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 Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant

We Welcome Our New Members!

Mrs. Marta Vega Ms. Lana Ford Mr. Abdullajon Mahmudov Ms. Josephine Almonte

Mrs. Luz Guarin Mrs. Ramonita Barboza Ms. Lucina Romero

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

Dear Friends,

Our Book Club will be discussing The Mapmaker’s Children on Monday, January 4th at 2 pm. Join

the group and share your valuable opinion with others.

We are also pleased to offer TWO Zumba Gold classes this month on Mondays, January 4th

and

25th at 2 pm.

Due to your positive feedback, our Moving Forward with Feldenkrais classes have been

extended, and will run every Thursday, from January 7th to February 18

th at 12 pm in the front

room.

Bette Grossman returns on Monday, January 11th at 2 pm for another exciting Beading Class.

Space is limited, so sign up early for this very popular class funded in part by the Medical Center

Neighborhood Fund.

This month’s Chair Massage will be held on Tuesday, January 12th and Monday, January 25

th at

1:50 pm. Register in the office to secure your appointment slot.

Celebrate our January birthdays at our Birthday Party on Wednesday, January 13th. If you are a

January baby, come to the office earlier this month to be photographed for the slideshow!

Sing along with Cantor Eric S. Freeman, when he returns for his toe-tapping Music Monday on

Monday, January 18th at 2 pm, and answers the question, “Who was Abe Burrows?”.

Moriah will be open for a PICK-UP LUNCH on Sunday, January 24th at 10:30 am.

Our popular Aromatherapy Classes continue on Tuesday, January 26th at 2 pm. Karin returns to

make topical immune support aromatherapy blends with the group. Sign up with Ruthy.

Tai Chi Tuesdays are scheduled this month for January 12th and 26

th at 11:30 am. Beginning

Computers Class is scheduled this month on Tuesdays, January 5th and 19

th at 2 pm.

Ms. Janet Diaz-Arias Ms. Arline Lewit Mrs. Edith Silverman in honor of Shuli and her staff

Mrs. Gertrude Frankel Ms. Francisca Morales Ms. Aida Colon Mrs. Meta Bechhofer

Mrs. Erika Awer Mrs. Shirley Auslander Mrs. Ilse Gruenspecht Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Spier Mrs. Charlotte Moeller in gratitude for 5 family simchas in one week

2016

Mrs. Rita Slomovits Mrs. Helen Stein Mrs. Fay Blank for the yahrzeit of Bill Blank

Ms. Maria Alvarez Mr. John Norton Mr. Cesar Argueta Mrs. Helen Helfer

Mr. Kurt Rossman in honor of his grandson’s service in the IDF

Watch Our Hydroponic Garden Grow!

You might have noticed how our garden in the front room has taken off. It has been providing our kitchen with fresh, dill, basil, oregano and parsley on a regular basis. Hydroponic gardens grow on water and the special pump provides the root system with an abundant balance of oxygen, water, and nutrients to enable plants to grow 5 times faster than when grown in soil. We have a second garden growing peppers and we hope to see an equally impressive harvest from that soon.

Thanksgiving

Aromatherapy

Book club

Discussion

Group

See what everybody has been reading

and join in the discussion!

When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad’s leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and hiding her maps within her paintings. She boldly embraces this calling after being told the shocking news that she can’t bear children, but as the country steers toward bloody civil war, Sarah faces difficult sacrifices that could put all she loves in peril. Eden, a modern woman desperate to conceive a child with her husband, moves to an old house in the suburbs and discovers a porcelain head hidden in the root cellar—the remains of an Underground Railroad doll with an extraordinary

past of secret messages, danger and deliverance. Ingeniously plotted to a riveting end, Sarah and Eden’s woven lives connect the past to the present, forcing each of them to define courage, family, love, and legacy in a new way.

Register in the office and receive a library copy of

this New York Times Bestseller for advance

reading.

Come join the group on Monday, January 4Come join the group on Monday, January 4thth

at 2 pm, at 2 pm,

as we discuss Sarah McCoy’s historical adventure, as we discuss Sarah McCoy’s historical adventure,

The Mapmaker’s ChildrenThe Mapmaker’s Children

Every Thursday at 12pm, join Feldenkrais practitioner Jill Van Note at Moriah Senior Center for a series of exercises to reduce pain, improve posture, and help you feel like the best version of you!

Moving Forward with the Feldenkrais Method isn’t a conventional exercise program. It is very different. Instead of stretching or straining your muscles, the Moving Forward program features exercises that harness your brain to help your body. These exercises are safe, stress-free and involve no muscular exertion. Instead, they involve small easy movements and a pleasant process of paying attention to yourself.

What can this program do for me?

Moving Forward with the Feldenkrais Method can help you to reduce muscular aches and pains, improve your posture, improve your balance, and increase your flexibility and ease of movement. It can also help you to improve your breathing, reduce stress, improve your mood, and give you a sense of energy and optimism. The exercises in the Moving Forward program are also helpful after stroke or injury. In addition to helping you to heal and regain function, they can also help to rebuild your confidence in your body.

EXTENDED!!!! THURSDAYS

JANUARY 7 TO FEBRUARY 18

12:00 PM

Experience zumba at your own fitness level!

Join the Zumba Gold class and dance to great music with easy-to-follow choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. You can dance in a chair or standing – your choice!

Come ready to have fun and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong.

Mondays, January 4th & 25th at 2 pm

Meet Your Teacher! Madelyn Freundlich has taught Zumba Gold for more than three years and loves working with older adults! She also teaches yoga and fitness classes throughout New York City.

Continuing this Winter

Aromatherapy

Winter has arrived, so let’s fortify our health. Please join us for an aromatic plant medicine class where we will blend for immune support.

One way to stay strong is by creating your own topical immune support aromatherapy blend. We will cover 4-5 immune enhancing essential oils that are antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial, uplifting and calming.

Here’s to our health!

Looking forward to seeing you there. Please register in the office as space is limited.

“Aromatherapy for Immune Support”

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JOIN US ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN JANUARY

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12th

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH

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Happy Birthday

Happy New Year

Sally Apfelbaum Maria Dajer Regina Heuberger Alexander Militarev Luminita Rotaru

Altagracia Arias Bella Dobryansky Martha Hexter Angela Montero Edith Sanchez

David Arzouane Julia Dominguez Jerry Hirsch Ramona Negron Isaak Shapiro

Elaine Arzouane Svetlana Dultsyna Altagracia Jaime Gary Neidich Semen Schnayder

Erika Awer Yakov Fliorent David Kenner Sonia Perez Malka Shor

Gerry Barranda Adele Fulda Dina Khabinskaya Rafael Ramirez Rita Slomovits

Cesar Belliard Gonzalo Garcia Paul Kneisel Arthur Raymond Bruno Speier

Emilia Bocanegra Leonardo Garcia Maya Korsunskaya Anna Reyder Kyunghi Snyder

Roslyn Borchardt Berta Gervassi Olga Kuraksa Daniel Reyes Josefina Torres

May Brezi Bella Goldman Daisy Onorati David Rivas Grigory Trosman

Ramona Cabrera Ralph Goldschmidt Elfriede Lambert Martha Rivera Blanca Vasquez

Nelly Capo Alice Gottlieb Rochelle Lauer Guillermo Rodriguez Taesia Vayshtub

Maria Castello Marie Greenidge Olga Levy Nelly Rodriguez Aleida Vogue

Lina Chernomorsky Ganna Gumenywk Coralina Martinez Myrna Rothenberg Josephine Williams

Gloria Clavijo Lyubov Gutman Lillian Mercado Nora Pena Rojas Martha Wilson

Felix Collado Ira Herschaft Julia Meskus Dorrie Rosen Robert Wilson

Chiyo Chin Lucy Hess Ethelina Matos Kurt Rossman

Introducing the at Moriah

There's a reason laughing makes you feel so darn good!

Various studies have shown how beneficial laughter can be. Along with relieving stress and lowering blood

pressure, laughter has been shown to relieve pain and boost the immune system.

Every month, a group of older adults goes to Washington’s Sibley Memorial Hospital, but they don’t see a

doctor or get tests. They’re not sick. They come just for laughs. They gather in a room next to the hospital

cafeteria for the “Laugh Café”. The price of admission is one joke, recited out loud.

Experts say laughing can be good for your health, and everyone in the room strongly agrees.

Moriah Senior Center’s “Good Laugh Café” is premiering Wednesday, January 6th at 2:45PM, right after

Ruthy’s exercise class. Join us for a good laugh and don’t forget to bring a joke to share!

MENU ITEMS FRIDAY 1/1

APPETIZER

Consommé Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Ratatouille

SIDE DISH 2 Roasted Chick Peas

BREAD Challah

MARGARINE X

DESSERT Peaches

MILK on way out

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 1/4 TUESDAY 1/5 WEDNESDAY 1/6 THURSDAY 1/7 FRIDAY 1/8

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley Soup (Alternate) Orange Juice

Butternut Squash Soup Orange Juice

Vegetable Soup Orange Juice

Lima Bean Soup (Alternate)

Chicken Soup w/Noodles Blended Juice

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes Salmon

Chicken with Tangy Orange Sauce

Swedish Meatballs Southern Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 1 oz. Egg Salad

Baked Potatoes in Skin Au Gratin

Baked Barley w/ Mushroom & Carrots

Spaghetti Noodle Pudding

SIDE DISH 2 Peas & Carrots Mixed Vegetables Green Beans

California Blend Vegetables

Sliced Carrots

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Pineapple Tidbits Fresh Apple Apricot Halves Applesauce Diced Peaches

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

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 1/11 TUESDAY 1/12 WEDNESDAY 1/13 THURSDAY 1/14 FRIDAY 1/15

APPETIZER Vegetable Soup

Lima Bean Soup Orange Juice

Split Pea Soup Tomato Soup Chicken Soup w/ Noodles

MAIN DISH Eggplant Parmagiana

Baked Fish Loaf w/ Horseradish

Chicken in Mushroom Sauce

Hamburgers w/ Sautéed Onions

Roast Chicken w/ Gravy

SIDE DISH 1 Cauliflower Brown Rice Roasted Chick Peas

Home Fries in Skin

Succotash

SIDE DISH 2 Spaghetti Ratatouille Steamed Broccoli Mixed Vegetables Carrot Tzimmes

BREAD

Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Cantaloupe Cubes Chocolate Pudding Birthday Cake Pineapple Chunks Mandarins

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

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MENU ITEMS MONDAY 1/18 TUESDAY 1/19 WEDNESDAY 1/20 THURSDAY 1/21 FRIDAY 1/22

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley Soup

Minestrone Soup Blended Juice

Pineapple Juice Split Pea Soup

Vegetable Soup Apple Juice

Consommé Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes

Salmon with Tartar Sauce

Turkey with Cranberry Sauce

Meatballs Southern Baked Chicken

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

SIDE DISH 2 Peas & Carrots Brown Rice Green Beans Mixed Vegetables Confetti Cauliflower

BREAD Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Whole Wheat Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Fresh Oranges Pineapple Tidbits

Unsweetened Applesauce

Apricot Halves Diced Pears

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

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 1/25 TUESDAY 1/26 WEDNESDAY 1/27 THURSDAY 1/28 FRIDAY 1/29

APPETIZER Tomato Soup

Split Pea Soup Orange Juice

Lima Bean Soup Orange Juice

Mushroom Barley Soup

Chicken Soup w/ Noodles

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

Ratatouille

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

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