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Dear Friends,
Our Book Club meets TWICE this month - on Monday, February 1st at 2 pm, to discuss Dick Van
Dykes inspirational book, Keep Moving, and on Monday, February 29th at 2 pm, to discuss The
Last Midwife. Why not join the group and share your valuable opinion with others?
Join our two Zumba Gold classes this month on Mondays, February 1st and 22nd at 2 pm.
Our deliciously popular Fresh Bites cooking/nutrition/tasting class will open your horizons and
tempt your palate with A Taste of Japan on Wednesday, February 3rd at 2 pm.
Our extended Moving Forward with Feldenkrais classes continue to run every Thursday, from
February 4th to February 18th at 12 pm in the front room.
Sing along with Cantor Eric S. Freeman, when his toe-tapping Music Monday features Salute to
the Oscars III on Monday, February 8th at 2 pm.
Dont miss a very unique, informative and fun workshop, as Moriah hosts The Kosher Pickle
Factory, featuring Rabbi Pickle, on Tuesday, February 9th at 2 pm. Participants will learn the
history behind the art of pickle making, learn about each of the ingredients used and the
preparation method, and walk away with their very own container of pickles. During the
workshop, participants will also gain an understanding of the kosher lifestyle and insight to the
deeper meaning of many of the ingredients.
Ruthys Laugh Caf continues this month on Wednesday, February 10th at 2:45 pm. Share a joke
and improve your health! See attached flyer for details.
Renowned flutist Yael Ascher returns to the Center for Syrinx Duo - a flute and harp duo
performing classical melodies as well as Jewish favorites, on Monday, February 15th at 2 pm.
Celebrate our February birthdays at our Birthday Party on Wednesday, February 17th. If you are a
February baby, come to the office earlier this month to be photographed for the slideshow!
This months Chair Massage will be held on Monday, February 22nd at 1:50 pm. Register in the
office to secure your appointment slot.
Moriah will be open for a PICK-UP LUNCH on Sunday, February 28th at 10:30 am.
Tai Chi Tuesdays are scheduled this month for February 9th and 23rd at 11:30 am.

Moriah thanks the following people for their generous donations to our Center:
Mrs. Edith Himmel

Mrs. Irmgard Klawansky

Mrs. Ray Adler

Mr. & Mrs. Eli Schuck

Ms. Janet Diaz-Arias

Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cohen

Mrs. Bertha Trepp

Ms. Judy Darmstadter

Mrs. Edith Boley in memory of her husband, Henry

Susan Stoll and J. Randy Rosen

Mr. & Mrs. Isfried Neuhaus in honor of the engagement of two grandchildren

Mr. Herbert Harwitt

We Welcome Our New Members!

Mr. Robert Feldman

Mrs. Lillian Mozes

Mrs. Margarita Mendoza

Mrs. Elvira Noriega

Mr. Jeff Shaw

Mr. Frank Balazs

Mr. Herbert Schachter

Mr. Boris Hristov

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper

Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant

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

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

In Honor of Groundhog Day. An Animal Puzzle for You

Answer Sheet Available in the Office

Book club
Discussion
Group
Come join the group on Monday, February 1ST at 2 pm,
to discuss Dick Van Dykes inspiring memoir, Keep Moving
Show-business legend Dick Van Dyke is living proof that life does get
better the longer you live it. Who better to offer instruction, advice,
and humor than someone whos entering his ninth decade with a
jaunty two-step? Van Dyke isnt just a born song-and-dance man; his
irrepressible belief in embracing the moment and unleashing his
inner child has proved to be the ultimate elixir of youth. When he
was injured during the filming of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, his doctor
warned him hed be using a walker within seven years, but Dick
performed a soft shoe right there and never looked back.
In Keep Moving, Dick Van Dyke offers his own playful anecdotes and
advice, as well as insights from his brother, actor Jerry Van Dyke; his
friend and creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Carl Reiner; and other
spirited friends and family. Whether hes describing the pleasure he takes in his habitual visits
to the grocery store; how he met his late-in-life-love Arlene; or how he sprung back, livelier
than ever, from a near-death experience, Dicks optimistic outlook is an invigorating tonic for
anyone who needs a reminder that life should be lived with enthusiasm despite what the
calendar says.
You dont have to act your age. You dont even have to feel it. And if it does attempt to elbow
its way into your life, you do not have to pay attention. If I am out shopping and hear music
playing in a store, I start to dance. If I want to sing, I sing. I read books and get excited about
new ideas. I enjoy myself. I dont think about the way I am supposed to act at my age or at
any age. As far as I know, there is no manual for old age. There is no test you have to pass.
There is no way you have to behave. There is no such thing as age appropriate.
When people ask my secret to staying youthful at an age when getting up and down from your
chair on your own is considered an accomplishment, you know what I tell them?
Keep moving. Dick Van Dyke

Register in the office and receive a

library copy by this New York Times
bestselling author for advance reading.
See what everybody has been reading
and join in the discussion!

Experience zumba at your

own fitness level!

Continuing this Winter

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.
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Mondays, February 1 & 22 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.

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informative new
program continues!
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.

A Taste of Japan

Wednesday,
February 3rd
2 pm

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 isnt 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
FEBRUARY 4 TO FEBRUARY 18
12:00 PM

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Tuesday,
February 9th
at 2 pm

The Kosher pickle factory is a hands on

demonstration on making pickles using
the same method as the
original pickle masters of the famed
Lower East Side of New York. Participants
will learn the history behind the art
of pickle making,

There's a reason laughing makes you feel so 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.
Following the mode of Washingtons Sibley Memorial Hospital,
once a month at Moriah, a group of seniors gather for the

Laugh Caf
The price of admission is one joke, recited out loud. Experts say
laughter is the best medicine, and everyone in the room strongly
agrees.

Wednesday, February 10th

at 2:45pm
right after Ruthys exercise class.

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Yael Acher-Modiano, the award-winning flutist

and composer from Israel, is excited to return to
Moriah Senior Center, accompanied by harpist,
arranger and composer, Alyssa Reit.
Duo Syrinx will perform favorite classical pieces
by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Faure, Chopin,
Mendelssohn, as well as Jewish melodies.

Monday,
February 15
at 2 pm
Sponsored in part by

Book club
Discussion
Group
Come join the group on Monday, February 29th at 2 pm,
to discuss Sandra Dallass riveting tale, The Last Midwife
It is 1880 and Gracy Brookens is the only midwife in a small
Colorado mining town where she has delivered hundreds,
maybe thousands, of babies in her lifetime. The women of
Swandyke trust and depend on Gracy, and most couldn't
imagine getting through pregnancy and labor without her
by their sides.
But everything changes when a baby is found dead...and
the evidence points to Gracy as the murderer.
She didn't commit the crime, but clearing her name isn't so
easy when her innocence is not quite as simple, either. She
knows things, and that's dangerous. Invited into her
neighbors' homes during their most intimate and vulnerable
times, she can't help what she sees and hears. A woman
sometimes says things in the birthing bed, when life and
death seem suspended within the same moment. Gracy has always tucked those
revelations away, even the confessions that have cast shadows on her heart.
With her friends taking sides and a trial looming, Gracy must decide whether it's worth
risking everything to prove her innocence. And she knows that her years of discretion
may simply demand too high a price now...especially since she's been keeping more
than a few dark secrets of her own.
With Sandra Dallas's incomparable gift for creating a sense of time and place and
characters that capture your heart, The Last Midwife tells the story of family,
community, and the secrets that can destroy and unite them.
Register in the office and receive a
library copy for advance reading.
See what everybody has been reading
and join in the discussion!

Tai chi Tuesdays

CONTINUE in FEBRUARY
JOIN US ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd
AT 11:30 AM

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MENU ITEMS
APPETIZER
MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

MONDAY 2/1

TUESDAY 2/2

WEDNESDAY 2/3

THURSDAY 2/4

FRIDAY 2/5

Minestrone Soup

Mushroom Barley
Soup

Vegetable Soup

Salmon with
Lemon Sauce

Eggplant
Parmagiana

Pepper Steak

Green Beans

Cauliflower

Rice Pilaf

Mashed Potatoes

Sliced Carrots

Potatoes Au Gratin Spaghetti

Carrot Salad

Mixed
Vegetables

Couscous

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Whole Wheat

Challah

California Fruit
Salad

Pineapple Tidbits in
Juice

Orange

Unsweetened
Applesauce

Diced Peaches

with meal

with meal

on way out

on way out

on way out

MENU ITEMS

MONDAY 2/8

TUESDAY 2/9

WEDNESDAY 2/10

Red Lentil Soup

Salisbury Steak
w/ Mushroom Sauce

Consomm
Orange Juice
Chicken

THURSDAY 2/11

FRIDAY 2/12

APPETIZER

Cream of Tomato
Soup

Split Pea Soup

Vegetable Soup
Orange Juice

Mushroom Barley
Soup

Consomm
Orange Juice

MAIN DISH

Breaded Pollock
Tartar Sauce

Veggie Pizza w/
Peppers & Onions

Chicken with
Tangy Orange Sauce

Meat Stuffed
Peppers

Baked Chicken

Spinach

Carrots

Baked Barley w/
Mushroom & Carrots

Egg Barley

Ratatouille

Mashed Potatoes

Broccoli

Green Beans

Sliced Carrots

Roasted Chick Peas

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Challah

Cantaloupe

California
Fruit Salad

Unsweetened
Applesauce

Pineapple Chunks Peaches

with meal

with meal

on way out

on way out

SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

on way out

MENU ITEMS

APPETIZER
MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

MONDAY 2/15
Mushroom Barley
Soup (Alternate)
Orange Juice

TUESDAY 2/16
Butternut Squash
Soup
Orange Juice

Cheese Blintzes

Salmon

MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

Chicken with
Tangy Orange Sauce

Swedish
Meatballs

Southern Baked
Chicken

1 oz. Egg Salad

Baked Potatoes in Baked Barley w/

Skin Au Gratin
Mushroom & Carrots

Spaghetti

Noodle Pudding

Peas & Carrots

Mixed Vegetables Green Beans

California Blend
Vegetables

Sliced Carrots

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Challah

Pineapple Tidbits

Fresh Apple

Birthday Cake

Applesauce

Diced Peaches

with meal

with meal

on way out

on way out

on way out

THURSDAY 2/25

FRIDAY 2/26
Chicken Soup w/
Noodles

MONDAY 2/22
Vegetable Soup

WEDNESDAY 2/24
Split Pea Soup

Tomato Soup

Baked Fish Loaf

w/ Horseradish

Chicken in
Mushroom Sauce

Hamburgers w/
Sauted Onions

Roast Chicken w/
Gravy

Cauliflower

Brown Rice

Roasted Chick Peas

Home Fries
in Skin

Succotash

Spaghetti

Ratatouille

Steamed Broccoli

Mixed Vegetables Carrot Tzimmes

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Whole Wheat

Hamburger Buns

Challah

Cantaloupe Cubes

Chocolate Pudding

Unsweetened
Applesauce

Pineapple Chunks Mandarins

with meal

with meal

on way out

on way out

APPETIZER

Mushroom Barley
Soup

SIDE DISH 2

TUESDAY 2/23
Lima Bean Soup
Orange Juice

Eggplant Parmagiana

MONDAY 2/29

SIDE DISH 1

FRIDAY 2/19
Chicken Soup w/
Noodles
Blended Juice

Lima Bean Soup

(Alternate)

MENU ITEMS

MAIN DISH

THURSDAY 2/18

Vegetable Soup
Orange Juice

MENU ITEMS
APPETIZER

WEDNESDAY 2/17

on way out

Cheese Blintzes
1 oz. Egg Salad
Peas & Carrots

BREAD

Whole Wheat

MARGARINE

DESSERT

Fresh Oranges

MILK

with meal

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