This Year: Remember To Listen
The sounding of the shofar (horn of a ram) is one of the defining rituals of Rosh Hashanah, so important that in the Torah, the holiday is referred to as Yom Teruah – the day of sounding the shofar. The call of the shofar is a call for us to return to our best selves. Many times, […]
The joy of theater has no age limit
Our older adult members of New Beginnings, Center for Contemporary Adults, 60+, showcase their work in June, just like all the other programs here at Riverdale Y. Yesterday, our chorus hosted a choral show to share all they’ve learned during their 20-week course under the direction of professional opera singer Caprice Corona. On June 24, […]
Celebrating Passover at the Older Adult Center
Passover is a holiday commemorating the Jewish Exodus from Egypt and liberation from slavery in ancient times. Traditionally, the first two nights of Passover are observed with a ritualistic meal called a Seder. At New Beginnings, Riverdale Y’s Older Adult Center, 190 members came together yesterday for a Passover “Model Seder.” Older adults of […]
Stories like Brenda’s are why we help older New Yorkers visit their family’s burial places
Many older adults in New York are unable to travel to cemeteries in order to visit their loved ones’ final resting places. To address this issue Riverdale Y organized visits to Jewish cemeteries throughout the New York area for the High Holidays. Brenda, a member of the Y’s older adult center, registered for the cemetery […]
What’s your “personal tagline” for the new year?
As we approach the Jewish high holidays, it is both an exciting time of new beginnings and a period of reflection. The Hebrew word that comes to mind, as it has strong connections to both the prayers and the reading from the Torah (Five Books of Moses) on Rosh Hashana, is “hineni,” “here I am.” […]