Holiday Recipes from Our Home: Selfhelp’s Special Latkes
This homemade latkes recipe at has been part of the fabric of The Selfhelp Home for the past 75 years.…
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Holiday Recipes from Our Home: Sally’s Brisket
Selfhelp resident Sally N. shares her favorite brisket recipe… Sally loves preparing food for people and this dish was so…
Selfhelp Honors Residents During Holocaust Remembrance Day
A friendship between two kindred souls, now neighbors… The Selfhelp Home was originally established as a refuge for Holocaust survivors…
Selfhelp Receives National Recognition for “Mitzvah Mensches”
Selfhelp receives the Jewish Programming Award from AJAS American Jewish Aging Services and LeadingAge Community Impact 2022 Honoring Excellence Award…
Holiday Recipes from Our Residents: Sara’s “Impossible” Cake
Selfhelp resident Sara K. shares her favorite dessert recipe, perfect for making your Rosh Hashanah meal a delicious one… Sara…
Selfhelp’s Yiddish Music Class Sings to the Soul
By Eve Becker Yiddish music conveys more than just words, it conveys a vibrant and colorful culture. So when residents…
Warm Wishes for a Meaningful Passover
This time last year, we had hoped this year we would be celebrating Passover in the physical company of our…
Celebrating Tu B’Shevat at The Selfhelp Home
Written by Jonathan Schwartz, Selfhelp Home Director of Jewish Life Tu B’Shvat is a Jewish holiday in the Hebrew month…
Our Greasy Little Secret! Chanukah Latkes Recipe from The Selfhelp Home
Our Greasy Little Secret… The first night of Chanukah is right around the corner and after close to 80 years,…
In Celebration of Levahdil During Covid-19: The Jewish Concept Through Time and Space
Words of reflection from Uri T. (son of resident, Evelyn) about visits with his mom at The Selfhelp Home. His…