Sharing the Past Creating the Future
On-going Programs
On the Move / Active Aging Adults
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
9:20-10:20 am
Get on the move with our total body low impact group exercise class. This class is especially designed for active aging adults that are looking to improve cardiovascular fitness, make a few strength gains, and fine tune your balance.
RSVP
Mondays
9:30 am
Our Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteer group of special women who give their time and energy stuffing dolls and sewing them up for young children who have cancer; these dolls go to Parkland Hospital. For newborn babies, volunteers knit baby caps and booties. Volunteers are welcome. We accept donations of fabrics, stuffing and yarn.
Guest Speaker
Mondays
11:00 am
Each Monday we have a guest speaker, often a local Jewish educator, for a presentation and interactive discussion.
Scrabble
Mondays
1:00 pm
Join us for an hour of fun playing Scrabble.
Contact Anna Angorina in the Senior Adult office at 214-239-7119 or aangorina@jccdallas.org for more details.
Chorus
Wednesdays
1:00-2:00 pm
Director Sharon Balaban and accompanist Barbara Arnstein lead this group of people who love to sing and perform. The chorus performs at the J and local retirement communities, and welcomes new voices! No memorization required. Contact the Senior Department at 214-239-7119 for further details.
Art Class
Thursdays
10:00 am-12 noon
Nancy Johnson will be teaching a new Water Color Class
You don’t need any prior Experience to join the fun and creativity
• Reduce stress
• Try a new hobby and stimulate your Brain
• Make new friends
Supplies needed:
Bring your own water color paper and water color paints
Please RSVP and we’ll save you an easel!
Current Issues
Thursdays
11:00 am
Each week we take the opportunity to explore various issues that impact our Jewish world and the world-at-large. The sessions often have presentations by guest speakers from throughout the greater Dallas community. Details on specific speakers may be obtained by contacting the Senior Adult Department office.
Wii Games
Bowling, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Golf
Fridays
11:00 am
If you want to be the coolest grandparent around, then join our Wii bowling league. We are staying active and having fun playing this low-impact, easy-to-use, interactive sport video game.
College on the Couch
Fridays
1:00 pm
in the Senior Lounge
As we continue to meet the mission of lifelong learning at the JCC, we are introducing a new series to College on the Couch! Such a timely topic in this day and age of the Internet: Privacy, Property and Free Speech We will be listening to lectures presented on DVD.
We offer another series of The Great Course - Optimizing Brain Fitness with Professor Richard Restak. He is Clinical Professor of Neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science. A prolific writer, Dr. Restak has written 20 books on the human brain.
Free J Member/$25 Non-Member (includes materials and a certificate of completion)
Tuesday at the Movies
May 7 – Three Smart Girls (Musical Comedy) - Hoping to reunite their divorced parents, three sisters plot to prevent the marriage of their father to a gold-digger. The film was Deanna Durbin's screen debut and ushered in an eight-year era of successful Deanna Durbin musicals
June 4 - Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Musical Comedy)- Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, until one sister falls in love with another's fiance, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker. Durbin and Grey reprise their roles from Three Smart Girls
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