Dear Friends,

Our Book Club Discussion Group kicks off the month on Monday, June 1st at 2 pm, as they
discuss Lisa Scottolines mystery, Look Again.
Moriah will be open for a PICK-UP LUNCH on Sunday, June 7th at 10:30 am.
Get ready for a whole new sound as our Endowment Concert Series features the Lucky Chops
Brass Band on Monday, June 8th at 2 pm. Their infectious energy coupled with musical
virtuosity will have you clapping the afternoon away!
We have wonderful news to report at the Center! Thanks to generous funding from NYP Allen
Hospital, we are now able to offer Therapeutic Massage TWICE A MONTH - we are hoping for
the second Tuesday of the month along with the last Monday. That would make our first of
two sessions this month on Tuesday, June 9th at 2 pm. Please sign up as usual in the office.
On Monday, June 15th at 2 pm, Cantor Eric S. Freeman will delight his Music Monday group with
a program titled, Fathers and Sons.
Tickets for our July 4th Party, which will take place on Thursday, July 2nd, go on sale on Monday,
June 15th. Tickets are $4.00 when purchased in advance or $5.00 at the door.
Celebrate our June birthdays at our monthly Birthday Party on Wednesday, June 17th. If you are
a June baby, come to the office to be photographed for the slideshow!
Put your creative juices to good use on Monday, June 22nd at 2 pm. Our craft class will be
sewing scented microwaveable hot/cold packs to soothe whatever ails you.
On Wednesday, June 24th at 2 pm, we will begin the first session of our exciting new program
(thanks again to NYP Allen Hospital for their generous funding) called Fresh Bites. Observe as a
registered dietician and diabetes educator demonstrates how to cook simple, fresh and good-foryou dishes in quantities that suit your lifestyle. Sample her creations and take home a printed
copy of the recipes. In order to give everyone the opportunity to join this group, Ruthys Pilates
Exercise Class will be moved for that week only to Tuesday, June 23rd at 2 pm.
Make an appointment for our second monthly Chair Massage on Monday, June 29th at 2 pm.
Join Ruthy and play a fun game of Agetastic!, which will run concurrently.
Wii Bowling continues in June, every Monday at 10:45 am. Tai Chi Tuesdays are scheduled this
month for June 2nd, 16th and 30th at its new time of 11:30 am. Mosheh Siegels Beginning
Computers Class is scheduled this month on Tuesdays, June 9th and 23rd at 2 pm.

Moriah thanks the following people for their generous donations to our Center:
Mrs. Inge Katzman

Mrs. Francisca Morales

Mrs. Phyllis Weissman

Mrs. Annie Nussbaum

Mrs. Hilda Kromnick

We Welcome Our New Members!

Mrs. Ilse Gruenspecht

Mrs. Jirina Meixner

Mr. Marshall Goodman

Ms. Nella Khodorovksaya
Mrs. Ramona Brito

Ms. Nancy Lavergne

Rafael & Carmen Rodriguez

Mr. Paul Kneisel

Ms. Maria Diaz

Ms. Sonia Verville

Ms. Theresa Canter

Mr. Jose Perez

Ms. Maria Almonte

Ms. Carmen Ruiz

Ms. Sahnee Hoelzel

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper

Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant

Moriah is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging and your generous contributions.

A project of Agudath Israel of America, Community Services Inc.

Looking After Dear Old Dad!

This month is Fathers Day and a good time to reflect on mens health. Men,
just like women, exhibit more health problems with age. But men are less
likely to discuss any health issues or to see a physician for help. Thus it is
often left to their care giving spouses or children to monitor any signs or
symptoms of ailing health.
So what should we as care givers be looking out for in our older guys?
Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure: Risk factors include smoking, stress,
poor diet, being overweight, family history and sedentary lifestyle.
Prostate Problems: Symptoms may include urinary difficulty and erectile
dysfunction; embarrassing, but important topics to discuss.
Diabetes: Symptoms include frequent urination and thirst. Diabetes is a
devastating disease that wreaks havoc on nerves, blood vessels and eyesight.
Depression: More than just the blues, depression is thought to be a
chemical imbalance in the brain that affects both body and mind functioning.
Depression and its cousin anxiety respond well to medication and/or cognitive
behavioral therapies.
Memory Problems: More than just forgetfulness, symptoms may include
getting lost in familiar areas, irritability or depression, difficulty sleeping,
problems with movement, misplacing things, repetition of stories, and inability
to follow simple directions. Often these symptoms are well advanced before a
caregiver realizes they are related to memory issues.
Cancer: Bladder and lung cancers are two of the most common cancers in
older men. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in men. Smoking is
overall the most significant risk for lung cancer. Symptoms of bladder cancer
are similar to those in diabetes as well as prostate problems. However, blood
in the urine is a key symptom and one that should be evaluated immediately.
Talking with our older men about the above issues may be difficult. After all,
men have a tendency not to share this information and are less likely to go to
a doctor for treatment. If we are lucky, our senior guys will tell us about what
ails them. If not, we as caregivers have to become sleuths when caring for
our elderly men. Sometimes the best clues are the non-verbal ones.
Just some things to think about as we celebrate these wonderful men in our
lives.

Happy Fathers Day!

Book club
Discussion
Group
Come join the group on Monday, June 1st at 2 pm,
as we discuss Lisa Scottolines suspenseful novel,

Look Again

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen

This Child?" flyer in the mail, she almost throws it
away. But something about it makes her look again,
and her heart stops--the child in the photo is identical
to her adopted son, Will. Her every instinct tells her
to deny the similarity between the boys, because she
knows her adoption was lawful. But she's a journalist
and won't be able to stop thinking about the photo
until she figures out the truth. And she can't shake
the question: if Will rightfully belongs to someone
else, should she keep him or give him up? She
investigates, uncovering clues no one was meant to
discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing
her own life--and that of the son she loves.

Register in the office and receive a library copy of

this New York Times Bestseller for advance
reading.
See what everybody has been reading
and join in the discussion!

Lucky Chops Brass Band

Lucky Chops has been making audiences clap since

2006. Their infectious energy and musical virtuosity
has made them one of NYCs most in demand brass
bands. Taking elements from Jazz, Pop, Funk and
World Music, Lucky Chops have a sound all their own!

Monday, June 8th at 2 pm

90 Bennett Avenue, NYC

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Join us for a delicious

and informative new
program!
Observe as a registered
dietician and diabetes
educator demonstrates
how to cook simple,
fresh and good-for-you
dishes in quantities that
suit your lifestyle.
Sample her creations
and take home a printed
copy of the recipes.

Wednesday,
June 24th
2 pm

Thursday, July 2nd

12:15 pm
Celebrate our countrys
birthday with rousing
music, an all-American
menu and much more!
Tickets go on sale
June 15th
Advance Tickets $4.00
At the Door $5.00

Tai chi Tuesdays

CONTINUE in JUNE
JOIN US ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN JUNE

TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd

TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH
TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH
AT a new time 11:30 AM

Join those already playing

*Continuing in June*
the new instructor-led
Fitness Activity at the center -

Wii Bowling!
Wii bowling provides exercise, improves coordination and increases
range of motion for your shoulders and wrists. There are also
tremendous social benefits to Wii bowling.
Done right, regular Wii bowling has been proven to contribute to a
healthy lifestyle and be a lot of fun.
Come try out this fun and healthy new activity at Moriah. Register in the
office at your earliest convenience.

Mondays at 10:45 am in June

Happy Birthday
Izolda Akopyan
Ernest Aschkenasy
Eva Aschner
Benjamin Betancourt
Isabel Bracero
Blanche Breidenbach
Dora Bujanda
Belle Calderon
Eridana Castillo
Carmen Rosa Chavez
Paula Corredor
Genie Darris
Violeta Delos Santos
Boris Derzhavin
Maritza Daiz
Esther Dorfman
Martha Eibschutz
Esther Elliott

Miriam Emeric
Zoila Faille
Ida Feygina
Raisa Fiskina
Lotte Fuld
Herman Greenberg
Izabella Goldfarb
Vladimir Gutkin
Sidney Gutman
Clarice Hausman
Ilse Katz
Rita Knurr
Boris Korsunski
Maria Krinsky
Edward Lauer
Maria Lewin
Siona Lichtenstein
Harry May

Elhassan Louriki
James McNiff
George Michaels
Clarita Mojica
Leonor Navarro
Hanna Neumann
Felix Noboa
Rosario Nodal
Luz Ortiz
Leonel Pena
Juan Perez
Danuta Podgorska
Sarra Poretskaya
Maria Rabinovich
Henry Rieser
Henry Regensteiner
Mikhail Reyder
Feliz Rodriguez

Petr Reyder
Edith Rosenbaum
Joan Rosenstam
Yelena Segal
Ita Serebryanik
Adel Shefter
Margarita Shneerson
Alexander Shor
Juana Solorzano
Stanley Sperber
Silvio Florentino Terrero
Faina Veyntraub
Boris Vinkler
Rakhmil Vinkler
Ruth Wertheimer
Danuta Ziemski
Hella Zimet

Some Laws and Theories Worth Remembering

Murphys Law:
Murphys Law states that if anything can possibly go wrong, it will. But for the cynical folks out there, there is a
corollary to Murphys Law which states that If anything can possibly go right, it will!

Parkinsons Law:
Parkinsons Law states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
This means that if you give yourself a week to complete a two hour task, then (psychologically speaking) the task
will increase in complexity and become more daunting so as to fill that week.

Paretos Law (also known as the 80/20 rule):

The 80/20 Rule means that, in anything, a few (20 percent) are vital and many (80 percent) are trivial.
In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created a mathematical formula, now known as Paretos Law that can
be a very useful tool to help you manage effectively. In Paretos case it meant 20 percent of the people owned
80 percent of the wealth. It is also the case that 20 percent of the defects causing 80 percent of the problems.

Just World Hypothesis:

Just World Hypothesis is the idea that people believe one will get what one deserves.
In most cases, Just World Hypothesis is what gets people going the hope that things are just and right and the
world is just in general. It is what makes people trust each other before they really get to know each other.

Confirmation Bias:
Confirmation Bias is a phenomenon wherein decision makers have been shown to actively seek out and assign
more weight to evidence that confirms their hypothesis, and ignore or under-weigh evidence that could
disconfirm their hypothesis.

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