Isolation kills. So does loneliness.

Research repeatedly shows isolation and loneliness are the biggest threats to the well-being of seniors nationwide. We have the power

to combat these dangers for San Antonio Jewish seniors.

MOST OF THE VICTIMS ARE SENIORS.

Four things you didn’t know about long-term care insurance

By Ned HodgeMassMutual South TexasGuest Writer

When you think of long-term care insurance, what comes to mind?

While it might be a life-saver for some following an acci-dent or illness, unfortunately, some people hold misconcep-tions or have unfavorable opinions of long-term care insurance, largely stemming from issues related to its early days. To day, there are more straight forward options and flexible long-term care

solutions. Some things you may not know:

1. You decide where care is received. A common myth is that long-term care insurance only provides nursing home care, but that’s not so. It provides home care for those who prefer to “age in place,” as well as care at adult day care, assisted living facilities and hospice centers. In fact, most newly opened long-term care insurance claims are for home care, according to the American

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Older workers making comeback

As the US labor market grows tighter and participation rate declines, corporations like Ford, IBM, and Barclays are beginning to court experienced workers looking to return to the work, reports Bloomberg.

The move marks a major reversal of fortune for America’s older workers, who suffered during the last recession and have been hit by age bias in the hiring process.

Companies are finding that many of these workers bring valuable experience and skills to the table, and come at a discount. According to one study, workforce returnees cost 25% less than hiring comparable workers who currently hold jobs.

12:30 – 2:30PMFREE AND INCLUDES ACCESS TO THE GARDENAn intergenerational community outing at the San Antonio Botanical Garden! Enjoy an afternoon full of nature, activities, and learningduring this event presented through a collaboration of area congregations and organizations.RSVP ONLINE REQUIRED:gardengreatday.paperform.co

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UPCOMING EVENTS

HAPPY HANUKAH!LOTS OF EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN CELEBRATION! Details inside.

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2017-2018 SAJSS OFFICERS AND BOARDPRESIDENT Suzanne HuberVICE PRESIDENT Howard FeinbergSECRETARY Allan SmithTREASURER Robi JalnosPAST PRESIDENT Alice Troy

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THANK YOU to our November Donors

Betty & Roger Adler

Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Barath

Anita Beizer

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Blackshear

Lawrence & Janice Fagen

Ruth C. Friedberg

Jaime & Karren Furman

Thomas R. Garber

Maury & Lisa Goldstein

Morton Greenberg

Tim and Meg Grossman

Regina Guggenheim

Suzanne Huber

David & Sheryd Jackson

Mike and Judy Kelne

Patricia Konstam

Robert & Constance Kremer

Gary Kurzban

Thelma Lettman

Warren & Iris Lieberman

Alvin Loewenberg

Hannah Margolis

Rhonda & Gregg Michel

Amy Dameron & David Phipps

Bonnie Markey Place

David & Marjorie Present

Jerrold Rehmar

Michael Ringel

Doris Ripps

Anthony & Brenda Schram

Herschel Sheiness

Doris Barshop Spector

Mindy Spigel

Dr. Anatole & Sherie Trakhtenbroit

Judge Marcia Weiner

Ellen & Dr. Mark Weinstein

Adante Senior LivingTUESDAY, DEC. 12 & TUESDAY, DEC. 26 @ 10:30 AM

“SAJSS Presents” - Join San Antonio Jewish Senior Services for a film and conversation with Mindi Silver-Weiss in the 2nd floor activity room. For more information, please call (210) 493-0101.

FRIDAY, DEC. 8 @ 10:30AM Shabbat with Seniors - Join Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham of Congregation Agu-das Achim for Shabbat services on Friday, Dec. 8 at 10:30AM in the theatre.

SUNDAY, DEC. 17 @ 2PM Hanukah Celebration - Join SAJSS and Temple Beth-El friends in the Cafe for a program of singing, activities, and snacks.

FRIDAY, DEC. 22 @ 10:30AM Shabbat with Seniors - Join Rabbi Marina Yergin of Temple Beth-El for Shabbat services on Friday, Dec. 22 at 10:30AM in the theatre.

Barshop Jewish Community Center THURSDAY, DEC. 7 & DECEMBER 21 @ 1PM

Silver Cinema Film Screenings - Attend a free movie at the JCC. No need to RSVP - walk-ins welcome. For film schedule, visit www.jccsanantonio.org. Enjoy FREE popcorn!

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY @ NOONSenior Luncheon - JCC Seniors enjoy a delicious, healthy kosher lunch four days a week for only $3 each. The lunch program is funded in part by the Jewish Federation of San Antonio and San Antonio Jewish Senior Services.

Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning

TUESDAY, DEC. 12 @ 11:30AM - 1PMSunshine Club Luncheon - Featuring pre-Hanukah Latkes & Brisket at Chabad Center

for Jewish Life & Learning. Bring along and showcase your own favorite and/or most sentimental Menorah or sacred Judaica. RSVP today: call Nancy at Chabad: (210) 764-0300 or email info@chabadsa.com. For transportation, call Lety at (210) 616-4811. Sunshine Club is partially funded by a grant from San Antonio Jewish Senior Services.

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Maury GoldsteinAlvin LoewenbergJeanne Rubin

Brenda SchramDr. Michael SteinbergGordon Weiner

Congregation Agudas AchimTHURSDAY, DEC. 7 @ 11:30AM Simcha Social Club - Hazzan Lipton joins the Simcha Social club for a special performance. Enjoy some Hanukah celebration and lunch in the Gurinsky social hall. Simcha Social Club

is partially funded by a grant from San Antonio Jewish Senior Services. For transportation, call Lety at (210) 616-4811.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14 @ AT 10:30AMYad B’ Yad - Students from Heintz Preschool of Agudas Achim visit Madison Estates for a Hanukah Celebration at 10:30AM on the 3rd floor in the Fireplace Lounge. To learn more, volunteer or RSVP, please

contact Taryn Bretado at t.bretado@agudas-achim.org or (210) 479-0429. Yad B'Yad Intergenerational Program is partially funded by a grant from San Antonio Jewish Senior Services.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14 AT 7PMMoonlight Supper Club - Dinner and a white elephant gift exchange at La Fonda Alamo Heights.

Congregation Rodfei Sholom

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6 FROM 11:30AM - 1PML'Chayim Club - Featuring an astronomy presen-tation by Bobbie Jorrie. Enjoy a traditional home cooked meal and D’var Torah by Rabbi Scheinberg.

No charge for seniors, $5 for others. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP by Monday, Dec. 4, to rodfeisa@gmail.com or (210) 493-3557. Seniors transportation available by calling Lety at (210) 616-4811. Co-sponsored by a grant from San Antonio Jewish Senior Services.

SUNDAY, DEC. 17 @ NOONHanukah Sunday Funday on Sunday - Includes a vendor marketplace, arts and crafts, cookie decorating and lunch. Sunday Funday is a great way for families with kids of all ages to celebrate Hanukah.

TUESDAY, DEC. 19 @ 5:30Family Hanukah Barbeque - Come enjoy dinner and partici-pate in the last Hanukah candle lighting of 2017.All Hanukah programs are open to the community. Seniors will receive special rates to all Rodfei Hanukah programs with thanks to a generous grant from San Antonio Jewish Senior Services. For more information or to make reservations please contact the Rodfei Office at (210) 493-3558.

Golden EstatesFRIDAY, DEC. 8 & WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27 @ NOON

Respite Luncheon - Join us for Lunch and a movie in the activity room with SAJSS friends. RSVP to Lety at (210) 616-4811.

Madison EstatesMONDAY, DEC. 4, 11, 18, & 25 @ 2:30PM

Jewish Living Program - Join San Antonio Jewish Senior Services for a social gathering and a movie at Madison Estates. Join us in the TV Room on the 3rd Floor. For more information, call San Antonio Jewish Senior Services at (210) 616-4811.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14 @ AT 10:30AMYad B’ Yad - Students from Heintz Preschool of Agudas Achim visit for a Hanukah Celebration at 10:30AM on the 3rd floor in the Fireplace Lounge.

FRIDAY, DEC. 15 @ 10:30AMShabbat with Seniors - Join Rabbi Scheinberg from Rodfei Sholom for Shabbat services in the TV room at 10:30 AM on the 3rd floor.

Temple Beth-El

Shabbat Lunch Chavurah - There will not be a Shabbat Lunch Chavurah in December, but join us on January 6 for the Guide Dogs of Texas!

SATURDAY, DEC. 16 @ 10:30AMTBE60s+ Singles! - Hanukah Road Trip! Meet in the Temple Beth-El parking lot to travel to Elmendorf, Texas, to visit the Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard. One of the first commercial olive orchards in Texas, Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard is best known for olive trees, olive oil and the various olive oil and olive leaf based skin care products it produces. We will tour the orchard, have a farm-to-table meal, visit the tasting room to sample Sandy Oaks’ culinary products and the full line of skin care products they produce onsite, and stroll through their nursery to pick up an olive tree or two for your backyard. Cost: $15 for transportation plus no-host lunch onsite. Look at their menu at https://www.sandyoaks.com/todays-menu/. RSVP to Geri Gregory at (210) 733-9135, ext. 120 or geri@beth-elsa.org.

FRIDAY, DEC. 22, FOLLOWING SERVICES TBE50s+ - All 50+ are invited to Sawasdee Thai Cuisine located at 6407 Blanco Road. Reservations required – reply online at http://tinyurl.com/tbe-sasix . Contact Mindi Silver-Weiss at mindisw@gmail.com or Nancy Gerson at nancykgerson@yahoo.com for additional information.

Temple Chai

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT 6:45PMHanukah CelebrationJoin us for Shabbat service and a Hanukah dinner celebration. Temple Chai will provide latkes and donuts - please bring some-thing to serve 8-10. No pork or shellfish, and nothing that needs to be heated. All are welcome. RSVP at www.templechaisa.org/Hanukah

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DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, THE AFTERNOON AT THE MCNAY, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3, WILL BE OFFERED AT A LATER DATE.

Association for Long Term Care Insurance (AALTCI).

2. It offers share ability for couples. Many long-term care insurance policies offer an optional benefit commonly known as “shared care,” which allows couples to share their coverage and maximize their benefits. Here’s how: if one spouse exhausts his or her benefits, he/she can begin using the other spouse’s benefits. This provides couples with peace of mind knowing that cover-age will be there if care is needed for longer than expected. It typically also includes built-in protection to ensure a surviving spouse can still receive long-term care insurance benefits.

3. It’s not “just for older people.” While it’s a critical part of retirement planning and important protection for your later years, the younger you are when you apply for long-term care insurance, the better. Age and health are two of the most important factors when applying, so applying at a younger age will help make it more affordable, and you are likely more insurable from a health perspective.

4. Long-term care insurance carriers paid $7.8 billion in claim benefits to 250,000 individuals in 2014, up from $7.5 billion in 2013. This comes from the fact that people are living longer and more care is needed, and/or the cost of care is increasing. It also shows that long-term care insurance is working. It helps families provide care for their loved ones in a setting that they pre-fer, while protecting their finances.

Cost factors in addition to age and health when you apply also include the amount of daily benefit and the duration of benefit payments. A financial professional can help you decide what’s right for you.

Provided by Ned Hodge, a financial representative with MassMutual South Texas. NHodge@financialguide.com, (210)

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Sunshine Club is partially funded by a grant from SAJSS.

For all those who say that Thanksgiving comes but once a year, they are wrong. The Sunshine Club meeting at the Chabad Center for Jewish Learning on 11/17/2017 showed them. With the leadership of Rabbi Teldon and Rochel there was a feast for young and old. Naturally the meal was centered around turkey and a sweet potato casserole with soup, rice, and cooked vegetables. I am not certain about the sweets for dessert because we had the children there and the goodies

seemed to vanish quite quickly. The Rabbi did his "stand up routine" and sure can com-bine religion with humor. The preschoolers serenaded the seniors with song and blessed us with love. The room was full with more than 75 members and preschoolers. It was a wonderful time for all; but, I must give one word of caution. Since the Chabad normally runs on volunteer help be careful. I was vol-unteered to hack on one turkey and a retired doctor plied his surgical skills on another.

F R E D ’ S C O R N E R By Fred Kanter

Have a simple, healthy, delicious Hanukah recipe that you'd like to share?We are looking for recipes from our community that we can share on our website. Busy schedules today don't allow for complicated foods that once covered tables. Others want to eat healthier and are in search of ways to do this while not giving up classic treats. We are especially interested in gluten-free dishes and desserts!

SUBMIT RECIPE(S) TO LAURENS@SAJSS.COM.