Meal Delivery for Seniors at Risk of Covid-19
Please note that there are currently two different meal delivery programs available to seniors who are impacted by COVID-19. They are not to be confused with each other and each is described below: The GREAT PLATES DELIVERED program: Great Plates delivers free restaurant meals for adults age 65 and older or adults age 60-64 who […]
An Interview with Laurel Zien, Chesed Committee Co-Chair
by Bill Lazarus Laurel Zien, co-chair with Hedy Straus of Kehilla’s Chesed (Lovingkindness Committee), remembers her mom’s generous spirit. “If Ditty was wearing a coat and you said something like I like that a lot, she’d say, ‘Here, take it.’ Anything in her closet you were welcome to have.” About seven years ago, after her […]
Ditty’s Closet Update – Fall 2015
by the Chesed (Lovingkindness) Committee Several new items have been “donated” to Ditty’s Closet this past year, including a beautiful, brand-new, large-wheeled wheelchair, for which we are very grateful. Items that are frequently borrowed include: walkers with brakes and a seat, a shower transfer bench that bridges over a bathtub, an ice machine for post […]
Chesed Cookbook Project
by the Chesed (Lovingkindness) Committee CookbookOne of the major ways our Kehilla Community takes care of one another is through….food! Meals are both heart and body warming, enabling us to support one another in both good times and bad. When members post Chesed requests for help with meals, some people immediately know what to do, […]