For many residents of Maravilla Scottsdale, an award-winning senior living community located in north Scottsdale, retirement doesn’t mean slowing down. Here, extraordinary amenities, services and programs encourage on-the-go residents to enjoy the engaging lifestyle they love, while offering new daily opportunities for socializing, continued learning and connectivity. Take, for example, Bob and Patti Plack. As…
The following are answers to some common misconceptions regarding exercise and nutrition for seniors. By Anita Terlizzi I’m just too old to start now. Not true. You can start an exercise routine at any age. Even in your 90s. You are never too old to perform some sort of physical activity to better your health….
Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, of the Barrow Neurological Institute, will be the featured speaker for a two-part educational presentation, “What Can be Done to Reduce the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease?” sponsored by Belmont Village Senior Living Scottsdale and the Barrow Neurological Institute. The event will be held at the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community…
In Hebrew, a “Woman of Valor” is “Eshet Chayil.” It has become Jewish custom for a husband to recite this poem to his wife at the end of the week, and to think about and be thankful for all that she has done for him and their family throughout the past week. It is written…
Dear Helen: I’m a senior and believe strongly in putting my money where my mouth is, so I avoid shopping in certain stores, try to take public transportation and generally live frugally by utilizing thrift stores and farmer’s markets. But I have family money that came to me through relatives who survived the Shoah. I…
Throughout November Center for Senior Enrichment Activities. The Jewish Family and Children’s Service’s Center for Senior Enrichment at Palazzo, 6250 N 19th Ave. is the only Jewish senior center in the Phoenix area. Everyone is welcome! The Center offers education, health and wellness programs, holiday programs, nutritious lunches, exercise, entertainment, and a wide variety of ever-changing activities. jfcsaz.org….
My husband, Ray, was diagnosed with diabetes in 1962, when he was 12 years old. Back in those days, it was a big ordeal to manage juvenile diabetes. There were no glucometers, insulin pumps or disposable syringes to ease the way or help parents keep their children’s blood sugar under control. And when, in 1985,…
The concept is simple: Jews from all walks of life, from across the spectrum – religious, secular and traditional, young and old, from all corners of the world – unite to experience one full Shabbat together, in full accordance with Jewish law. The Shabbat Project is a global, grassroots movement that brings Jews from across…
If you asked me to describe Cory Shapiro in one word, I would say he’s akin to a “mayor” of the young Jewish event world. He knows everyone, continues to meet new people and is always organizing events that blossom into organizations where hundreds if not thousands of lives are affected. Cory, who works at…
One of the core areas of focus for the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix is Israel. Whether this is funding programs and services in Israel through our incredible partners the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), helping to bring people to Israel or providing local programs and services through…
