Intergenerational Event: Build A Bear
Uptown Bears sent bear-making kits for participants from Camp Kulanu and New Beginnings Older Adult Center to create their very own special stuffed bear. Riverdale Y’s oldest campers had the opportunity to share what they learned about bears and guide participants through the bear-making process with care, creativity, and love. Seniors in our community to […]
New Beginnings at Talent is Timeless
The Riverdale Y Older Adult Center hit the road today for Talent is Timeless, a citywide performing arts talent competition that celebrates the creativity and brilliance of older New Yorkers. Over the summer, Barbara Gray won the competition here at Riverdale Y and was selected to represent us at the regional competition. She was a smash hit! Mazel […]
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 […]