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PLATINUM
The Massry Family

SILVER
Fact Finders, Inc.
Rachel Minkin & Rabbi Roy Feldman
Joy Davidoff & James Finale
Gilah & Dr. Eric Moses
Jane & Garry Sanders

BRONZE
Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC
Albany Jewish Community Center
Nanette & Arthur Brenner
Evy & Larry Farbstein
Jane & Lev Ginsburg
Karen Glaser Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Susan Ungerman & Allan Greenberg
Laura & Ed Jacobs
Laurie Abelson & David Levine
Sheila & Ira Lobel
Robyn & David Morrison
Debbie & Rick Sokoler

CHAMPION
Congregation Agudat Achim
Scott & Ellen Hollander
Dale & Richard Katz

HONORARY COMMITTEE
Albany Jewish Community Center
Dorris J. Avner
Debra & Randy Belkin
Marc & Leslie Berlinsky
Moe Brand
Nanette & Arthur Brenner
Hon. Neil D.Breslin
Judy Avner & Steve Eckert
Rabbi David & Jodi Eligberg – Temple Israel
Malka & Eitan Evan
Evy & Larry Farbstein
Rachel Minkin & Rabbi Roy Feldman
Joy Davidoff & James Finale
Ken & Molly Getnick
Mara Ginsberg
Jane & Lev Ginsburg
Karen Glaser, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Kathy & Billy Golderman
Rabbi Debora S. Gordon
Susan Ungerman & Allan Greenberg
Margaret S. Harvey
Laura & Ed Jacobs
Ellen & Saul Kattleman
Julie & Jim Knox
Carol & Stewart Kriss
Laurie Abelson & David Levine
Julie Solomon & Cole G. Libby
Sherry Gold & Wendell Lorang
Jill Goodman & Arthur Malkin
Robyn Marinstein
Mallory & Murray Massry
Micki & Norman Massry
Robyn & David Morrison
Dr. Eric & Gilah Moses
Reeva Nowitz
Ms. Marian Alexander & Rabbi Dan Ornstein
Julie & Barry Pollack
Sheila & Harvey Randall
Monica Tan & Steve Ribner
Deborah Riitano
BJ & Peter Rosenfeld
Rise & Larry Routenberg
Gail Sacco
Jane & Garry Sanders
Larry Sanders
Ellen & Rick Schwartz
Karen & Gavin Setzen
Lara Kassel & Michael Seereiter
Nelson & Kathryn Sheingold
Robin & Ted Sobol
Debbie & Rick Sokoler
Ilene & Jerry Sykes
Joyce Teitelman
Ira Zackon & Nina Wu
Barbara Zaron

CHEERLEADERS
Saul Abrams
Bea & Jeff Fox
DEborah & Gary Goldsten
Ellen & Jack Kaplowitz
Rabbi Rena Kieval
Barry & Sara Larner
Ellen & Rick Schwartz
Audrey Seifman
Rabbi Nachman & Clara Simon
Johanna Stepper

WELL WISHERS
Anonymous
Asal Family
Dorothy Ganz
Marilyn & Steve Gordon
Shirley & Herb Gordon
Rabbi Bev & Richard Magidson
Sharon & Bill Miller
Barry Richman
Lara Kassel & Michael Seereiter
Rachael Besser & Rabbi Rafi Spitzer
Arleen Stein
Roberta & Don Steiner
Phyllis & Barry Wang

HONORABLE MENESCHEN SUPPORTERS
David & Deborah Belkin
Richard J. Bergman DDS
Elaine Cline
Selig Corman
Ann & Sidney Cramer
Elaine C. Freedman
Judy Linden & Howard Ginsburg
Virginia Gokhale
Mindy & Jesse Holland
Gail Kendall
Maria T. Kopcha
Dorry Kotzin
Leo S. & Martha D. Levy
Leslie B. Neustadt
Barbara & Richard Preisman
Marcia Rosenberg
Daniel Sanders
George Louis Sarachan
Debbie & Adam Schaffer
Beverly Shor
Lynda & Steven Shrager
Len & Sue Stokes
Leah Taub
Sandi & Jay Worona
Margery & Alan Zucker

Parents are stretched to the limit, but our kids need us more than ever. If this feels impossible, that’s because it is!

Gather virtually with area parents to commiserate, support each other, and offer suggestions on how to do the impossible: parenting (and educating) in the time of quarantine.

This group is open to parents of children of all ages (infancy through high school). 

Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m.
Join Lynda Shrager, OT, MSW, CAPS in a discussion about spring cleaning and decluttering.

Contact NNORC to sign up (518-514-2023 or nnorc@jfsneny.org). We will then email you a link to the program meeting or give you a phone number to call in. We are using a platform called Zoom. For video conferencing, you can use it from your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. If you need help getting familiar with Zoom, just call NNORC and we will help you get started.

Wednesday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m. 
Join Erin Plonka, NNORC Director of Community Care, for a chance to share stories and have a few laughs. 

Contact NNORC to sign up (518-514-2023 or nnorc@jfsneny.org). We will then email you a link to the program meeting or give you a phone number to call in. We are using a platform called Zoom. For video conferencing, you can use it from your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. If you need help getting familiar with Zoom, just call NNORC and we will help you get started

Join JFS clinician Claire Greenhill for a rich discussion about families, children, boundaries and more. Wednesday, May 13 at 1:00 p.m.

Contact NNORC to sign up (518-514-2023 or nnorc@jfsneny.org). We will then email you a link to the program meeting or give you a phone number to call in. We are using a platform called Zoom. For video conferencing, you can use it from your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. If you need help getting familiar with Zoom, just call NNORC and we will help you get started.

Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present in the moment – it takes practice, but it can help with emotional regulation, anxiety, depression, and managing day-to-day stress. This group will provide guidance, discussion, and practice mindfulness activities.

In this group, we will discuss and help participants implement ways to regain and maintain resilience, identify tools to fuel your spirit, and engage in activities to address boredom, lack of purposefulness, and isolation. Activities will be modified for physical limitations you may have. This will also be an opportunity to discuss shared interests that you value and enjoy.  

This group is for middle- and high-school students experiencing frustration with being stuck at home. We’ll talk about what it’s like being trapped with your family full-time, missing your friends, the loss of end-of-school-year activities, and other stressors. 

Facilitated by the JFS Senior Resource Network team, this group is for older adults to discuss Aging Information and Resources and other timely issues. We will address staying connected when you feel disconnected, coping with the barrage of changes and realities that impact your life, maintaining safety in your home, preserving healthy habits and self-care, and more.