E-Connections Vol 7 Number 9 - Eyes Can Smile; Seniors Get Back on Track

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Volume 7, Number 9

"Eyes Can Smile" by Skirball Director of Spiritual Life Rabbi Karen Bender

Until recently, I never fully appreciated how eyes can smile. I knew that eyes could see. I even knew that eyes could connect, as when two people really pay attention to one another. Over this past year, eyes over masks that conveyed sadness and longing had been heavy for our hearts to bear. We all know this—we have been in it together.

As Activities Resume, Life for the Home's Seniors Gets Back on Track

Throughout the pandemic, seniors at the Los Angeles Jewish Home kept busy with a broad range of engaging activities geared toward sparking engagement and joy during a challenging time. As we begin to turn the corner on the coronavirus, that list of activities is growing, the list of restrictions cautiously reducing, and residents are safely and slowly—but surely—preparing to enter a post-COVID-19 world.