 10th and 24

th at 11 am. Mosheh Siegel’s Beginning Computers Class is

scheduled this month on Tuesday, March 3rd

and 17th, at 2 pm.

Mrs. Hilda Kromnick commemorating her parents’ yahrzeit Mrs. Rita Knurr commemorating her husband’s yahrzeit

Mrs. Fay Blank Mrs. Helen Stein Mrs. Ray Adler Mr. & Mrs. Martin Spier

Mrs. Charlotte Moeller & Ms. Margot Hersch in memory of Fanny Lowenthal a”h Ms. Janet Diaz-Arias

We Welcome Our New Members! Mr. Bernardo Roman-Beato

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant

Mr. Manuel Saint-Clair Mrs. Freda Birnbaum Mr. Domingo Feliz Mrs. Tara Hazell

Mr. & Mrs. Isfried Neuhaus on the occasion of his 90th birthday

Mrs. Socorro Medina

Mrs. Freda Birnbaum in memory of Jacob Birnbaum z”l

When the weather gets chilly in Eugene, Oregon, many kids who might otherwise shiver in the cold will stay warmer thanks to knitted caps made by 104-year-old hands.

Dody Patterson might just be the country’s oldest knitter and volunteer. Born in 1910, she’s been knitting for almost a century — a hobby that helps both her and others.

What’s the formula to her longevity? “Hard work and interest in doing one project after another. I’ve been busy with my hands nearly all of my life,” said Patterson, who resides in an assisted living home in Eugene. “I feel wonderful.” She spends her days knitting warm wool hats that she donates to Caps for Kids, a local charity that distributes them to children in the community. She estimates she knits about 250 caps a year.

When a visitor called her on a recent morning, she was already hard at work, listing the benefits of her favorite hobby. “It’s satisfying, it’s restful, it exercises the eyes and the hands, and it keeps my mind exercised,” Patterson said.

Besides keeping busy, Patterson believes her diet has played a big role in getting to 104. She mainly consumes fruit, vegetables and nuts. She likes poultry and seafood, but stopped eating beef 25 years ago, and she tries to avoid dairy. Patterson also exercises three or four times a week in the nursing home gym.

Good genes play a part, too: She had a sister who lived to be 95, and a brother who lived to be 97.

“I don’t think of her as a 104-year-old, I think of her as 104 years young,” said Mona Rummel, who started the Caps for Kids program and first met Patterson when the elderly knitter visited her yarn shop in Eugene 17 years ago. Patterson became a volunteer soon after. The charity collected some 1,500 caps this year, which Rummel distributes to schools and shelters during the holidays. Since 1990, the caps have gone to low-income families who might otherwise not be able to afford them. “She’s inspirational to everybody who meets her. It just shows people you’re never too old to try something new or to just keep going forward,” Rummel said. She believes the hobby has helped Patterson live long because it lets her socialize with fellow knitters, has a calming effect and helps keep her brain in shape. Indeed, studies have shown knitting does have health benefits. “Her knitting has sustained her and given her purpose and joy in her life,” said Laura Lambert, Patterson’s granddaughter.

Patterson was born on a 900-acre cattle ranch in Haskell, Texas. Her great-grandmother taught her to knit with a cotton string when she was 7. She spent five decades as a beautician and was married for 43 years, until the death of her husband in the 1970s. She stayed healthy and vibrant until she became a centenarian.

So the family was very anxious when the great-great-grandmother fell in her garden in 2011 and fractured her right shoulder and pelvis. Her life changed from being very independent to depending on others for everything, Lambert said.

Surgery was too risky at her age, and Patterson had to endure many complications. She worried she wouldn’t be able to knit again.

But as she recovered, Patterson kept trying and finally her shoulder was stable enough so she could return to her beloved hobby, Lambert said.

She fills her days with creating caps and visits from family, including four great-great-grandchildren.

“I just am thankful for every day that passes that I’ll be able to keep knitting tomorrow,” Patterson said.

Can this hobby help you live longer? The health secrets of a 104-year-old

Book club

Discussion

Group

A jury chooses a memorial for the

victims of a devastating terrorist

attack on Manhattan, only to learn

that the anonymous designer is an

American Muslim -- an enigmatic

architect named Mohammad Khan.

His selection reverberates across a

divided, traumatized country and,

more intimately, through individual

lives. Claire Burwell, the sole widow

on the jury, becomes Khan's

fiercest defender. But when the

news of his selection becomes

public, she comes under pressure

from outraged family members and

into collision with hungry

journalists, opportunistic politicians,

and even Khan himself. A story of

clashing convictions and emotions, and a cunning satire of

political ideals, The Submission is a resonant novel for our times.

Register in the office and receive a library copy of

this New York Times Bestseller for advance

reading.

See what everybody has been reading

and join in the discussion!

Come join the group on Monday, March 2Come join the group on Monday, March 2ndnd

at 2 pm, at 2 pm,

as we discuss Amy Waldman’s timely novel, as we discuss Amy Waldman’s timely novel,

The SubmissionThe Submission

This is the first exhibition to explore the ideas, innovations, and influence of the legendary cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein (1872 – 1965). Madame (as she was universally known) helped break down the status quo of taste by blurring boundaries between commerce, art, fashion, beauty, and design. Through 200 objects Beauty Is Power reveals how Rubinstein’s unique style and pioneering approaches to business challenged conservative taste and heralded a modern notion of beauty, democratized and accessible to all.

tours the Jewish Museum

for a fascinating exhibit

Helena Rubinstein: Beauty Is Power

Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 Bus departs Moriah at 10:30 am We will return to Moriah in time for lunch.

Reservations required. Please sign up in the Moriah office.

A non-refundable $2.00 deposit is necessary to hold your spot.

featuring favorites by Mozart, Sibelius and Grieg, Classical Scandinavian and Swedish Folk songs.

When: Tuesday, March 24th at 2 pm Where: 90 Bennett Avenue For over twenty five years, New York Scandia Symphony has delighted and educated audiences with imaginative and creative programs, attracting and gathering audiences from the very diverse and multi-cultural population of New York City.

Acknowledged for its warm and vibrant tone, lovely clarity of expressive detail and interesting and exciting programs, the Scandia Symphony has a valuable mission as well: With a sincere commitment to the music of Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Scandinavian composers, the Scandia Symphony introduces previously unknown and seldom performed compositions to American audiences.

Tai chi Tuesdays CONTINUE in march

JOIN US ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN march

TUESDAY, march 10th

TUESDAY, march 24TH

AT 11 AM

Join those already playing

the new instructor-led

Fitness Activity at the center -

Wii Bowling!

*Continuing in March*

Wii bowling provides exercise, improves coordination and increases

range of motion for your shoulders and wrists. There are also

tremendous social benefits to Wii bowling.

Done right, regular Wii bowling has been proven to contribute to a

healthy lifestyle and be a lot of fun.

Come try out this fun and healthy new activity at Moriah. Register in the

office at your earliest convenience.

Mondays at 10:45 am in March

Yaakov Altshuler Jose Garcia Marina Kvint Evelyn Sanchez

Sarah Arias Morris Garnek Joseph Lazare Marvin Schnaidman Nathan Bamberger Gilberto Gomez Nedy Limon Tsivya Shaferman

Alvin Berger Ronya Gutman Izolda Mandelblat Sheva Shtaygrud

Bertha Blumenthal Edith Hanau Lore Morgenstern Ester Shvartszayd

Heriberto Borroto Sara Hernandez Charlotte Moeller Esther Silbermintz

Cynthia Briggs Erminta Hunter Vera Miroshnichenko Nina Srogovich

Betty Brown Lilia Lakimova-Gafner Ray Munoz Berta Stern

Haydee Dagley Ramzi Jabbur Ramona Nibbs Lazar Tarler

Judith Darmstadter Thelma Jackson Lana Ober Rosa Tobal

Grace Davis Bertha Jacobovits Asya Paikin Sarra Torpusman Carmen Deida Ruth Katz Maria Perez Marina Valentinotti

Samuel Dorfman Dorothy Kestenbaum Boris Pitelman Yefroim Vaserman

Mary Engelhardt Irina Khaimova Maria Radunsky Paulette Weill

Hilda Epstein Alexander Khelem Raul Rivera Corey Weintraub

Ketevana Eydelman Ida Krongauz Zoraida Roman Clifford Wolfe Mikhail Froymovich Anatoliy Kushnir Suerae Rosenfeld Pilar Zeller

Andres Garcia Domingo Feliz Ernest Rothschild

Who Did You Most Admire When You Were Growing Up? Daniel Bavolack: “My music teacher”. Eva Bender: “My parents and my relatives”. Myrna Brandt: “Eleanor Roosevelt”. Ramzi Jabbur: “My father”. Judith Levi: “Meta Bechhofer”. Evelyn Sanchez: “My sister”. Dorothy Kestenbaum: “My parents”. Hy Gershon: “My father”. Basilisa Bravo: “My mother”. Rita Knurr: “My parents”. Juan Salgado: “My mother.” Margarita Terc: “My mother”. Ellen Isaak: “My mother”. Rose Salik: “My grandparents”. Nelly Meirowitz: “My mother”. Marek Michelak: “Myself!”

2015 MENU ITEMS MONDAY 3/2 TUESDAY 3/3 WEDNESDAY 3/4 THURSDAY 3/5 FRIDAY 3/6

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley Soup

Minestrone Soup Blended Juice

Pineapple Juice Split Pea Soup

C L O S E D

Consommé Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes

Salmon with Tartar Sauce

Turkey with Cranberry Sauce

Southern Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 1 oz. Egg Salad Carrots Baked Yams Noodle Pudding

SIDE DISH 2 Peas & Carrots Brown Rice Green Beans Cauliflower

BREAD Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

(Alternate) Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X

DESSERT Fresh Oranges Pineapple Tidbits

Unsweetened Applesauce

Diced Pears

MILK with meal with meal on way out on way out

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 3/9 TUESDAY 3/10 WEDNESDAY 3/11 THURSDAY 3/12 FRIDAY 3/13

APPETIZER Tomato Soup

Split Pea Soup Orange Juice

Lima Bean Soup Orange Juice


Chicken Soup with Noodles Apple Juice

MAIN DISH Breaded Pollock Ziti Primavera Beef Stew Shepherd's Pie Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Tossed Salad

Broccoli Carrots

Green Beans Mixed Vegetables Mashed Potatoes

Chopped Spinach

SIDE DISH 2 Mexicali Corn Tossed Salad Potatoes Sliced Carrots Egg Barley

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Cantaloupe Cubes Vanilla Pudding Apricot Halves Fresh Orange Diced Pears

MILK with meal with meal on way out on way out on way out


APPETIZER Minestrone Soup


Vegetable Soup Red Lentil Soup Consommé Orange Juice

MAIN DISH

Salmon with Lemon Sauce

Eggplant Parmagiana

Pepper Steak Salisbury Steak w/ mushroom sauce

Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Broccoli Cauliflower Rice Pilaf Mashed Potatoes Sliced Carrots

SIDE DISH 2 Potatoes Au Gratin Spaghetti Carrot Salad

California Blend Vegetables

Couscous

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT California Fruit Salad Pineapple Tidbits Birthday Cake


Diced Peaches



APPETIZER

Cream of Tomato Soup

Split Pea Soup Vegetable Soup Orange Juice


Consommé Orange Juice

MAIN DISH

Breaded Pollock Tartar Sauce

Veggie Pizza w/ Peppers & Onions

Chicken with Tangy Orange Sauce

Meat Stuffed Peppers

Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Spinach Carrots

Baked Barley w/ Mushroom & Carrots

Egg Barley Ratatouille

SIDE DISH 2 Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Green Beans Sliced Carrots Roasted Chick Peas

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Cantaloupe

California Fruit Salad


Pineapple Chunks

Peaches


MENU ITEMS MONDAY 3/30 TUESDAY 3/31

APPETIZER

CLOSED FOR PASSOVER CLEANING

MAIN DISH

SIDE DISH 1

SIDE DISH 2

BREAD

MARGARINE

DESSERT

MILK

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