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WHEN WE JUST CLICK: THE MAGIC OF CONNECTION

Jo Strausz Rosen June 26, 2025 No Comments

by Jo Strausz Rosen June 27, 2025 Have you ever met someone and immediately felt like you’d known them forever? That kind of connection is rare and meaningful. And especially when you’re navigating a new place or phase in life, it feels like pure magic. It might’ve happened at a neighborhood meet and greet, or during the first day as the new member of a board, or as a new

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In the June 19th Detroit Jewish News, JSL’s Live & Learn Community Project was featured, as the program was honored by LeadingAge Michigan with the Leading-Edge Care & Services Award at the 2025 Member Awards Gala. The Leading-Edge Care

Caregivers & Families

WHEN WE JUST CLICK: THE MAGIC OF CONNECTION

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Tucked away on the 2nd floor of Meer Apartments Building 7, there’s a room that holds far more than just books. It holds decades of laughter, stories, and cherished memories that span generations. This is the YEARBOOK ROOM: a one-of-a-kind

Jo Strausz Rosen June 6, 2025 No Comments

At the Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza Brown Memory Care Pavilion every day brings a new opportunity and a new challenge to connect with those living with dementia and other cognitive changes. We see how memory loss reshapes daily life, how simple

Jo Strausz Rosen May 30, 2025 No Comments

Why can a single melody from years ago unlock a long-buried memory, while a life-altering trauma can disappear without a trace? These puzzles lie at the heart of one of the mind’s greatest mysteries: memory. I notice that working and

JSL In the News

JEWISH SENIOR LIFE CELEBRATES 16th ANNUAL MEETING, HONORING COMMUNITY AND COMMITMENT

Jo Strausz Rosen June 24, 2025 No Comments

Back Row (left to right): Brad Frank, Michael Wolfe, Jason Fisher, Carolyn Cohen, Alan Sternfeld, Michael Banks, Mark Berke; Front Row (left to right): Karen Rubenfire, Heather Salesin, Dr. Rob Robins, Sonya Kay, Daniel Cherrin Not Pictured: Molly Chernow, Michael Siegal, Joanne Aronovitz, Brad Feldman, Kenneth Goss, Lowell Salesin, Jason Tisdale, Nancy Reed, Brian Raznick, Scott Marcus, Barbara Horowitz, Jeffrey Fleischman, Mark Kowalsky, Asa Gottlieb, On Tuesday, June 24, Jewish

Nicole Lupiloff May 7, 2025 No Comments

JSL hit a grand slam in its May 7th Jewish News cover story, featuring Al Muskovitz’s amazing, heartfelt article. Muskovitz interviewed a handful of Meer residents, including cover guy Jay Barry, who exhibited his impressive collection of Tiger memorabilia,

Nicole Lupiloff March 4, 2025 No Comments

In the March 4th Detroit Jewish News, Hechtman and Meer residents were acknowledged for giving back and raising funds for first responders and LA wildfire appreciation. “Tikun olam is a big part of Meer’s culture,” says Meer Administrator Marcia Mittelman.

Nicole Lupiloff January 18, 2025 No Comments

JSL ROARED With Pride into both local and national media with its “Lions Pep Rally” coverage, most notably, a segment on Good Morning America. With a pack of more than one hundred in attendance, Detroit’s oldest Lions fans took

Financial Planning

LIVING WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE

Jo Strausz Rosen August 30, 2024 No Comments

LIVING WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE At JSL, there is a concerted effort in focusing on healthy aging activities. Resident Service Coordinators on each campus strive to work closely with residents and their families helping them combat signs of dementia which require a holistic approach including lifestyle adjustments, cognitive activities, and sometimes medical intervention. The Alzheimer’s Association alz.org and The National Institutes of Health nih.gov provide helpful information on their websites. Yesterday

Jo Strausz Rosen March 14, 2024 2 Comments

TRAVELING LIGHTLY Terry the painter sent me a text. He says he’s ready to come to the house and begin our home beautification, but I’m distracted by all the things we must remove from the walls and the closets for

Nicole Lupiloff August 16, 2023 No Comments

JSL ON CBS DETROIT Tracey Proghovnick, Director of Residential Marketing and Community Relations for the Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, talks with CBS Detroit’s Kris about the “Age in Motion” program taking place during ‘The Way to Wellness’ event,

Jo Strausz Rosen August 10, 2023 No Comments

CHOICE By Jo Strausz Rosen I recently read The Choice, Embrace the Possible, a memoir by 95-year-old Dr. Edith Eva Eger, who earned her doctorate in clinical psychology in 1978 and has treated patients for over 50 years. She’s a

Health, Fitness & Wellness

NOT CUTE: THE LANGUAGE OF AGEISM AND HOW WE CHALLENGE IT

Jo Strausz Rosen June 20, 2025 No Comments

Elaine smiled graciously after the student visitor patted her arm and said, “You’re just so cute.” I’ve heard this kind of thing before, but recently something has shifted. I became aware of just how often older people, particularly older women, are called “cute” or other diminutive names and how casually it’s done. Referring to older women as “cute” can carry condescending, infantilizing undertones, often rooted in ageism and sexism. As

Jo Strausz Rosen May 15, 2025 No Comments

It was 3:00 a.m. when I sat up in bed, awakened by a dream of my father juggling. He often kept weighted cloth balls in his pockets and would juggle three while balancing on a Bongo Board. In that moment,

Jo Strausz Rosen May 9, 2025 No Comments

Some people are always searching for a better way to live. They question if they are fulfilled in their work or content with their partner. Hunting for something “better” or different. Searching for more peace in the moment. We scroll,

Jo Strausz Rosen May 2, 2025 No Comments

It could happen to any of us. Nina was a fortress in a world that often underestimates older adults. At 93, she still lived alone in the colonial she’d bought after her divorce. Her house was her badge of independence,

Jewish Spirituality

WHEN WE JUST CLICK: THE MAGIC OF CONNECTION

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There’s a special kind of exhaustion that settles into your bones the morning after a successful event. It’s not just tiredness, it’s a full-bodied blend of physical soreness, emotional release, and a gentle whisper in the back of your mind

Jo Strausz Rosen April 25, 2025 No Comments

As we observe Yom HaShoah this year, the haunting echoes of the Holocaust feel closer than ever—not because of our proximity to the past, but because of the growing shadows of denial and indifference in the present. For decades, we’ve

Jo Strausz Rosen October 24, 2024 No Comments

DANCING THROUGH THE DARKNESS The sun is just a few hours from setting over West Bloomfield, its golden rays light the walls of Fleischman Residence, casting long shadows that seem to hold both ancient wisdom and the weight of current

Nutrition

THE END

Jo Strausz Rosen August 23, 2024 1 Comment

THE END The older we get, we must face a variety of unavoidable pokes and prods during visits to doctors to stay healthy, live long and prosper. Some folks have a serious aversion to medical procedures and put off meeting with their physicians out of fear. Buck up. We must face our fears and just do it if we seek a long life and opportunities to live in good health.

Jo Strausz Rosen July 25, 2024 2 Comments

BIRDS OF A FEATHER At home, we hang a birdfeeder just outside our kitchen window and fill it daily with songbird mix. It’s a joy to witness the different species sing, share, dine and socialize at the feeder. Bluejays establish

Jo Strausz Rosen June 28, 2024 No Comments

AGING ONE DAY AT A TIME I picked up Nora Ephron’s book, “I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman.” Her humorous essays elaborate on her strong feelings about aging, body maintenance, menopause, empty nests

Jo Strausz Rosen May 3, 2024 No Comments

A SENIOR MOMENT I was on the phone catching up with my daughter Lindsey recently and in the middle of a story I was sharing with her, I couldn’t remember what I was about to say next and instead chirped,