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IYAR - SIVAN 5778 5778 MAY 2018

Service Schedule Friday, May 4 Shabbat Service 6 pm SanETY to conduct service

Saturday, May 5 Shabbat Service 10:30 am Emor, Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Ezekiel 44:15-31

Friday, May 11 Shabbat Service 6 pm Women of TEE: Sisters by Choice to conduct

Saturday, May 12 Shabbat Service 10:30 am Zoe Linden Bat Mitzvah B’har/B’chukotai, Leviticus 25:1-26:2/ 26:3-27:34; Jeremiah 16:19-17:14

Friday, May 18 Family Shabbat Service 6pm Kindergarten to participate Shabbat Dinner to follow

Saturday, May 19 Shabbat Service 10:30 am B’midbar, Numbers 1:1-4:20 Hosea 2:1-22 Havdalah & Erev Shavuot Service 8 pm

Sunday, May 20 Kabbalat Torah - Shavuot Festival Service 4 pm Yizkor Memorial Prayers Exodus 19:1-8; 20:1-14 Isaiah 42:1-12

Friday, May 25 Shabbat Service 6 pm

Saturday, May 26 Shabbat Service 10:30 am Naso, Numbers 4:21-7:89 Judges 13:2-25

Friday, June 1 Preschool Shabbat Service 6 pm Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Adult Ed Dinner & Speaker to follow

Saturday, June 2 Shabbat Service 10:30 am B’haalot’cha, Numbers 8:1-12:16 Zechariah 2:14-4:7

Erev Shavuot Service, Study,

Sips and Snacks Saturday, May 19 8 pm

Kabbalat Torah - Shavuot Festival

Service and Community Dinner Sunday, May 20 4 pm

Join us for our Erev Shavuot service on Saturday, May 19 beginning at

8 pm with Havdalah. Rabbi Devorah, Rabbi Benj and Marshall Voit

will lead us in study, song and a culinary appreciation of all things

sweet and delicious.

On Sunday, May 20 at 4 pm we will gather for the Shavuot Festival

service conducted by the members of our Kabbalat Torah class to

celebrate the graduation of our high school seniors who continued

their Jewish education through grade 12. The students who will be

graduating this year are Jeremy Appelbaum, Nathan Cummins,

Michael Graham, Alexis Handler, Sam Handler, Eliana Krasner, Sam

Lenett, Avi Martin, Max Mittleman, Kyle Norris, Rachel Patterson,

Rachel Rosenzweig, and Jonny Schindler.

Following the service, there will be a delicious community dinner

catered by Barry Lander. Cost for the dinner is $18 per person for

adults and $10 for children 12 and under. RSVP by calling the Temple

Office at (619) 286-2555 or online at our website, https://teesd.org.

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“Wait! What is Shavuot?” As a rabbi I have heard variations on this theme throughout my years in

synagogue life. For many of us Shavuot is the forgotten, left-behind, seemingly irrelevant and

disconnected holiday that we aren’t even sure is a holiday. It is a holiday isn’t it? The answer is

YES!!! Not only is it a holiday but it’s a fantastic holiday that is one of our three ancient biblical

festivals. What is Shavuot all about and why don’t we know more about it?

Ironically, one of the reasons we are less familiar with Shavuot is because it’s a festival that lends

itself less to engaging children. While many voices in the Jewish world bemoan the pediatric

nature of many holiday observances, we can see by the numbers that when there are explicit

connections to children, attendance is higher, observance is deeper and connection is stronger. At

Sukkot we make picnics and eat in huts we build ourselves. Our children are excited by the opportunity to decorate our

temporary outdoor spaces. At Passover we have the Seder meal and tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. We sing songs,

make the youngest have a featured role, and decorate our tables with all kind of things from matzoh to charoset to plastic bugs.

But I digress…

In antiquity, Shavuot was the festival that marked the beginning of the summer harvest. It was a time of bounty, blessing, and

celebration. For our ancestors, as our religious practice evolved, Shavuot came to represent the giving of Torah by God to the

Israelites on Mount Sinai. If Passover represents the engagement of the Jewish people and God, then Shavuot represents the

marriage as we accept the Torah and enter into sacred partnership with Eternity.

Throughout Jewish history, the holiday has been celebrated with late night study sessions as we stay up, immersing ourselves in

Torah, and re-enact our ancestors all-night vigil waiting to receive The Teaching. We eat dairy and honey in celebration of the

promise of deliverance to a land flowing with milk and honey. We also celebrate the sweetness of Torah itself which pushes us

towards the pursuit of justice and reminds us of the sweet deliverance from slavery into sacred covenant.

In modernity, Reform Judaism transformed Shavuot into an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our students and

their continued engagement in their Jewish learning. We honor this tradition today here at Temple Emanu-El as we will

celebrate the 14 graduates from our high school program on Sunday, May 20 in the afternoon of Shavuot.

I hope you’ll think about joining us for our Havdalah and Shavuot celebration as we welcome this joyful festival, enjoy

cheesecake, bourekas, and blintzes, study the Book of Ruth, and sip on honey-sweet drinks.

Clergy Column: What is Shavuot? by Rabbi Devorah Marcus

Welcome: Carly Newman, Zimriyah Choir Director

We are really excited for you to get to know Carly Newman who will be replacing Marshall Voit as Zimriyah's conductor. Carly is graduating from San Diego State University in May with a degree in music education, and has experience conducting adult and children’s choirs.

The schedule of rehearsals for Zimriyah for the remainder of this synagogue year will be every other Tuesday, beginning May 1, 15 and 29 at 7 pm in the Sanctuary. They will sing at the Board Installation Shabbat service on Friday, June 8. If anyone in the congregation or community is interested in joining them, please contact Carly at carlynewman1021@gmail.com

Thank you to our Zimriyah Choir volunteers for giving us your valuable time and sharing your voices with our community.

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ADULT EDUCATION Supporting Lifelong Jewish Learning

By Madelynn Micon, Committee Chair

Coffee with the Rabbi Wednesdays, May 9 and 23, from 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Join in a lively discussion with Rabbi Devorah and Rabbi Benj. No sign up necessary, there is no charge and no preparation is needed. Drop in when you are available.

Torah for the Table: Haute Holidays Thursday, May 10, 7 pm The theme for the final class in this year’s series is Lag B’Omer. Class size is limited. Though the series is sold out, contact Donna at donna@teesd.org to put your name on a waiting list. Cost is $12. The location will be provided to participants.

Shabbat Dinner and Speaker Friday, June 1 following the 6 pm service Our guest speaker will be Dr. Thomas Levy, Distinguished Professor in Anthropology at UCSD, who holds the Norma Kershaw Chair in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Neighboring Lands. Cost for the dinner is $18 per person for reservations made before May 24, and $25 per person after that date. Sign up in the Temple office or on the website.

If you have any questions or suggestions, or wish to join the committee, please contact me at adulted@teesd.org or (619) 200-3237.

Gala Funds Help Our

Temple Community Our Fiesta Gala is coming up on May 5. The money raised from these annual events is important to support the financial health of Temple Emanu-El. But do you know how that money is used? The majority of our profit from that evening, raised from admissions, silent auctions, live auctions and opportunity drawings is earmarked for a different use each year.

This year, we are planning for long overdue improvements to our Torah School facility, which are too costly to come out of our normal operating budget.

When you come to the Gala, please give generously, and be assured that the money will be used carefully.

For questions on use of the Gala money or any of the Temple’s many funds, please contact Executive Director Shiri Haines at shiri@teesd.org. She will be happy to speak with you.

Your vote counts! The meeting agenda will include approval of the budget for fiscal year 2018 – 2019, election of officers and directors and contract renewal for Rabbi Devorah. All members in good standing are entitled to vote.

Please contact Executive Director Shiri Haines at shiri@teesd.org if you would like to check your status.

Slate of Officers & Board of Directors 2018- 2019 Co-Presidents……..…………….Eric Rosenzweig and Jeff Schindler

First Vice President (President Elect)/Financial Secretary …...Marilyn Ponseggi Treasurer……………………………..…..Layne Cogan Recording Secretary……………...Debbie Macdonald Immediate Past President ……...Madeline Gershwin Executive Past President…….…………..Aaron Cohn

DIRECTORS (Beginning first two year term): Stefani Lenett Cathi Marx Mark Tukeman

DIRECTORS (Beginning second year of first two year term)

Barry Handler Howard Lyon Robert Patterson Cathy Sigismonti

DIRECTORS (Beginning second two year term): Marc Hamovitch Stacey Kasendorf Jessica Kort Janice Steinberg

DIRECTORS (Beginning second year of second two year term): Ira Moskowitz Marie Raftery

DIRECTORS (Beginning third two year term): Ron Turner

WRJ Representative: Lynn Grady Youth Representative: TBD

LEAVING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH OUR THANKS

Bonnie Baron Jennifer Kostrinsky Jim Lewis Jonny Schindler

Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday, June 3 1 pm

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Thursday, May 3 Social Action Committee Meeting

6:30 pm

Sunday, May 6 Hunger Project at St. Vincent de Paul

Contact Debbi Krass at (619) 807-

5435 or debbikrass@cox.net

Wednesday, May 16 Dinner at Dreams for Change

5:30 pm Contact Sue Schulman at sueschul

man@cox.net

Every Wednesday Bagel Brigade

5 pm Contact Lara Shumer at (619) 944-

8547 or mslary@gmail.com

Social Action Calendar Mitzvah of the Month Flashlights & Batteries, (AA & AAA)

Tissues, Wipes, Hand Sanitizer

Dreams for Change provides a safe place to

park overnight for those homeless individuals

and families who are living in their cars and

working toward self-sufficiency. Currently, they operate

three sites in San Diego, one of which is on the grounds of

Jewish Family Service on Balboa Avenue.

To help, we are collecting flashlights, batteries (double and

triple A), tissues, wipes and hand sanitizer. You may drop

your donations at the Temple, in the white Social Action

barrel in the lobby, and members of the committee will bring

them to Dreams for Change.

For any questions, please contact Social Action Committee

member Suzanne Schulman at sueschulman@cox.net Jewish Family Service Behavioral

Health Committee Annual Lunch & Speaker

Motherhood, Daughterhood and the Mess in Between Wednesday, May 30 11:30 am

Judy Batalion, author and performer, will be this year’s guest

speaker. Her talk will be a humorous and insightful account of

hoarding, healing and the effects of the Holocaust on four

generations of women in her family. In her memoir, White

Walls, she delves into her personal story of raising a daughter

after her own dysfunctional childhood.

The Behavioral Health Committee of Jewish Family Service,

which organizes this annual

luncheon, provides resources

for coping and living with

mental illness and seeks to

eliminate the stigma by

increasing community

awareness.

Tickets, $50 prior to May 1,

and $60 after that date, are

available at www.jfssd.org.

The luncheon will begin at

11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt

Regency La Jolla. For

questions, please contact

Staci Tiras-Jones at

stjevent@gmail.com.

Your donations to Temple Emanu-El’s Social Action Fund are

used to serve the needs of the community, locally, nationally

and internationally.

In April, funds were sent to Meals on Wheels whose volunteers deliver nutritious meals to seniors, provide human contact and a safety net for those living alone. Our donation was directed to help those in San Diego.

In May, we will allocate money to Magen David Adom (afmda.org), Israel’s medical emergency first responders. Founded in 1930, they supply ambulance service and maintain a blood supply for hospitals, the Israeli Defense Forces and the general population. Though mandated by the government, they are not a government organization and they rely on donations for the state’s 8.6 million people.

Your generous donations to the Social Action Fund help to

continue the work of tikkun olam through carefully screened

local, national and international organizations.

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From the Mailbox Thank you for your donation to Dreams for Change. We have had an exciting year of

growth. Our Safe Parking Program has doubled the number of families and individuals

we can serve each night and has received statewide recognition. The Eat Better Today

program trained over 65 individuals with high barriers to employment achieve their

first steps of being successful at work.

With your support, we will achieve our goal of transitioning those without stable

housing back into permanent housing and employment. You have directly assisted our growth and have joined a movement to

change

the dreams of San Diego’s homeless from uncertainty to confidence.

Thank you for your desire to assist us in making progress to ensure every San Diego has the opportunity for a home and healthy

meals.

Teresa Smith, CEO

Dreams for Change

p.s. All donations, small and large, have an enormous impact on defeating transitional homelessness in San Diego. Let us help our

neighbors acquire permanent housing before they slip into chronic homelessness.

Your generous donations to the Social Action Fund are making a tangible difference

to lives in our community and around the world.

Volunteers Needed: Dinner for Dreams for Change

Wednesday, May 16 5:30 pm

The Social Action Committee is organizing our second Dreams for Change dinner, with a taco salad meal, on Wednesday evening, May 16.

We serve a home cooked meal to homeless individuals and families who are living in their cars and working toward self-sufficiency. Through the organization Dreams for Change, those people are able to park their cars overnight within the safe grounds of Jewish Family Service on Balboa Avenue.

We are looking for 15 volunteers to each prepare one specific part of the planned taco salad meal and, if they choose, to help serve the meal at the JFS campus. Volunteers will meet at 5:30 pm; dinner is served at 6. We estimate about 60 people coming to dinner. In addition to having a hot meal, the individuals and families have a chance to socialize with each other and with our volunteers. For some of the people, this may be their only meal of the day.

If you would like to sign up for the May 16 dinner or would like to be on the email list for future dinners, we want to hear from you. Please contact dinner coordinator Suzanne Schulman at sueschulman@cox.net to help with this dinner as well as to answer any questions you may have about Dreams for Change.

We'd love to share your simcha! Please email

publicity@teesd.org if your son or daughter will

graduate from high school or college this year -

we'd like to include plans for future study as well.

We will publish the

information in an

upcoming bulletin.

Attention: Parents of

High School & College Seniors

The Temple office will be closed on

Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.

Remember and Honor

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The book group will meet on Wednesday, May 2, at 7 pm in the Temple Library to discuss Bee Season by Myla Goldberg. I'm going to lead the discussion.

If you enjoyed our Scholar-in-Residence weekend with Daniel Matt, Bee Season offers a thought-provoking fictional perspective on Jewish mysticism.

About Bee Season: Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul takes it as a sign that she is destined for greatness. In this altered reality, Saul inducts her into his hallowed study and lavishes upon her the attention previously reserved for Aaron, who in his displacement embarks upon a lone quest for spiritual fulfillment. When Miriam's secret life triggers a familial explosion, it is Eliza who must order the chaos.

All are welcome to join the book group. For more information and/or to be put on the mailing list, contact me at janicesteinberg@cox.net.

Temple Emanu-El Book Group by Janice Steinberg, Book Group Coordinator

Dr. Marni Nagel, clinical child psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, held a Torah School Parent Workshop on March 18. Her presentation focused on children in the digital age and their stressors. She recommended two useful websites:

Healthy Children (healthychildren.org), under the auspices of the American Academy of Pediatrics, offers a wealth of information for parents on children of all ages. On it, parents may create a personalized Family Media Use Plan, privately and confidentially.

As they say on the site, “Media should work for you and work within your family values and parenting style. When media is used thoughtfully and appropriately, it can enhance daily life. But when used inappropriately, it can displace many important activities, such as face to face interaction, family time, outdoor play, exercise, unplugged downtime and sleep. By creating a Media Use Plan (https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/Pages/default.aspx) you can be aware of when you are using media to achieve your purpose. This tool will help you think about media and create goals and rules in line with your family’s values.”

Free Teen Help is dedicated to helping your teen succeed in school and life. The non-profit organization provides anonymous support and advice. Their site contains ways to approach your teenagers who have cell phones as well as those who may get them. It includes a ready-to-use contract (https://joshshipp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/teenage-cell-phone-

agreement.pdf). As they say on their site, “This contract is designed to create an open line of communication between you and your kid regarding their cell phone. The goal is to help your kid become a well-rounded person who can coexist with technology, not be ruled by it.”

If you have questions about the Mental Health Committee, please contact me at lisa.goldberg113121@gmail.com.

Mental Health SubcommitteeMental Health SubcommitteeMental Health Subcommittee by Lisa Goldberg, by Lisa Goldberg, by Lisa Goldberg, Subcommittee ChairSubcommittee ChairSubcommittee Chair

WRJ Shabbat Service and Oneg Shabbat Friday, May 11 6 pm

Join us for the installation of our 2018-19 Board of Directors. Members of the Women of Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood and the 2018 recipients of our

Post-High School Scholarships will participate in the service.

Women of Temple EmanuWomen of Temple EmanuWomen of Temple Emanu---El: Sisters by ChoiceEl: Sisters by ChoiceEl: Sisters by Choice by Judi Schecter, by Judi Schecter, by Judi Schecter, PresidentPresidentPresident

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What’s a ritual? What’s in a name? And when you put those two together the question becomes, “Why do we call ourselves

your Temple Ritual Committee?” My Jewish Shelli wants to answer, “Why not?” But as chair of the Ritual Committee, I’d like to

offer a few deeper answers to that question.

According to the dictionary, one simple definition that I like of a ritual is that it’s a ceremony or action performed in a customary

way. For example, your family might have a Saturday night ritual of eating a big spaghetti dinner and then watching a movie.

Here at Temple Emanu-El there are so many rituals you might participate in, such as attending Torah study or classes, joining at

Shabbat services, or celebrating the Jewish holidays with your Temple community. The ritual choice menu is huge. You might

have, for various reasons, fallen away from participating in many of the rituals we offer. Maybe the rituals don’t express the

meaning you feel goes along with the ceremony or action. Maybe you’d like to see our rituals done differently or expanded in

some way that might add meaning for you and other congregants as well. Our Temple rituals and whether or not they have

meaning in your life are important to us. That’s what our committee name is all about! So if you’ve got something you’d like to

share with us about the ritualistic life of our Temple community, please do. Every Ritual Committee member is a good listener!

Have a wonderful month of May, and thanks for reading.

If there’s anything you would like the Ritual Committee to know, or if you’d like to join us or help work on one of our

projects, you can reach me at teesdworship@gmail.com.

Ritual Committee News by Shelli Stein, Ritual Committee Chair

Now is the time to “waterproof” your family. Summer is right around the corner and now is the time to ensure that your children and pets are ready for summer fun. As you head to the beach or even to your backyard pool, please remember that Red Cross instructors offer classes at many local facilities. Classes include Learn to Swim, Preschool Aquatics, Parent and Child Aquatics, Home Pool Essentials and Safety Training for Swim Coaches and Instructors.

Don’t forget water safety tips:

Swim in designated areas supervised by lifeguards.

Always swim with a buddy

Never leave a young child unattended near water

Have young children or inexperienced swimmers wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets around water, but do not rely on life jackets alone.

Establish water safety rules for your family and enforce them without fail.

If you go boating, wear a life jacket! Most boating fatalities occur from drowning.

Avoid alcohol use. Alcohol impairs judgment, balance and coordination, affects swimming and diving skills, and reduces the body’s ability to stay warm.

Take a minute today to sign up for a swimming course and review water safety tips before summer arrives.

Don’t forget to drink plenty of water, leave pets at home where they can stay cool and never, ever leave your child or pet in a car unattended.

For more information, see the American Red Cross website, at http://www.redcross.org/news/event/May-is-National-Water-Safety-Month

May is Water Safety Month by Cathi L. Marx, Safety/Security Committee Chair

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Chaverim (Grades Kindergarten - 2) Hello Summer Party

Friday, May 18 4:30 pm prior to Family Shabbat

RSVP by May 16 to Emily Silver at chaverim@teesd.org.

OYE (Grades 3 - 5) End of Year Party: Games & Pizza

Sunday, May 20 following Torah School 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Cost is $5. RSVP by April 25 to Elijah Zelonky at oye@teesd.org.

EASY (Grades 6 - 8) Shabbat After Party: Ice Cream & Movies

Friday, May 18 Party will be in the Youth Lounge, following Family Shabbat

and Dinner. No additional cost. RSVP by May 16 .

Summer Kickoff and End of Year Event Saturday, May 26 4:30 - 10 pm

Enjoy a magical beach bonfire, make s’mores, play games – a last big hurrah before summer break! RSVP by May 22.

For both EASY events, RSVP to Daniel Parker at easy@teesd.org

SanETY (Grades 9 - 12)

Contact Jay Bartell at sanety@teesd.org for details on all SanETY events.

Youth Group Calendar by Becky Farber, Youth Group Administrator

As our school year draws to a close this month, Star Laddon and I want to thank all of the parents and volunteers for the hard work they have put in this year. We had an incredible year at the Torah School with many successes and joys. We

look forward to a restful summer break and returning with enthusiasm in the fall!

Sunday, May 13 Torah School is closed for Mother’s Day

Enjoy the morning and do something nice for all the mothers and grandmothers in your life!

Friday, May 18 6 pm Kindergarten and Preschool Family Shabbat

Join us for our final family Shabbat of the school year and watch our precocious kindergarteners on the bima. Dinner to

follow featuring Jewish foods - think brisket, kugel, etc. Cost with advance reservations is $10 each for adults,

$6 for kids. At the door, cost is $12 each. Sign up in the Torah School office.

Sunday, May 20 Last Day of Torah School and Elective Fest

Join us in the Sanctuary at 11:45 am to see what your kids learned in their third trimester of electives.

That day, we will provide an appreciation brunch for the teachers. Please volunteer to bring food or drink, and email

Star Laddon at star@teesd.org to let us know what you will bring.

For any questions about Torah School, please contact me at rabbibenj@teesdorg.

Torah School by Rabbi Benj Fried

Torah School

Library Announcement by Beverly Victor, Library Committee Chair

The Library Committee welcomes all interested volunteers to be trained on the new, easy to use software to get our collection ready for online access. Training has been set for Friday, May 4, from 10 – 11 am. To join the session from your home, please sign up with me at library@teesd.org.

Thank you in advance for your help to get the website ready. When it is complete, our congregants may view the entire collection online, come into the Library and use self checkout for their books.

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Jewish Family Service Programs at Temple Emanu-El

Activities, exercise classes and special events are held through the Aging and Wellness Program of Jewish Family Service for those age 60 and over at Temple Emanu-El. The College Avenue Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 am – 3 pm. Lunch is available each weekday, a soup and salad bar as well as a hot kosher lunch. The suggested donation for seniors is $4 per person, or $7 per person for all others. Most activities are available at no charge, or for a small fee.

Programs in May include:

Special Events: Friday, May 11, 12:45 pm Mother’s Day Celebration Entertainment by Eileen Wingard and This String Trio Thursday, May 17, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Art Show showcasing artists from our Watercolor Painting and Drawing classes Vocals and guitar by Mark Langford 12:30 pm

Entertainment: Friday, May 4, 12:30 pm Piano and vocals by Karen Giorgio

Monday, May 7, 1 pm Movie: “The Post”

Monday, May 14, 1 pm Movie: “The Greatest Showman”

Friday, May 18, 12:30 pm Viola by Ayrton Pisco

Friday, May 25, 12:30 pm Piano and vocals by Robert Parker

Technology: Wednesday, May 9, 12:45 pm Online Internet Safety

Wednesday, May 16, 12:45 pm Skype Workshop

Wednesday, May 30, 12:30 pm Smartphone Basics

For more information on any program, please contact

Elissa Landsman at (858) 637-3273 or elissal@jfssd.org

Health, Wellness and Safety: Thursday, May 3, 12:45 pm Motion is Lotion: Keeping your joints Moving with Nancy Tungling

Wednesday, May 23, 1 pm San Diego Food Bank Distribution for qualified participants

Thursday, May 31, 12:45 pm Music and Cognition with Julie Guy

Interests and Speakers: Thursday, May 10, 12:45 pm Managing Transitions: Making a Move to Elder Community Living Tuesday, May 15, 12:45 pm Write Your Own Memoir by Emily Nye

Tuesday, May 22, 12:45 pm Our Stories with Ruth Benjamin and Elithe Belofsky Start of a series on stories of our own Center members

Thursday, May 24, 12:45 pm Safari Express: animals from the San Diego Zoo

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