february 2013 newsletter

FEBRUARY 2013

90 Bennett Avenue, New York, NY 10033 212-923-5715

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

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

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper

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

We Welcome Our New Members!

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Mrs. Doris Bernstein Mr. Leonard Brochis Ms. Bernice Katz

Mrs. Margot Neuburger Mr. Alvin Nevins Ms. Dida Ramirez

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Albert Blank In Memory of Ilse Buttenweiser Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gershon

Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Heching Mrs. Hilda Kromnick Mr. Alvin Nevins Mr. Kurt Rossman

Dear Friends,

With all the wonderful January programming behind us, we eagerly look forward to another

month of good food and good fun at the Center.

Our Book Club will be discussing The Last Lecture on Monday, February 4th and distributing

our newest selection for next month.

On Monday, February 11th, Bette Grossman will return for another popular jewelry making

class. These classes, made possible by a grant from the Neighborhood Fund, are always so

much fun and of such high quality that our members wear the results proudly. Sign up in the

office to reserve your spot!

Moriah seniors will venture out of the Center on Tuesday, February 12th at 10:30 am, as we go

on a trip to The Anne Frank Center for a guided tour. We will return in time for lunch.

Don’t miss our special Fiddler on the Roof themed Klezmer Musical Duo on Monday, February

18th at 2 pm, made possible by the Monica Cohn Endowment for Music and the Arts.

Our February Birthday Party will be held this month on Wednesday, February 20th.

We will be distributing a bagged PICK-UP lunch on Thursday, February 21st at 1:15 pm.

Come in costume and ready to party on Monday, February 25th as funnyman/musician

JoJo Russell returns to Moriah for our annual Shushan Purim Masquerade Lunch!

As always, join us for Enhanced Computer Lab with Technology Playground on Wednesdays,

Exercise Classes on Wednesdays & Thursdays and Yoga on Friday morning.

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Moriah is very grateful to Gemiluth Chessed of Greater New York, Inc. for their generous grant to fund the purchase of new chairs for our Center.

Please treat them gently so that we may all enjoy them for many years to come!

Moriah is very grateful to the Bashist family for their generous donation in memory of Monica Cohn z”l to purchase lovely Tu B’shvat dried fruit packages for our seniors.

Time is Running Out for Seniors to Meet March 1st Social Security Electronic Payment Deadline

Senior citizens still receiving their Social Security benefits by paper check must

take action soon - March 1st is the final deadline by which all remaining federal benefit check recipients must receive their money electronically. That is the date

the electronic payment law goes into effect.

The U.S. Treasury reports that 5 million checks continue to be mailed to federal beneficiaries each month. The Treasury is urging Social Security and other federal

benefit recipients not to delay and to switch now to either direct deposit or the Direct Express Debit MasterCard card.

If you or a loved one still receives paper checks for your benefit payments, now is the time to switch. It's free and easy – just call 1-800-333-1795 or

visit www.GoDirect.org, or come to the Moriah office – We are here to help you!

Look at what’s falling off the bookshelf at Moriah in February! A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave--"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"--wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have...and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.

Register in the office and receive a library copy for advance reading.

See what everybody has been reading and share in Moriah’s Book Club discussion!

Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:00 pm

MORIAH SENIOR CENTER

Join Moriah Senior Center for a 60 minute guided tour of this

moving exhibit, including a film “The Short Life of Anne Frank”

which includes the only film footage of Anne Frank

The permanent exhibit Anne Frank and Us at the Anne Frank Center USA, challenges all visitors to reflect on what personal responsibility to others means. A dollhouse-like re-creation of the Secret Annex, a house behind a house, lets visitors get a sense of how the Frank family was able to live without their presence being noticed by neighbors. Opposite the model is a case containing a painstakingly re-created facsimile of Anne's original diary, a facsimile of the family photo album and an authentic yellow star, which Jews in the Nazi-occupied city were forced to wear for the purposes of identification and vilification.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:30am

Space is limited Sign up in the office

90 Bennett Avenue 212-923-5715 [email protected]

A refundable deposit of $2.00 will be necessary to hold your spot

http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/museums-attractions/anne-frank-and-us


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013

A musical duo

performing

selections from

Fiddler on the Roof

and klezmer favorites

presents

90 Bennett Avenue 212-923-5715

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Lunch at 1:15 pm

Concert at 2:00 pm


SHUSHAN PURIM MASQUERADE

Join in the fun at our Annual Purim Party

Wear a Costume, Funny Hat, or Mask

and receive lunch for ONLY $1.00

RETURN ENGAGEMENT

at 2:00 pm of

SINGER, DANCER,

FUNNY MAN

JoJo Russell

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, LUNCH @ 1:15PM

90 BENNETT AVENUE

Funded by the Monica Cohn Endowment for Music and the Arts

Ruth E. Baez Stanley Kurtzman Catherine Parker Thomas J. Synder

Helen Bojes David Kach Nestor D. Reyes Margarita E. Terc

Eula Chase Mark Kanal Eula Rice Jose Torres

Vilma De La Providencia Inge Levy Libertina Salomon Kate Trunin

Celeste M. Estades Herbert Millet Sally Schwartz Simonne Varsano

Azucena Fernandez Isfried Neuhaus Ada Sequenot Vasantha Vaidyanathan

Frieda H. Gottfried Ana Nourakis Aron Shapiro Peter P. Weis

Carmen Hernandez Eileen O’Neill Meena Smith Lester Weissman

Martha Horiuchi Donald Paneth Helen Stein

Chocolate Found to Boost Brain Health in Seniors

A new study shows that consuming more flavanol, a component of cocoa, improves cognitive function and blood pressure in elderly patients who have mild cognitive impairment. Senior patients, who already had cognitive impairment, drank cocoa drinks that had low, intermediate, or high amounts of antioxidants called flavanols. Cognitive function, including executive function, short-term and long-term memory, processing speed and overall thinking skills, was tested after eight weeks. Scores improved in patients who drank intermediate and high levels of flavanol. Head researcher Dr. Giovambattista Desideri, of the University of L’Aquila in Italy, said: “This study provides encouraging evidence that consuming cocoa flavanols, as a part of a calorie controlled and nutritionally balanced diet, could improve cognitive function.”

Join Moriah for delicious

Chocolate Pudding on Feb 19th

!

February Celebrants

MENU ITEMS FRIDAY 2/1

APPETIZER

Consomme Orange Juice

MAIN DISH

Southern Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Noodle Pudding

SIDE DISH 2 Cauliflower/Carrots

BREAD Challah

MARGARINE X

DESSERT Apricot Halves

MILK on way out

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 2/4 TUESDAY 2/5 WEDNESDAY 2/6 THURSDAY 2/7 FRIDAY 2/8

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley Soup Apple Juice

Minestrone Soup Blended Juice

Low Sodium Lima Bean Soup

Vegetable Soup Apple Juice

Consomme Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes

Salmon with Tartar Sauce

Chicken Lo Mein Meatballs Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Egg Salad Green Beans Broccoli Cuts Spaghetti Rattatouille

SIDE DISH 2

Peas & Carrots Mashed Potatoes Lo Mein Vegetables Mixed Vegetables Roasted Chick Peas

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Fresh Oranges Pineapple Tidbits Diced Pears Apricot Halves Peaches

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

FEBRUARY 2013


APPETIZER

Split Pea Soup Orange Juice

Tomato Soup Pineapple Juice Vegetable Soup

Mushroom Barley Soup

Chicken Soup w Noodles

Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Ziti Primavera Breaded Pollock

Turkey w/ Cranberry Sauce

Shepherd's Pie Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Broccoli/Carrots Tossed Salad Baked Yams

Mixed Vegetables Mashed Potatoes

Succotash

SIDE DISH 2 Tossed Salad Roast Potatoes Green Beans Sliced Carrots Egg Barley


MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Vanilla Pudding Cantaloupe Cubes Applesauce Fresh Orange Apricot Halves



APPETIZER Vegetable Soup

Lima Bean Soup Orange Juice

Split Pea Soup Pineapple Juice

Vegetable Soup Chicken Soup w Noodles

MAIN DISH Eggplant Parmagiana

Baked Fish Loaf w/ Horseradish

Chicken in Mushroom Sauce

Meat Stuffed Pepper w/ Veg.

Roast Chicken w/ Gravy

SIDE DISH 1 Cauliflower Mixed Vegetables Brown Rice Egg Barley Chopped Spinach

SIDE DISH 2 Spaghetti Beet Salad Steamed Broccoli Sliced Carrots Carrot Tzimmes


MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Cantaloupe Cubes Chocolate Pudding Birthday Cake

Pineapple Chunks

Mandarins


MENU ITEMS MONDAY 2/25 TUESDAY 2/26 WEDNESDAY 2/27 THURSDAY 2/28

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley Soup - Orange Juice

Butternut Squash Soup

Vegetable Soup Lima Bean Soup Pineapple Juice

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes Salmon

Chicken with Tangy Orange Sauce

Swedish Meatballs

SIDE DISH 1 Egg Salad

Baked Potatoes in Skin Au Gratin

Baked Barley w/ Mushroom & Carrots

Spaghetti

SIDE DISH 2 Peas & Carrots Broccoli Italian Green Beans

California Blend Vegetables

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat

MARGARINE X X X X

DESSERT Pineapple Tidbits Fresh Apple Apricot Halves Applesauce

MILK with meal with meal on way out on way out

FEBRUARY 2013

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