July 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:

Mr. & Mrs. Herman Greenberg Mrs. Susan Berlin in commemoration of Kurt Berlin’s yahrzeit Mr. & Mrs. Herman Gershon

Ms. Linda Rozowicz in memory of George & Hilda Blumenthal Mrs. Erika Awer

Dear Friends,

We reinstitute our SUMMER LUNCH SCHEDULE this month, with lunches throughout the summer

Mondays through Thursdays at 12:15 pm. Friday lunches are still at 12 pm.

Unfurl your Red, White and Blue Spirit on Thursday, July 2nd

at 12:15 pm, as we celebrate our

country’s birthday at our Annual 4th of July Party. Tickets are $4.00 in advance and are REQUIRED

for this event. If you haven’t gotten yours yet, please sign up in the office.

Kick up your heels and try the new exercise routine that everybody is talking about. Certified Zumba

Gold instructor, Madelyn Freundlich will get you moving in her Monday morning Zumba Classes at

11 am on July 6th, 13

th, 20

th and 27

th. All fitness levels will be accommodated.

Lisa Nicolau returns for another Writing Workshop where we will explore summer memories on

Monday, July 6th at 1 pm.

This month’s Chair Massages will be held on Tuesday, July 7th and Monday, July 27

th at 12:50 pm.

Moriah will be open for a PICK-UP LUNCH on Sunday, July 12th at 10:30 am.

Our long-running Book Club has been providing our seniors with quality, thought-provoking reading

material for over four years. Join our group on Monday, July 13th at 1 pm as we discuss Susan

Meissner’s beautiful A Fall of Marigolds and distribute the next selection.

Celebrate our July birthdays at our monthly Birthday Party on Wednesday, July 15th. If you are a

July baby, come to the office to be photographed for the slideshow!

We heard your requests and we are launching a six week Moving Forward with Feldenkrais class

every Thursday from July 16 to August 20 at 11 am. Check it out and move with less pain!

On Monday, July 20th at 1 pm, we launch a new series of Aromatherapy Classes with clinical

aromatherapist, Karin Lieberman. The first class will be called Blending for Emotions. Create one of

a kind mood-lifting spritzers for your body or your room. Registration is required.

Sign up in the office for a very special series of four Wednesday morning Calligraphy Classes,

beginning July 22nd

at 11 am and continuing on July 29th and the first two Wednesdays in August.

Learn the basics and impress your friends with this traditional art. See the attached flyer for more

details.

Our Fresh Bites nutrition/cooking/tasting class continues on Wednesday, July 22nd

at 1 pm. Learn

how to cook simple, fresh and good-for-you dishes in quantities that suit your lifestyle. In order to

give everyone the opportunity to join this group, Ruthy’s Pilates Exercise Class will be moved for

that week only to Tuesday, July 21st at 1 pm.

Tai Chi Tuesdays are scheduled this month for July 14th

and 28th at 11:00 am. Mosheh Siegel’s

Beginning Computers Class is scheduled this month on Tuesdays, July 14th and 28

th at 1 pm.

We Welcome Our New Members!

Ms. Frances Johnson Mrs. Natalya Fedotova Ms. Lourdes Garcia Mrs. Ernestina Villar

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant

Ms. Donna Victor Mr. Marcos Marinez

Harriette Thompson, 92, became the oldest woman to complete a marathon when she finished the San Diego Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in 7:24:36. She surpassed the record set by Gladys Burrill, who ran 9:53:16 at the 2010 Honolulu Marathon, 19 days after her 92nd birthday, when she was 74 days younger than Thompson is now. Thompson told Runner’s World Newswire , “I’ll be the most surprised person if I finish it. I hope I will!”

The cancer survivor, concert pianist, and grandmother of 10 covered the course in 16:59 per mile, with a combination of running and walking. Thompson, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has run the San Diego race for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 16 times since 1999, missing only the 2013 race as she battled cancer. Upon finishing yesterday’s race, Thompson told competitor.com, “I thought it was like Lindbergh coming in after his flight,” of the response that greeted her at the finish line. “I was really tired at one point. Around Mile 21, I was going up a hill and it was like a mountain,” she told the Charlotte Observer after the race, “and I was thinking, ‘This is sort of crazy at my age.’ But then I felt better coming down the hill.” Thompson has had a challenging year as she lost her husband of 67 years, Sydnor Thompson, to cancer in January and dealt with painful wounds on her legs, a result of radiation treatment she underwent to treat squamous cell carcinoma. Many of Thompson’s family members and friends have battled cancer. “That makes it personal, something that I really feel is important,” Thompson said of her running for a cause. She has raised more than $100,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 16 years of running the race. As far as she knows, Thompson is cancer-free right now, however, and heading into Sunday’s race, she even entertained thoughts of trying for the 7:07:42, 90–94 age group world record she established a year ago. Her son, Brenny Thompson, 56, has accompanied his mother during the race in recent years. He helps make sure that she has the fuel she needs, serves as a bodyguard, and fields photo requests along the way. “Since I’m so old, everybody wants to have their picture taken with me. Brenny says, ‘Don’t stop her, just take a selfie,’ rather than stop and take pictures all the time, because I’d never get to the end. But it’s funny, all you need to do is get to be 90-something and you get lots of attention,” Thompson said. Thompson says that as long as she is able to, she will continue running the San Diego race. “I keep thinking, ‘I don’t deserve this [attention],’ but if it helps or if it encourages anybody, it makes me feel good,” Thompson said. “I think if I can do it, anybody can do it, because I wasn’t trained to be a runner. But I have also found that it’s very invigorating. I feel like a million dollars when I’m finished.”

Woman, 92, Becomes Oldest Marathon Finisher Harriette Thompson, a concert pianist and grandmother

of 10, completes the San Diego Marathon

Thursday, July 2nd

12:15 pm

Celebrate our country’s

birthday with rousing

music, an all-American

menu and much more!

Tickets go on sale

June 15th

Advance Tickets $4.00

At the Door $5.00

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 in July at 11 am 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.

Book club

Discussion

Group

See what everybody has been reading

and join in the discussion!

September 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning to Manhattan, where the man she loved fell to his death in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Then, while caring for a fevered immigrant whose own loss mirrors hers, she becomes intrigued by a name embroidered onto the scarf he carries…and finds herself caught in a dilemma that compels her to confront the truth about the assumptions she’s made. Will what she learns devastate her or free her?

September 2011. On Manhattan’s Upper West Side, widow Taryn Michaels has convinced herself that

she is living fully, working in a charming specialty fabric store and raising her daughter alone. Then a long-lost photograph appears in a national magazine, and she is forced to relive the terrible day her husband died in the collapse of the World Trade Towers…the same day a stranger reached out and saved her. Will a chance reconnection and a century-old scarf open Taryn’s eyes to the larger forces at work in her life?

Register in the office and receive a library copy of

this New York Times Bestseller for advance

reading.

Come join the group on Monday, July 13Come join the group on Monday, July 13thth

at 1 pm, at 1 pm,

as we discuss Susan Meissner’s beautiful piece as we discuss Susan Meissner’s beautiful piece

of historical fiction, of historical fiction, A Fall of Marigolds.A Fall of Marigolds.

Many people say that Feldenkrais exercises work “like magic”. Feldenkrais exercises consist of small, comfortable movements, and are done in an easy and relaxed way. The results can be felt immediately.

With Feldenkrais, you will be able to maintain the ability to move comfortably and easily, improve coordination, posture and flexibility, improve muscle and joint health, reduce stress and promote relaxation, restore function, enjoy renewed vitality and improved sense of well-being, become less susceptible to injury, recover faster and more fully after injury, increase comfort in all physical activities, improve brain fitness and agility, improve balance and stability, and rebuild physical self-confidence.

EVERY THURSDAY

FROM

JULY 16 TO AUGUST 20

11:00 AM

Aromatherapy

Join us for a wonderful hour of blending essential oils for mood support and learn how these essential oils influence our emotions.

You will blend your own personalized aromatic spritzer to take with you. An aromatic spritzer is a combination of essential oils and water which can be used for soothing a variety of emotional states.

A loving and refreshing way to support yourself!

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Sign up for a series of four

Calligraphy Classes Wednesday mornings at 11 am

July 22nd

July 29th

August 5th

August 12th

Calligraphy means “beautiful writing” in ancient Greek, and now you can learn how to transform

ordinary letters into works of art, too. In this workshop, we will learn the basics of the Italic style,

from proper posture, equipment and technique, to

ultimately addressing envelopes and creating your own greeting cards. Impress your family and

friends, and especially yourself, by taking up this traditional art!

Expand your creativity in July!

Wednesday,

July 22nd

1 pm

Fresh Bites!

Quick & Healthy Cooking

For one or two

Join us for a delicious and informative new

program!

Observe as a registered dietician and diabetes educator demonstrates

how to cook simple, fresh and good-for-you

dishes in quantities that suit your lifestyle.

Sample her creations and take home a printed

copy of the recipes.

Tai chi Tuesdays CONTINUE in july

JOIN US ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN JULY

TUESDAY, july 14th

TUESDAY, july 28TH

AT 11:00 AM

Migdalia Almonte Ernest Fleischmann Maria Marcano Dmitriy Shmukler

Delia Ambe Mira Frenkel Jean Margolis Valentina Shuryak

John Andreasen Alfie Garcia Dorris Mark Golda Sirota

Blanca Arauz Esfir Goldfarb Jerrold Maynard Elaine Smith

Rosa Aquero Lucy Gonzales Nelly Meirowitz Loretta Sohigian

Henry Augenblick Lana Grant Janaki Narayanashami Johanna Sommer

Borisina Bass Cecelia Gruenspecht Margot Neuburger Maurice Spreiregen

Cornelia Barnes David Hoff Martin Nussbaum Ethel Stoll

Bella Barskaya Ellen Isaak Joan Osbourne Joseph Suss

Erika Bauer Nina Isakova Sarra Poretskaya Conroy Symister

Pearl Berkovitz Isidor Izakson Maria Ramon Bolivia Tejada

Doris Bernstein Bernice Katz Maxine Reinhold Daysi Terrero

Trude Breuer Shirley Kenner Deborah Robinson Tatiana Uritsky

Ramona Brito Raya Khasis Eduardo Roldos Angela Valdes

Rebecca Buyco Annette Kirschner Emma Sabsovich Lev Vayner

Doris Cambeiro Eva Klein Rose Salik Yokhna Vaystub

Kitty Clarke Byung Lee Irma Salinas Nancy Pupo Vazquez

Charlotte Cohen Victor Levin Nilda Sarroca Rosalba Velasquez

Altagracia Cordero Bella Lewis Walter Schnerb Kelly Ranger

Otilia Ferrer Luis Lewis Alice Schuck Mark Volynskiy

Tamara Fishman Theodore Lomnitz Frances Scruggs

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Happy BirthdayBirthday 2015

Sue-Rae Rosenfeld: Abigail Adams

Walter Kerr: Harry Truman

Annette Kirschner: Georgia O’Keeffe

Henry Rosenberg: Joe Dimaggio

Amada Rodriguez: John F. Kennedy

Henry Rieser: Thomas Jefferson

Basilisa Bravo: George Washington

Joseph Suss: Rav Moshe Feinstein

Freda Birnbaum: Dorothy Day

Ramzi Jabbur, Margarita Terc and Martha Rivera

would be honored to attend The Presidential

Luncheon with President Abraham Lincoln.

Judith Levi, Myrna Brandt,

Grace Neidish and Hilda

Kromnick would like to attend

The First Ladies’ Luncheon

with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Eduardo Roldos, Annie Nussbaum

and Inge Katzman would like to join

First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy for

The First Ladies’ High Tea.

Which famous American would you like to invite for a lunch date?

MENU ITEMS WEDNESDAY 7/1 THURSDAY 7/2 FRIDAY 7/3

APPETIZER

Lima Bean Soup Orange Juice

Mushroom Barley Soup

Chicken Soup w/Noodles Apple Juice

MAIN DISH Beef Stew Hamburgers Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Green Beans Home Fries Ratatouille

SIDE DISH 2 Potatoes Mixed Vegetables Egg Barley

BREAD Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns Challah

MARGARINE X X X

DESSERT Apricot Halves

Apple Pie Watermelon

Diced Pears

MILK on way out on way out on way out

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 7/6 TUESDAY 7/7 WEDNESDAY 7/8 THURSDAY 7/9 FRIDAY 7/10

APPETIZER Minestrone Soup

Mushroom Barley 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 Green Beans Cauliflower Rice Pilaf Mashed Potatoes Sliced Carrots

SIDE DISH 2 Potatoes Au Gratin Spaghetti Carrot Salad

Mixed 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 Orange

Unsweetened Applesauce

Diced Peaches

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

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 7/13 TUESDAY 7/14 WEDNESDAY 7/15 THURSDAY 7/16 FRIDAY 7/17

APPETIZER

Cream of Tomato Soup

Split Pea Soup Vegetable Soup Orange Juice

Mushroom Barley Soup

Vegetable Soup

MAIN DISH

Breaded Pollock Tartar Sauce

Veggie Pizza w/ Peppers & Onions

Chicken with Tangy Orange Sauce

Meat Stuffed Peppers

Salmon

SIDE DISH 1 Spinach Carrots

Baked Barley w/ Mushroom & Carrots

Egg Barley Baked Potatoes in Skin Au Gratin

SIDE DISH 2 Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Green Beans Sliced Carrots Green Beans

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Cantaloupe

California Fruit Salad

Birthday Cake Pineapple Chunks Applesauce

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MENU ITEMS MONDAY 7/20 TUESDAY 7/21 WEDNESDAY 7/22 THURSDAY 7/23 FRIDAY 7/24

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley Soup

Cream of Tomato Soup

Split Pea Soup Butternut Squash Soup

Vegetable Soup

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes

Breaded Pollock Tartar Sauce

Veggie Pizza w/ Peppers & Onions

Eggplant Parmagiana

Salmon

SIDE DISH 1 Tuna Salad Mixed Vegetables Carrots Cauliflower

Baked Potatoes in Skin Au Gratin

SIDE DISH 2 Peas & Carrots Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Spaghetti Green Beans

BREAD Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Apricot Halves Kiwi Chocolate Pudding Watermelon Applesauce

MILK with meal with meal with meal with meal with meal

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 7/27 TUESDAY 7/28 WEDNESDAY 7/29 THURSDAY 7/30 FRIDAY 7/31

APPETIZER Vegetable Soup

Lima Bean Soup Orange Juice

Split Pea Soup Tomato Soup Chicken Soup with 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

Unsweetened Applesauce

Pineapple Chunks Mandarins

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

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