Senior Activities in a Jewish EnvironmentSAJE, Senior Activities in a Jewish Environment, was founded 14 years ago at Community Synagogue of Rye as a way for seniors ages 60 and above to interact and gather for a variety of events, including musical presentations, lectures on Jewish topics, creative writing, occasional field trips and much more.
SAJE schedule: Monday - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Thursdays - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm At Community Synagogue of Rye 200 Forest Ave, Rye, NY, 10580 Lunch is served following most programs or guest speakers. SAJE is designed to provide social and educational opportunities to those in our community who have retired or work from home, so you are always welcome to bring a friend. If you are interested in participating or if you have a skill you would like to share and/or teach with the group please contact SAJE@comsynrye.org. The Jewish History of WestchesterPaul Hicks, a great writer, historian and long, longtime Rye native and researcher extraordinaire stopped by SAJE to present a history of the Jewish experience in Westchester from 1720 to World War I.
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SAJE - Accordian Concert: Dion - "The Wanderer"Rob Sturtz is known as Rob the Accordian Man joins us for a concert. He has been a featured performer at the Bryant Park summer long event–Accordians of the World. Rob will entertain us with music from show tunes, rock and roll, classic rock, doo-wop and old-time standards.
Community Synagogue of Rye's SAJE (Senior Activities in a Jewish Environment) kicked off the holiday with a musical celebration for the first day of Chanukah led by Cantor Melanie Cooperman. A great time was had by all!
📷 Photos by Gary Taplin |
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday September 19
Antiques Tour & Lunch–off site. Visit the home of SAJE member Gary Taplin, whose lifetime work was restoring pre and early 20th century coin-operated penny arcade and music machines for collectors around the country. Come learn about this by-gone era and see, hear and play a few of these fun machines. Address and parking instructions will be provided when you RSVP to Bwilkin@comsynrye.org.
Monday September 23
Growing Up as a Jew In Russia. Photographs and well-researched presentation by CSR member, Michael Yalovitser, who came to the USA in 1977. Michael will share what life was like in Russia for himself, his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Thursday September 26
Nathan Reiff discusses Three Tenors: Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli and Jussi Bjorling. He will present the story of three legendary singers with film and expert narration on their preforming style and history.
Monday September 30--No SAJE
Rosh Hashanah
Antiques Tour & Lunch–off site. Visit the home of SAJE member Gary Taplin, whose lifetime work was restoring pre and early 20th century coin-operated penny arcade and music machines for collectors around the country. Come learn about this by-gone era and see, hear and play a few of these fun machines. Address and parking instructions will be provided when you RSVP to Bwilkin@comsynrye.org.
Monday September 23
Growing Up as a Jew In Russia. Photographs and well-researched presentation by CSR member, Michael Yalovitser, who came to the USA in 1977. Michael will share what life was like in Russia for himself, his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Thursday September 26
Nathan Reiff discusses Three Tenors: Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli and Jussi Bjorling. He will present the story of three legendary singers with film and expert narration on their preforming style and history.
Monday September 30--No SAJE
Rosh Hashanah
October 28, 2019
"Inheritence" by Dani Shapiro Book Discussion with Helene Krauss
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A gripping genetic detective story, and a meditation on the meaning of parenthood and family.” —Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach
From the acclaimed, best-selling memoirist and novelist—“a writer of rare talent” (Cheryl Strayed)—a memoir about the staggering family secret uncovered by a genealogy test: an exploration of the urgent ethical questions surrounding fertility treatments and DNA testing, and a profound inquiry of paternity, identity, and love.
What makes us who we are? What combination of memory, history, biology, experience, and that ineffable thing called the soul defines us?
In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her father was not her biological father. She woke up one morning and her entire history--the life she had lived--crumbled beneath her.
About the Author
Dani Shapiro is the best-selling author of the memoirs Hourglass, Still Writing, Devotion, and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History. Her short fiction, essays, and journalistic pieces have appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, One Story, Elle, The New York Times Book Review, the op-ed pages of The New York Times, and many other publications. Dani has taught in the writing programs at Columbia, NYU, The New School and Wesleyan University. She is co-founder of the Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy. She lives in Litchfield County, Connecticut with her family. Dani's latest book, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love will be published by Knopf in January, 2019.
"Inheritence" by Dani Shapiro Book Discussion with Helene Krauss
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A gripping genetic detective story, and a meditation on the meaning of parenthood and family.” —Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach
From the acclaimed, best-selling memoirist and novelist—“a writer of rare talent” (Cheryl Strayed)—a memoir about the staggering family secret uncovered by a genealogy test: an exploration of the urgent ethical questions surrounding fertility treatments and DNA testing, and a profound inquiry of paternity, identity, and love.
What makes us who we are? What combination of memory, history, biology, experience, and that ineffable thing called the soul defines us?
In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her father was not her biological father. She woke up one morning and her entire history--the life she had lived--crumbled beneath her.
About the Author
Dani Shapiro is the best-selling author of the memoirs Hourglass, Still Writing, Devotion, and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History. Her short fiction, essays, and journalistic pieces have appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, One Story, Elle, The New York Times Book Review, the op-ed pages of The New York Times, and many other publications. Dani has taught in the writing programs at Columbia, NYU, The New School and Wesleyan University. She is co-founder of the Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy. She lives in Litchfield County, Connecticut with her family. Dani's latest book, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love will be published by Knopf in January, 2019.
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Community Synagogue of Rye
200 Forest Ave
Rye, NY, 10580
RSVP to Brenda Wilkin
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