Nashville's Akiva First Graders
While the number of Jewish families in small Southern towns has dwindled and forced some synagogues and temples to close their doors, the opportunity for Jewish learning continues to grow throughout the South. And in some towns where a bar or bat mitzvah is a rare occasion, there are resources available to Continue reading
Bornblum Solomon Schechter School is excited to welcome 17 new first graders to the school. We can’t wait to learn and grow with you! The students are accompanied by first grade teacher, Karen Raff.
Hal and Ronna Newburger have partnered with Bornblum Solomon Schechter School (BSSS) to fund a study skills program for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. The program, taught by Dr. R. Scott Beebe, Ph.D., teaches students to actively study in a way Continue reading
Most of us enjoy spending time with others, but is socializing just a pleasant way to pass a few hours? Research shows that socializing plays a vital health role throughout life, no matter what a person’s age or condition. Gerontologists tell us that maintaining human relationships promotes healthy aging in many ways
Memphis ROMEOS
If it’s 11:30 on Wednesday morning in Memphis, then this group is having its weekly lunch at Jason’s Deli on Poplar at Highland. In Jackson, Mississippi, a similar group gathers at 11:30 on Friday mornings at Grand China Sushi and Chinese Buffet at 1060 East County Line Road, facing Center Street.
These are gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion who meet to eat. In Memphis Continue reading
I am very lucky. In my job, I have the great fortune to harvest, serve and even plant the “Fruits of the Carob Tree.” Carriage Court Assisted Living and Memory Care has always prided itself in creating a nurturing community where each person feels like a good friend. This is accomplished by focusing on a culture that engages residents and provides Continue reading
It can be a difficult time. You are in the hospital after having fallen and broken your hip. The social worker comes to tell you that you’ll be discharged tomorrow, and you need to choose where to go for rehabilitation before you go home. You haven’t got a clue where to go. This is not an unusual situation.
Most people don’t think about rehabilitation until they or a family member needs it. But Continue reading
There are two elements of advocacy for seniors, and surprisingly, they are drastically different from each other. Advocacy at a macro level involves the myriad issues and challenges that confront an aging America. Advocacy at the individual level is personal and singular in scope.
Advocacy for seniors as a population group
When one thinks of natural disasters, a top-of-mind awareness list would probably not Continue reading
A Monthly Selection from the book written by Harry Samuels
For five days each week—Monday through Friday—they met near their places of work early in the morning to pray. One day they stood in the alcove of a structure surrounded by tall, gray concrete and steel buildings, searching for another Jewish man. The nine men worked in the same place, and it was a convenient way to conform to their religious practice of morning prayers before beginning work. But today they needed a tenth man for a religious quorum in order
Memphis, Tennessee, will be rockin’ to the Tony Award-winning music and lyrics of MEMPHIS the musical when it launches its national tour at The Orpheum Theatre on October 14 through 23. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS features the Tony-winning book of the same name by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change) and a Tony-winning original score with music by Continue reading
Seabourn Odyssey Marina
Seabourn’s award-winning fleet of six intimate, all-suite ships offer an unprecedented array of voyages. Sailing to the world’s most desirable destinations at their peak seasons, cruises of seven days to World Cruises of over 100 days will visit hundreds of ports including Continue reading
