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SAJE
Bi-Weekly Timely Topic Presentations followed by Lunch at CSR!
Mondays & Thursdays at 11:00 AM
SAJE, Senior Activities in a Jewish Environment, is a unique opportunity for those in our community who are retired or who work part-time to participate in social and educational daytime activities. The group meets Mondays and Thursdays at 11:00 AM and includes lunch after the program.
Join us at CSR or on Zoom from September through June. You are always welcome to bring a friend. We look forward to seeing you! Contact Brenda Wilkin for more information.
SAJE is:
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A Welcoming Program for Local Seniors
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An Occasion To Hear Informed Speakers
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A Place To Enjoy Cultural Presentations
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A Place To Learn Jewish Teaching and Ethics
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An Opportunity To Join Museum Tours With Friends
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A Chance To Dine Around Family Style
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An Opportunity to Network with Your Friends and Neighbors
Come and Join Us!
SAJE was founded in 2005 at Community Synagogue of Rye as a way for seniors ages 60 and above to enrich their participation in synagogue life. SAJE has something for every member of CSR with topics ranging from travel, music, memoir writing, medicine, Israel, Jewish enrichment, world affairs, local government, book reviews, and much more. All CSR members and non-members are welcome to attend SAJE programs and bring a friend.
Do you have an area of expertise or hobby? Have you taken a trip or read a book you’d like to share with SAJE? SAJE encourages all CSR members and friends to be involved. If you are interested in participating to share a skill or interest, please reach out to Brenda Wilkin, SAJE Coordinator.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, March 24 - Dining Out Together
Dining Out Together- Rye Grill & Bar. Join and connect with SAJE members at Rye Grill & Bar – One Station Plaza, Rye, NY, which has a varied and extensive menu. Each person is responsible to pay for their lunch. Please RSVP so that we can let the restaurant know a true count.
Email Brenda to RSVP: brendawilkin123@gmail.com
Thursday, March 27 - SAJE Book Club with Barb Tankel
“I Made It Out Of Clay,” by Beth Kander. In this darkly funny and surprisingly sweet novel, a woman creates a golem in a desperate attempt to pretend her life is a romantic comedy rather than a disaster. Nothing’s going well for Eve: she’s single, turning forty, stressed at work and anxious about a recent series of increasingly creepy incidents. Most devastatingly, her beloved father died last year, and her family still won’t acknowledge their sorrow. With her younger sister’s wedding rapidly approaching, Eve is on the verge of panic. She can’t bear to attend the event alone. That’s when she recalls a strange story her Yiddish grandmother once told her, about a protector forged of desperation… and Eve, to her own shock, manages to create a golem. At first everything seems great. The golem is indeed protective—and also attractive. But when they head out to a rural summer camp for the family wedding, Eve’s lighthearted rom-com fantasy swiftly mudslides into something much darker.
Monday, March 31 - Arts & Passions
ARTS and PASSIONS - featuring our talented SAJE Members and CSR congregants. You are invited to see the many talents of our members. Works include fine painting, sculpture, jewelry and designs, poems, photography, cars and more. It will be a truly wonderful opportunity to share and show our passions.
Thursday, April 3 – Lisa Feiner
Co-founder of Sharp Again, Lisa Feiner uncovers the hidden causes of memory loss and the powerful lifestyle changes that can prevent, slow, or even reverse cognitive decline. Walk away with actionable steps to take control of your brain health and stay sharp for years to come! Lisa Feiner, MBA, M.Ed. NBC-HWC is a board-certified Health and Wellness Coach, Brain Longevity Specialist. A longtime supporter of the elderly in her community, Lisa has been a Board member and volunteer of a skilled nursing facility for 25 years. When she and some colleagues heard about people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s who had regained their cognition through better lifestyle and integrative practices, they formed a nonprofit to bring this information to the public.
Monday, April 7 – Melanie Appelbaum, Social Media 101
Marketing & Communications Director for Community Synagogue of Rye, Melanie offers an intro to social media–understanding it and how to use it. Bring your mobile devices–phones, laptops, iPads for a hands-on experience. If you have questions that you would like addressed in advance, please email them to marketing@comsynrye.org.
Thursday, April 10 – Rye Arts Center
SAJE takes a field trip to the Rye Arts Center. On view in the Main Gallery is the 49th Annual Ground Glass Photography Exhibition. In Gallery B, enjoy the work of solo artist Christine Aaron: Material & Meaning. An instructor from the center will meet our group and provide sketch pads and instructions on how to do fun, quick sketches of the artwork. Lunch will be served directly after our program.
Monday, April 14 – No SAJE Passover
Thursday, April 17 – No SAJE Passover
Monday, April 21 – Marla Alt
Founder & CEO of 123organize, Marla Alt, will discuss the ins and outs of downsizing. Drawing from 20 years of experience, Marla, also known as “The Moving Whisperer,” will offer step-by-step creative solutions for tackling a downsize. Learn how to identify which items may be of value to sell and best practices for donating and redirecting to reduce costs and recycle at the same time. We will cover what you can do on your own, and when to bring in the experts. Come away confident, with specific directives you can follow to downsize and/or organize your home successfully. Come with questions!
Thursday April, 24 – Barb Tankel
Book Club: Klara’s Truth by Susan Weissbach Friedman
It is May 2014 and Dr. Klara Lieberman is forty-nine, single and a professor of archaeology at a small liberal arts college in Maine. She is a contained person living a contained life who has just received a letter from her estranged mother, Bessie, that will dramatically change her life. Her father—the man who has been absent from her life for the last forty-three years, and about whom she has long been desperate for information—is dead. He has been for many years, in fact, which Bessie clearly knew. But now the Polish government is giving financial reparations for land it stole from its Jewish citizens during WWII, and Bessie wants the money. Klara has little interest in the money—but she does want answers about her father. She flies to Warsaw, determined to learn more.
Monday, April 28 – Eric Byrne
Meet and speak with Eric Byrne, Ed.D, Superintendent of the Rye City School District. Prior to being named Superintendent, Dr. Byrne served as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in Chappaqua, a role he held for six years. Please join Dr. Byrne to learn about school programs as well as the budget for the Rye City Schools.