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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
Thursday April 30 - Bena Gershon, Westchester Jewish Community Services
Social worker & behavioral health specialist, Bena Gershon will present a program entitled "Sometimes Life Is Hard". Her presentation includes information to help overcome blues, mental health challenges and enjoy our joy.
Monday, May 4 – Cinco de Mayo Commemoration: A United States and Mexican War on Antisemitism
Featuring Cindy Grosz, "The Jewess Patriot".
Cindy Grosz is an award-winning Jewish activist and media personality, known professionally as The Jewess Patriot. She will address the timely topic of how the Jews of the United States and Mexico are battling rising antisemitism. Additionally, she will moderate a discussion on coalition building and tackling the challenges in both countries.
Thursday, May 7 – Lauren Wolman, Member of the CSR Board of Directors and Safety Trainer
Lauren will present Situational Awareness Training, Relations with the Greater Community, and Scams that Can Impede Our Safety.
Monday, May 12 – How to Reduce Your Chance of Stroke
Dr. Rory Siegel, DO, Brain Injury Attending Physician and Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is the brain injury medicine physician at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, NY. He is a graduate of the brain injury fellowship program at Burke and previously completed a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residency at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, NY. Along with Brain Injury Fellow Dr. Kenia Maldonado, he will speak on "How to Reduce Your Chance of Stroke."
Monday, May 11 – How to Reduce Your Chance of Stroke
Dr. Rory Siegel, DO, Brain Injury Attending Physician and Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is the brain injury medicine physician at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, NY. He is a graduate of the brain injury fellowship program at Burke and previously completed a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residency at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, NY. Along with Brain Injury Fellow Dr. Kenia Maldonado, he will speak on "How to Reduce Your Chance of Stroke."
Thursday, May 14 – Garden Girl
Meet Victoria, the creative force behind Garden Girl. With a deep-rooted passion for the outdoors and a profound love for nature, Victoria brings a unique blend of expertise and artistry to every project she undertakes. Her approach to design is deeply influenced by her reverence for the beauty and diversity of the natural world. She believes that a well-designed garden is not only visually stunning but also serves as a sanctuary for both people and wildlife.
Monday, May 18 – Andrea Bober: Building Brain Healthy Habits
Research shows there are everyday habits you can build today to help protect your memory and thinking as you get older—even reducing your risk of cognitive decline and possibly dementia. Join us to learn about healthy habits for your brain, the brain-heart connection, why brain health is important at all ages, and how to build your personalized action plan for brain-healthy habits.
Thursday, May 21 – Shavuot Jeopardy with Carly Hecht
Monday, May 25 – NO SAJE (Memorial Day)
Thursday, May 28 – SAJE Book Club with Barb Tankel: The Boy with the Star Tattoo: A Novel by Talia Carner
An epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage, of love and loss, spanning postwar France when Israeli agents roamed the countryside to rescue hidden Jewish orphans—to the 1969 daring escape of the Israeli boats of Cherbourg.
1942: As the Vichy government hunts for Jews across France, Claudette Pelletier, a young and talented seamstress and lover of romance novels, falls in love with a Jewish man who seeks shelter at the château where she works. Their whirlwind and desperate romance before he must flee leaves her pregnant and terrified.
When the Nazis invade the Free Zone shortly after the birth of her child, the disabled Claudette is forced to make a heartbreaking choice and escapes to Spain, leaving her baby in the care of his nursemaid. By the time Claudette is able to return years later, her son has disappeared. Unbeknown to his anguished mother, the boy has been rescued by a Youth Aliyah agent searching for Jewish orphans.
1968: When Israeli naval officer Daniel Yarden recruits Sharon Bloomenthal for a secret naval operation in Cherbourg, France, he can't imagine that he is the target of the agenda of the twenty-year-old grieving the recent loss of her fiancé in a drowned submarine. Sharon suspects that Danny's past in Youth Aliyah may reflect that of her mysterious late mother, and she sets out to track her boss's extraordinary journey as an orphan in a quaint French village all the way to Israel.
As Danny focuses on the future of his people and on executing a daring, crucial operation under France's radar, he is unaware that the obsessed Sharon follows the breadcrumbs of clues across the country to find her answers. But she is wholly unprepared for the dilemma she must face upon solving the puzzle.