Programs

JSS offers many programs in alignment with our values of honoring the elderly and strengthening our community. Our popular weekly Lechayim Lunchtime Plus program is a testament “to life,” with an affordable kosher meal, fitness activity and top-notch presentations and entertainment. JSS staff and volunteers take Senior Shabbat gatherings to a number of retirement residences each month, featuring candle lightning, challah, wine, lots of music and singing and a Torah discussion.

Seniors, their families, JSS staff and volunteers gather together at celebrations for Passover, Purim, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Hanukkah inviting all to partake of traditional fare, music and ceremony.

Holiday Outreach volunteers spread the spirit of Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah and other Jewish holidays. The Levy Summer Series and an annual late-summer barbeque provide social and intellectual opportunities during the summer months. Programming for Russian Seniors includes a Fall series dedicated to intergenerational learning around Russian cuisine, history, music and much more. We also offer a monthly Memory Cafe, creating a place to socialize and maintain connections for seniors suffering from Dementia.

Calendar

The best place to stay up to date on all events and programming at JSS! This calendar is always up to date and includes all the information you need to get involved.

Lechayim

Join us for great food, friends, fun and interesting programs at Lechayim Lunchtime Plus. Meeting at Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound Street, located on the corner of Mound Street and Randall Avenue, every Monday from 11am to 1:30pm.

Shabbat and Holiday Programs

At Jewish Social Services, one of our biggest goals is to help seniors remain independent and engaged in the community. To that end, Jewish Social Services offers Jewish Holiday Programming to seniors in local assisted living facilities.

Levy Summer Series

Jewish Social Services established the Levy Summer Series in 2013 with the generous support of Jeffrey C. Levy. We continue this partnership to bring you this years’ six-part program series.

Memory Cafe

At JSS, we host a Memory Cafe every third Thursday of the month at Temple Beth El from 1:00pm-2:30pm, where we come together and share memories, holidays and traditions.

Russian Series

Each Fall, JSS presents a series of Russian programming where a senior, or a group of seniors shows children a skill or teaches a lesson about history. The idea for this series came up from working with the members of the Russian senior community, who communicated their desire to feel relevant and share what they know with the younger generations.