Our 2018 Annual Celebration honored Jean Becker and David Alan Miller. Jean and David are warm, compassionate and creative members of our community who live and value tikkun olam.
Here’s a link to the tribute book. Just look at the outpouring of love and support for their inspiring work.
Jewish World News Helps Spread the Word to Recruit Volunteer Drivers.
Check out the latest edition of the Jewish World. Project 5 is highlighted in a recent article titled “Stir-crazy seniors need your help to get them where they want to go! Project 5 seeks drivers”. Make sure to click the link below for the full story.
http://jewishworldnews.org/stir-crazy-seniors-need-your-help-to-get-them-where-they-want-to-go-project-5-seeks-drivers/
Important Message for SNAP Recipients
Because of the federal government shutdown, most SNAP recipients will receive their February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits early.If you received a SNAP benefit in January and were scheduled to receive SNAP in February, your February benefits may be available on your EBT card on January 17th instead of on your scheduled February availability date.This is your entire February benefit. This is not an extra SNAP benefit for January.
One-on-One Computer, Tablet & Smart Phone Skills Help
Do you want to make better use of your electronic devices? Your NNORC neighbors are getting individual training on how to: get photos from their phone to their computer; use an iPad; connect to wifi; watch a video; and more. We have volunteer mentors from the NNORC who are teaching skills and answering questions about computers and devices.
Please bring your questions and your charged tablet, phone or laptop (Apple or PC).
If you have strong computer skills and feel you would make a good computer instructor, let us know if you are interested.
DATE: Mondays, February 11 & 25, March 11 & 25
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: APL’s Bach Branch (455 New Scotland Ave., Albany)
RSVP: Please call NNORC to register at 518-514-2023
Learning to cook with beans
Join Karen Mort from Cornell Cooperative Extension for a new cooking program – It’s Bean Great! Learn how to cook with dry and canned beans in recipes for soups, salads, main course meals and even desserts. They are inexpensive and high in protein and fiber. Recipes and food sampling are included.
DATE: Thursday, January 31 (Snow date will be February 6 at 1:00 p.m.)
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church (405 Quail St, Albany).
RSVP: Please call NNORC to RSVP: 518-514-2023
FEE: $4 per person
A Guided Tour of the Grocery Story from the Perspective of a Nutritionist
Have you ever walked down the grocery store aisle and were overwhelmed with what to get? Nowadays, there are so many choices, and with heightened awareness to eat healthy, it’s hard to know exactly what to buy. Well, we called Fran Weiss from Hannaford to the rescue! Her Breakfast Club in October on healthy eating for seniors was such a success that she’s going to give us a guided tour of Hannaford to help us make healthy shopping choices.
Join us for a tour of the grocery store. Yes, you have shopped for groceries before, but this guided tour will teach you how to make healthy choices when looking at all the food offerings. (In the event of inclement weather, the snow date for this program is Thursday, February 7 at 12:00 p.m.)
DATE: Wednesday, January 30 (new date)
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Hannaford (900 Central Ave, Albany)
RSVP: Please RSVP with NNORC at 518-514-2023.
Reschedule Breakfast Club on increasing the health of your heart
Join Melissa Vitt, a bachelor’s student at Maria College, along with several other classmates who will provide information about increasing and maintaining heart health. This NNORC Breakfast Club discussion will include information about a heart healthy diet as well as other interventions to increase your heart’s health.
Melissa is a registered nurse who works full-time at St. Peters Hospital She is also completing her last semester of her bachelor’s degree. The Maria College students look forward to meeting you and sharing information about boosting and protecting your heart’s health.
DATE: Wednesday, February 27
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Albany JCC (340 Whitehall Rd, Albany) on
RSVP: Please call NNORC at 518-514-2023 to reserve your seat and your bagel.
Save March 13 for the next Breakfast Club. We will welcome back Attorney Kim Verner, who has over 17 years of legal experience, with practice in the areas of elder law, special needs planning, estate and tax planning, and estate administration.
Chair Yoga and Kripalu Yoga for Seniors
Join us for gentle stretching, yoga postures, and breathing exercises all which are designed to build flexibility, balance and strength without getting up and down from the floor. All work done seated or standing with chair for support.
INSTRUCTOR: Judi England, RN, Senior Health Education Coordinator, Kripalu Certified Yoga Instructor with over 20 years experience
DATES: Tuesdays, 1/29, 2/5, 2/11 (no class 2/18 & 2/25)
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Sophia’s Green Orthodox Church, 440 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY
RSVP: Pre-registration required: 518-514-2023
KRIPALU YOGA Join us for movement, breath-work and guided relaxation all designed to build flexibility, balance, strength, and mindfulness. Appropriate for all levels of yoga experience, including beginners. You MUST be able to get up and down from the floor without assistance.
INSTRUCTOR: Judi England, RN, Sr. Health Education Coordinator for the NNORC and Kripalu Yoga Certified Instructor with over 20 years experience.
DATES: Tuesdays, 1/29, 2/5, 2/11 (no class 2/18 & 2/25)
TIME: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church, 405 Quail Street, Albany, NY
RSVP: Pre-registration required: 518-514-2023
JFS Annual Celebration Raises $25,000!
26th Annual Kristallnacht Interfaith Commemoration
Join us for a one-time screening of Above The Drowning Sea.
The dramatic escape of thousands of European Jews to Shanghai, who found safe harbor from the Nazi menace, is revealed in the affecting ABOVE THE DROWNING SEA. As Hitler advanced, Jewish families sought refuge in any country that would accept them.
With every door closed, Ho Feng-Shan, the Chinese Consul in Vienna, courageously defied his own government and the Gestapo by issuing visas to the refugees. Arriving on China’s eastern coast, the exiles faced new trials in a remote, unfamiliar land, caught up in its own civil war and chaos from foreign invasion.
This remarkable story of heroism and humanity comes to life through the voices of actors Julianna Margulies, Tony Goldwyn and Nick Mancuso, as well as accounts by the refugees and their Chinese neighbors who recall their harrowing experiences and the remarkable friendships forged across cultures.
This One-Time Screening is free and open to the public
This is the 26th annual Kristallnacht Interfaith Commemoration, sponsored to unite the community against prejudice.
Sponsored by Holocaust Survivors & Friends Education Center, Jewish Federation of NENY, and the Judaic Studies Program of the University at Albany.
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 – 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
Page Hall, SUNYA Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY