Plaza Press The Newsletter for Jewish Federation Plaza

On the Thanksgiving Menu Thanksgiving in America means gracing the table with a classic roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, sides of cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes, and, of course, a pumpkin pie for dessert. By the start of November,

Canada has already celebrated its own national Thanksgiving with the traditional turkey, stuffing, and gravy, and a spicier pumpkin pie made with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. While we call these foods the “traditional” dishes of Thanksgiving, were these foods really eaten by the Pilgrims and Wampanoags at the first Thanksgiving in 1621? For many, turkey is synonymous with Thanksgiving. While there is no exact record of the first Thanksgiving menu, one Pilgrim named Edward Winslow did keep a chronicle of the colony’s daily events. He noted that prior to the feast, governor William Bradford sent men on a fowl-hunting mission. This “fowling” group may have hunted for wild turkeys, but it is more likely that they brought back ducks, geese, and swans. These birds were not stuffed with bread-based stuffing, but with onions, herbs, and nuts. While no definite record of turkey exists, it is known that the Wampanoags arrived at the feast with five deer, which may have been roasted on a spit or cooked into a savory stew. Vegetables were plentiful, especially corn, but it was made into cornmeal, which was then pounded and boiled into a porridge sweetened with molasses. Cranberries were also plentiful, but they were not made into sweet sauces, jellies, or tarts. The Pilgrims had long run out of sugar from their ocean voyage. There were also no potatoes, either sweet or white, at the first Thanksgiving, for potatoes did not yet exist in North America. While pumpkins were native, they were not made into pies, for the Pilgrims had no butter or wheat flour to make piecrust. What is more certain is that shellfish was abundant: mussels, clams, oysters, bass, and lobster were stars of the first Thanksgiving.

NOVEMBER 2017

Celebrating November

Adopt-a-Turkey Month

Novel Writing Month

Aviation History Month

Sherlock Holmes Weekend

November 3–5

Easy-Bake Oven Day

November 4

Veterans Day (U.S.)

November 11

World Diabetes Day

November 14

Homemade Bread Day

November 17

International Men’s Day

November 19

Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)

November 23

I would like to wish all Plaza residents

along with their families

A Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday!

Do not forget! We have ordered magazines for the enjoyment of

our residents. They have been placed on the promenade and in the

lobby area of building 4. Please feel free to read the magazines.

But do not remove them. Your cooperation in this regard will

insure that all will be able to enjoy the publications.

LAZA PHOTO GALLERY

Upcoming Events

Floral Design Workshop

Wegman’s and lunch

WOHS “Our Town”

Thomas Edison Laboratory

Our Stories

Sands Casino

Plaza Men’s Club

Bergen Town Mall

Cancer Screening & Prevention

by Beth Israel

Current Events

Walmart & Rt 22 Shopping

Watchung Mall

Food Meeting with Mitchell

Red Lobster

Book Club

Meditation & Relaxation

Bed Bath and Beyond in

Springfield

BINGO

Short Story Group

Trader Joe’s Florham Park

Please check your calendar for

dates and times of all events.

Plaza resident Dolores Lederman wins prestigious

community service award from RSVP.

Cellist Randy Calistri Yeh performed at Plaza.

NJ Consumer Affairs taught residents how to protect

themselves from fraud.

November Birthday’s

Nov 04 - Ethel Kendler

Nov 04 - Thelma Gottlieb

Nov 04 – Douglas Gordon

Nov 07- Joanne Pedicini

Nov 09- Irene Bau

Nov 11- Lester Smith

Nov 15 - Evelyn Sperling

Nov 19- Ruth Kraut

Nov 24 – Esther Torres

Nov 24- Judith Cohen

Nov 24- Elinor Gottlieb

Nov 25 – Lydia Rainbow

RSVP - Retired Seniors Volunteer Program

The Federation Plaza is a member of RSVP, a program which honors the time a senior volunteers to help others – and many of our residents already belong. We are proud to introduce our new liaison with RSVP - Karen Storch. She will coordinate info between RSVP director, Stephanie Grove, and the Plaza volunteers. Karen will: Help you report your hours – she will give you the forms, you fill them in, return to her, and she will send them to Stephanie. She will remind you when they are due again, so that you get full credit. No more searching for the elusive Blue Book. She will work with any groups or events here at the Plaza that use volunteers. She will coordinate with residents who would like to become volunteers. Volunteers can also report their own hours by contacting Stephanie directly at: sgrove@jfsmetrowest.org We eagerly welcome our new coordinator – Karen. You can contact her at Table 9 in the dining room.

Cardinal Rules for Wayfinding

November 6 is Marooned Without a Compass Day. While some people may feel lost or directionless in life, this day is for people who are actually marooned or lost and unable to find their way for lack of a compass or equipment. Luckily, there are still methods to find your way even without a compass to find the cardinal directions.

Perhaps the easiest way to find north, south, east, and west is by the sun. As a general rule, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. By marking the sun’s rising point you can establish a general idea of direction. Likewise, at night, you can find north by locating the North Star, or Polaris, in the northern hemisphere. During the night, Polaris does not rise or set but remains fixed. This star is located in the Little Dipper constellation. To find Polaris, simply find the last star on the handle of the Little Dipper. If you are unable to find it this way, find the two stars forming the end of the bowl in the Big Dipper, draw a straight line, and you will arrive at Polaris. Polaris can also be used to determine latitude. The farther north you go, the higher Polaris is in the sky. At the equator, Polaris is almost on the horizon.

Another trick is to use shadows to determine direction. Drive a stick into the ground and place a pebble at the end of the stick’s shadow. Wait about 30 minutes for the shadow to move and place another pebble at the shadow’s end. Draw a line between the two pebbles: this line runs from east to west. Draw another line bisecting this line, and you now know north and south.

Knowing the four cardinal directions is important but can be fairly unhelpful if you do not know which direction you want to go. A map will only help you if you can determine where you are on it. Find high ground, identify unique landmarks such as mountains or rivers, establish your general position, and then use the cardinal directions to find the nearest roadway or town. Practice these strategies, and you may never be lost again.

Chair Zumba Classes on the Promenade

Would you enjoy a fun new way to take a exercise even when there are limitations to standing? The Zumba class on the Plaza promenade uses fun upbeat music to en-gage in a variety of popular dances including Merengue, Salsa, Bhangra, Reggaton and even Hip Hop. The music is perfectly paced so that students can safely “boogie” and exercise big muscle groups with knee lifts and arm swings.

Benita Perkins is certified by the American Aerobics and Fitness Association (AFFA), the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN)

A Happy Birthday

Wish

To: Gert Freeman

From: Esther & Ed Schwartz

Jackie Kaufman

Pearl Berkowitz

To: Marion Brod

From: Rachelle Chriss

Marlene Hyatt

Helen Mandel

Dolores Lederman

Marlene Mankoff

Lucille Jacobs

Elaine Botterman

Esther & Ed Schwartz

Sophie Lubka

A Happy Birthday

Wish

To: Ethel Gilman

From: Jackie Kaufman

Sandy Lang

To: Jackie Kaufman

From: Sandra Lang

Pearl Berkowitz

To:

Clara Beckerman

From: Jackie Kaufman

To: Pearl Berkowitz

From: Jackie Kaufman

Esther & Ed Schwartz

Sandy Lang

Marlene Mankoff

Elaine Botterman

Condolence

Condolences:

To: Susan Methfessel

on the loss of

her husband John

From: Gert Freeman

To: Esther & Ed Schwartz

on the loss of

their niece

From: Jackie Kaufman

Mazel Tov

To: Rachelle Chriss

on her granddaughter's

Bat Mitzvah

From: Dolores Lederman

Marlene Hyatt

Helen Mandel

Marlene Mankoff

Lucille Jacobs

Elaine Botterman

Marion Brod

To: Sasha Chriss

on her

Bat Mitzvah

From: Rachelle Chriss

To: Mickey Spector

on her

grandaughter's marriage

From: Carole Golden

Joan Bender

Jackie Kaufman

Juke History

The jukebox has been around throughout many musical eras: big band, jazz, country, blues, and rock and roll. November 22, Jukebox Day, commemorates the day the first jukebox was installed in the Palais Royale Saloon, in San Francisco, California, in 1889. The history of the jukebox begins with inventor Louis Glass, who began his career working the telegraph and telephone lines. In 1880, Glass switched careers to the new technology of the phonograph and invented a machine that would play music from a wax cylinder at the drop of a nickel. When Glass boasted that his 15 machines had raked in over $4,000 in six months, copycats hurried to replicate his music-playing machine. The word juke originated with the juke, or jook, joints of the early 1900s, where rural laborers could congregate to drink, dance, and gamble.

NOVEMBER 2017 PLAZA Revised: 11/1/17

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Program Location

Code 1 . Recreation Room 2 . Promenade 3. Dining Room Note: Location is

subject to change

1 10:45 Livingston &

Short Hills Malls 11:00 Move Today &

Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long

Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 3:00 Floral Design Workshop 1 6:00 WOHS “Our Town” 7:00 BINGO 3

2 10:45 Wegman’s

Rt 10 & Lunch 11:00 Exercise 2 3:00 Plaza Men’s

Club 1

3 9:00

SHOPRITE

10:00

SHOPRITE

1:00 ONEG

SHABBAT 3

4 9:30 SHABBAT

SERVICE 1

11:00 KIDDUSH 3

7:00 MOVIE 1

5 Daylight

Saving

Time Ends 11:00 BRUNCH

3

2:00

MOVIE 1

6 10:15

TOWN BUS 11:30 TAI CHI 2

11:30 JCC Rose Rosen Concert 4:45 Kristallnacht St Elizabeth College 6:45 Life-Long

Learning 1 7:00 BINGO 3

7 Election Day 10:00 Election

Transportation 10:00 WO Health

Dept Blood

Pressure Screening

2 11:00 EXERCISE 2 1:00 Social Worker

Program 2 2:00 CURRENT

EVENTS 1

8 10:45 Rt 10 & Farmers

Market 11:00 Move Today &

Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long

Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 7:00 BINGO 3

9 10:15 Walmart &

Rt 22 Shopping 11:00 Exercise 2 1:00 Paradise at

Luna Stage

Theatre 2:00 Cancer

Screening &

Prevention by Beth

Israel Medical Center

2

10 9:00

SHOPRITE

10:00

SHOPRITE

1:00 ONEG

SHABBAT 3

11

Veteran’s

Day 9:30 SHABBAT

SERVICE 1

11:00 KIDDUSH 3

7:00 MOVIE 1

12 11:00 BRUNCH

3

12:30 Seeing

Eye Puppy

Visit 2

2:00

MOVIE 1

13 8:45 Sand’s

Casino 10:15 TOWN

BUS

11:30 TAI CHI 2

6:45 Life-Long

Learning 1 7:00 BINGO 3

14 11:00 EXERCISE 2 1:00 JFP Program 2:00 CURRENT

EVENTS 1

6:30 Meditation

& Relaxation 1

15 10:45 Thomas

Edison Laboratory 11:00 Move Today & Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long

Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 7:00 BINGO 3

16 10:15 Whole

Foods & Target in

Union 11:00 Exercise 2 1:00 Leo the Therapy Dog Visit 2:00 Our Stories1 7:00 Book Club 1

17 9:00

SHOPRITE

10:00

SHOPRITE

1:00 ONEG

SHABBAT 3

18 9:30 SHABBAT

SERVICE 1

11:00 KIDDUSH 3

7:00 MOVIE 1

19 11:00 BRUNCH

3

12:30

Chair

Zumba

with

Benita 2

2:00

MOVIE 1

2010:15

TOWN BUS

10:30 ASP

Cares Program 2 10:45 Bergen

Town Mall

11:30 TAI CHI 2 2:00 Watercolor Painting 2

6:45 Life-Long

Learning 1 7:00 BINGO 3

21 11:00 EXERCISE

2 12:30 Balfour

Declaration 100th

Anniversary JCC Whippany

1:00 Barnabas

Health 1 2:00 CURRENT

EVENTS 1

22 9:00

SHOPRITE

10:00 SHOPRITE

11:00 Move Today &

Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 6:45 Creative Arts with

Joan 2 7:00 BINGO 3

23 Thanksgiving

Day

Office

& Dining

Room

Closed

24

Office

Closed

25 9:30 SHABBAT

SERVICE 1

11:00 KIDDUSH 3

7:00 MOVIE 1

26 11:00 BRUNCH

3

2:00

MOVIE 1 Gamefest after

Movie 2

27 10:15

TOWN BUS 10:15

Watchung

Mall, Rt 22

11:30 TAI CHI 2

6:45 Life-Long

Learning 2 7:00 BINGO 3

28 11:00 EXERCISE

2 1:15 Rabbi

Study Group 2:00 CURRENT

EVENTS 1

6:30

Meditation &

Relaxation 1

29 11:00 Red Lobster

Rt 22 11:00 Move Today &

Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long

Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 7:00 BINGO 3

30 10:45 Trader

Joe’s Florham

Park 11:00 Exercise 2 2:00 Short Story

Group featuring

Pearl Kaufman 1 3:00 FOOD

MEETING WITH

MITCHELL 3