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A Winter Fling by Bea Freiheiter

Where are my flakes? No not corn flakes!

Those soft fleecy white pieces

That fall from the sky.

Up from the atmosphere way up high

Mother nature covers the ground

So that her children sleep safe and sound.

What about we humans?

We are not chopped liver you know!

Here we are clamoring for snow.

Skiing, sledding, snow boarding too,

Snow ball fighting, everyone waiting to get you.

Ski racing, jumping, bob sledding for the gold.

You are never too young or too old.

You just have to be gutsy and bold.

Or

Curl up on the couch with a good book,

Watch the snow pile up.

Take a small nap, sip some hot chocolate

From your mug or cup.

Dream sweet dreams of the coming spring.

But hold on a minute, give winter a chance to have it’s fling!

COVER STORYCOVER STORY

BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS

NOTES & NOTES &

REMINDERSREMINDERS

ADMINISTRATOR’S ADMINISTRATOR’S

CORNERCORNER

NEW RESIDENT NEW RESIDENT

WELCOMESWELCOMES

CREATIVE CREATIVE

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The Lester Chronicle

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Enjoy more movies right in the comfort of your own apartment

Residents subscribed to SeniorTV can tune their TV sets to Channel 12, the Lester Movie

Channel, and watch a selection of movies which will be playing on a rotating schedule.

There will be an exercise video shown at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM daily

Also daily, different movies will be shown at 1:00 PM and 9:00 PM

A weekly schedule of movies playing will be displayed on the bulletin boards and on the

Lester Life Channel (Channel 6).

If you are not already subscribed to SeniorTV and would like to subscribe, or to get more in-

formation, please feel free to stop by the Administration Office during normal business hours

Family Feud

Kushner visit Cheder Chabad

Veterans Day

Marcel & Lucky entertain Molly Berger, IDF soldier, speaks

Eldridge Synagogue Museum Trip Karaoke Fun & Beading

Lee Meyers, 12,

Entertains

Temple Beth Am Teens

November Birthday Bash

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DECEMBER

BIRTHDAYS

T h e L e s t e r

Thanksgiving has come and gone, Chanukah is

nearly behind us, and before we know it, we’ll

be welcoming 2014. Time sure does fly around

here! Winter is quickly approaching and it’s

time to unpack your winter gear and make the

necessary snow-removal arrangements with

Joan in the Administration office.

In December, we have a schedule packed with

many exciting activities to choose from. In cele-

bration of the last day of Chanukah, on Dec. 5th

at 7PM, the Lester Congregation will be throw-

ing a party featuring the Hester Street Troupe.

As we’ve done over the past number of years,

we’ll be hosting a group of teens at Lester on

Super Sunday, Dec. 8th and will have multiple

joint learning sessions. A full schedule of the

planned sessions can be found on page 5 of the

newsletter and I encourage you to participate.

JCHC-University classes have resumed. A full

course catalog is available at the Heller Conci-

erge desk. Two of the four sessions scheduled

this month (12/9 and 12/30) will take place at

Lester.

Like we did last month, we will have a single

building-wide December birthday celebration on

the 11th at 3PM with entertainment provided by

Ronni Aiello.

To help you ring in the New Year, on Tue. the

31st at 2:30PM we will have our annual New

Year’s eve party with the David Aaron Orches-

tra. At 8:30PM feel free to bring some snacks

Administrator’s Corner

Welcome New Residents

Lucille Antelle

Solomon & Rosalie Spierer

To all of Lester’s new residents, we would

like to wish you a warm welcome and

Bruchim HaBa’im

Meal Options for the Weekends

You asked, we listened!

As of May, the Lester dining team began offering different meal options

on the weekends.

For Saturday lunch, you can RSVP by Thu. each week to Joan in Administration for a

Shabbos lunch . Cost $10.

For Sunday lunch, order a to-go meal from 12:30 to 1:30PM with the Heller Concierge.

Cost $10.

For Sunday dinner, order a to-go meal anytime before 4PM with the Heller Concierge.

Food will be ready for pick-up at 5PM. Cost $15.

All options listed above will have designated menus for you to choose from. Selections may

only be made off the menu and no substitutions will be available.

and join your friends and neighbors in the Theater to

watch the Times Square New Year’s Rockin Eve tele-

vision broadcast. I hope you have a happy and health

new year!

Lastly, as we approach winter, I remind you to follow

basic infection-control practices and refrain from leav-

ing your apartment if you’re feeling under the weather

or have a bad cold. Also, I encourage you to use the

hand sanitizers that are mounted near each of the eleva-

tors; use them frequently so as to minimize the spread

of infection.

As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any

questions, comments, compliments and/or concerns. I

can be reached at 973-929-2747. You should also feel

free to stop by the Administration offices if you would

like to meet with me.

See you around the halls,

Alex Gross, Administrator

Margarete Meyer

Pearl Blumberg

Theresa Dorman

Evelyn Ribakove

Janet Appel

Mollie Rosenberg

Ruth Rosen

Mordecai Epstein

Florence Lamb

Sophie Neustadt

Elsa Kaplan

Harriet Perr

Leah Miller

Edythe Grancik

William Hebel

Murray Sussman

Miriam Hoffman

Helen Weinberger

Dorothy Rosen

Sidney Zane

Bella Glat

Maurice Wolpert

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JCHC Tribute Cards

are now available!

Send cards to family and friends and support the JCHC

Get Well cards /Mazel Tov cards

In Memoriam cards/Blank cards

Cards can be purchased at the Business office or call

Marcia at (973) 530-3966

Life Cycle Kiddush

will be on

Saturday December 7th

&

Saturday December 21st

Kiddushim will be immediately following Shabbat

morning services

If you have not already filled out a Yartzeit information

form, please contact Estelle Berger, Rae Benet, or Dr.

Mervin Eisenberg (for Heller residents), or Bea Freiheiter,

Teddy Halpern or Helen Heller (for Weston residents).

Lester Congregation

Corner Cultural Arts Series

December Features:

Wednesday, December 11th

“Tanglewood” 75th Anniversary Celebration

& Wednesday, December 25th

“Liza with a Z”

Showing in the Heller Multipurpose Room at 7 P.M.

Senior TV is here!

A full line of channels including HBO,

Showtime, Jewish Life, Lester Life Live

& more!

Don’t wait! Sign up for SeniorTV

today and get your first month

FREE! Only $35/mo. thereafter! Call the Administration Office Today!

*December Facts

December is the twelfth and final month of the Gregorian calendar and the first month of winter. It derives it’s name from the Latin word decem, meaning ten, as December was the tenth month of the oldest Roman calendar. The Latin name is derived from Decima, the middle Goddess. Birthstone: Turquoise Flower: Paper White Narcissus, Holly or Poinsettia

December quote:

“God gave us our memories so that we might have

roses in December” J.M. Barrie

* New Year’s Eve

History and customs: Since 1904, Times Square in New

York City has been a hot spot for New Year’s Eve cele-

brations. Originally, the owners of the square held roof-

top parties. Now the streets are flooded with people nose-

to-nose in the cold just to watch the big ball drop. The

first time the ball took the plunge was on New Year’s

Eve in 1907. Back then, the Times Square Ball was made

of iron and wood and decorated with 100 25- watt light

bulbs. Today, The lighted Ball descends 70 feet in

sixty seconds. The Ball is a geodesic sphere, twelve

feet in diameter, weighing 11,875 pounds. The Ball

is covered with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles and

lit by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs.

*from Creative Forecasting

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T h e L e s t e r C h r o n i c l e

Great Songs

Great songs never go out of style They are with you all the while

Aging like a fine wine They get better with time

Great songs make me think of romance

Great songs put me in the mood to dance My youth comes to me like a fling

And it really makes me want to sing

Great songs are like Seniors Great songs are like romance

Great songs get better with time

Great songs make me dance Great songs make me sing

Great songs get better with time

From Song Writing with Alice Group

The next Song Writing Group will take place Dec. 2nd

Colette

Quiet, concentration

Grasping snow and then watching it go

Very, very nice, for real

Butterfly and flower, holding it close, freeing it

I have to relate it to myself

Deep thinking, cold, letting it go, holding back

Awesome, amazing

She’s as graceful as a bird

From Talkin’ Poetry with Paul Rabinowitz, November 8, 2013

The next Poetry with Paul group will take place Dec. 6th

Entertainment:

December 1st Jason Craig

December 5th The Hester Street Troupe

December 10th Mike Fishteyn

December 11th Birthday Bash with

Ronni Aiello performing

December 22nd Linda Shell

December 25th Joan Streit

December 31st New Years Party with

David Aaron & his Orchestra

Trips:

December 2nd Trip to JCC West Or-

ange Chanukah Party

December 8th

* Movie trip to “The Book

Thief ” at Lowe’s East Hanover Theater

*Movie & Dinner

December 16th JCHC U-B’nai Brith

Federation Bldg.

December 23rd JCHC U Village Apts.

December 22nd

Movie & Dinner

Upcoming Trips &

Entertainment

Please sign up for trips with the Heller Concierge

Check Calendar for details and sign up deadlines

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T h e L e s t e r C h r o n i c l e

SEASONS OF LIFE

Meets the second Thursday of the month.

When: Thursday, September 12th

Where: Heller Card Room

Time: 3:00pm

Seasons of Life is a support group offered to all residents of Lester Senior Housing who are

experiencing a change in life.

During our previous session on 8/8/13 we discussed the difficulties experienced when ad-

justing to community living. Group members were able to offer valuable suggestions and

advice to help other group members cope with these new life changes.

I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who participated in the “Seasons of

Life” group, which began in January and concluded in November of this year. Every

resident who attended this group made it a success and I hope it benefitted those of you

who joined us. “Seasons of Life” was an open group that was held on the second Thursday

of every month. An open group is a group that allows new members to attend each ses-

sion every time it is held; this feature allowed residents to try out the group to see what it

was all about.

Beginning on January 9th 2014, I will be running a new group for the residents of

Lester Senior Housing. This new group will be called “Come Together with Heather,” it will

be held every Thursday and will run for six consecutive sessions, beginning on January 9th

and ending on February 13th. This new group will begin at 2:00pm and will be held in the

Weston Game Room. “Come Together with Heather” will be unique since it will be a

closed group. A closed group is a group that has the same members in it for all sessions,

and is not open to new members once the group has been formed. This group method al-

lows for a stronger bond between all members, since we will be seeing each other on a

weekly basis. Another special aspect about “Come Together with Heather,” is that after

the initial six sessions have been completed, the group will take a 2 week break. During

this break new members will be able to sign up for the next closed group that will begin in

March.

I invite everyone who is interested in attending “Come Together with Heather” to

sign up by Wednesday, January 8th 2014. You can sign up by calling Heather at 973-929-

2723, or feel free to stop by the office located on the 2nd Floor. Flyers for this group will be

posted around the community and will be included in your January packets. It is im-

portant to sign up in advance to ensure your spot in what is likely to be a very successful

group.

Come Together With Heather

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T h e L e s t e r C h r o n i c l e

News from Lester Congregation

*Winter

Safety

Avoid Slipping

Make sure to wear shoes with good traction and non-skid

soles. Replace a worn cane tip to make walking easier.

Take off shoes as soon as you return indoors because often

snow and ice attach to the soles and once melted, can lead

to slippery conditions inside.

Dress for Warmth

Dress in layers. Going outside? Wear warm socks, a warm

coat, hat gloves and a scarf. In very cold temperatures,

cover all exposed skin. Use a scarf to cover your mouth

and protect your lungs.

Safety...

It starts

with You!

Chanukah Party!

Thursday, December 5th at 7:00 PM

In the Heller lobby

*Candle Lighting Ceremony

*Entertainment by the Hester Street Troupe

*Delicious Latkes

Sponsored by the Lester Congregation and the “Shana Tova Project”

Come and enjoy our Lester Family Chanukah Celebration

*from web site care.com

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T h e L e s t e r C h r o n i c l e

Total Hearing Care of Morristown has been making monthly

site visits to Lester.

TOTAL HEARING CARE OFFERS:

FREE Complete Evaluation of Your Hearing

FREE Cleanings and Checks of Your Hearing Aids

FREE On-Site Monthly Visits

The next Hearing Screening is scheduled for

Friday, December 20th 1:00 PM –4:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Weston Game Room.

For More Information or To Make An Appointment Call: 973-656-1100

JCHC University Winter 2013/2014 Semester

“Where Learning is For Life”

Look for these exciting Sessions in December:

December 9th: 2:00 PM: Exploring Morris County at Lester Senior Housing

December 16th: *11 AM: Cooking for One at B’nai Brith Federation House (*note time change)

December 23rd: 2:00 PM: Life and Times of Lena Horne at Village Apts. Of the Jewish Federation

December 30th at 2:00 PM: Evolution of Women’s Rights at Lester Senior Housing

Please pick up a catalog at the Concierge Desk. See Cheryl in Activities to sign up

Join in these

exciting and

informative

sessions!

9:30 AM-10:20 AM

Jewish Mysticism &

Meditation

Heller Multipurpose Room

Ushpizin Theater

10:30 AM-11:15 AM

Book of Esther Heller Multipurpose Room

The Holocaust-What

Really Happened Card Room

11:15 AM—11:45 AM SNACK BREAK

11:45 AM-12:13 PM Torah from the Twilight

Zone Theater

Back to Basics-Jewish

Literacy Card Room

12:40 PM-1:30 PM

Love & Marriage Heller Multipurpose Room

December 8th