Outreach

Whether you are a resident or tenant on the Menorah Park campus , are a family member of a resident or tenant, or are not connected to Menorah Park but are in need of resources and information about aging, then Menorah Park is the place to look.

Aging adults, family members of any age, and care givers can count on Menorah Park as the best possible resource center in the community for issues on maintaining the highest level quality of life as one ages.

New programs and educational materials are currently being added and upgraded to provide you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible  information possible.

Watch for new seminars and workshops, print materials, website enhancements, social media outlets, and contact information to be made available.

The enrichment of our educational tools will help you:

· Prepare for life changes.

· Understand ways to support health and wellness.

· Find tools and options to assist with independence at home.

· Plan for a crisis.

· Gain financial and legal knowledge.

· Develop a life care plan that works best for you.

Don’t forget to visit our Adaptive Living Shoppe for vital and unique products designed for the aging adult.

If you have any questions, want more information, or want to suggest a topic that you would be interested in exploring, please call Ross Wilkoff, Stone Gardens Administrator, at 216-896-1105.

Miracles and Snack Food

Happy Birthday to Israel! On Tuesday, the modern state of Israel turned 63. It's important to celebrate her milestones and achievements.

I was born in 1960. For me, and people in my generation, there was never not an Israel. For our residents, 1948 looms very large. Israel is a modern miracle, and we must always remember that and be thankful for her.

We celebrated in style here, with a "Made In Israel Fair." We asked residents to loan us any items from their apartments that were made in Israel. We got quite a few items. They were displayed and each resident got a chance to tell us about their items - where and when they got them, the significance of them, and so on. Then we shared some Israeli snacks, and sang some Israeli songs.

Here is one of our newer residents showing off a shofar from Israel. Not only could he explain it to us, but man, that cat can blow! We may have to start calling him Izzy Gillespie.

 Here are some of the items people brought.

And what Jewish celebration is complete without food? The package on the left is an Israeli snack called Bamba. It is the "potato chip" of Israel. In other words, it's ubiquitous. And, apparently, it is marketed to Elmer Fudd's soccer playing grandson.

Our dietary Department came through with flying colors (an expression which must make absolutely no sense in Hebrew) providing falafel and tahini to go with all of our other Israeli snack foods.



Real World Fairytale

If the past week's events weren't so serious, one might say that it had been created by Disney: a prince got married, and an evil villain was done away with.

We chose to celebrate the former. On the night before the Royal Wedding, we had our own Royal Ball. I'll let the photos and video speak for themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptRnqJFdDeM



BTW, I had go to England to get most of the decorations for this. Well, I ordered from England on line. I asked, but Stone Gardens wouldn't send me to go and pick them up myself.