Aging Together Group

Aging Together empowers CBST members age 55+ to foster diverse meaningful relationships, access and share important resources, and think strategically about the future. Aging Together is for everyone—partnered, single, with or without children, local or not—because whatever our situation, we’re all Aging Together.

Our monthly Aging Together group is led by Judy Ribnick, LCSW, MA, Director of Aging Together at CBST, along with guest speakers. Register here if you’ve not attended an Aging Together group. One registration covers all meetings. You’ll get an email before each meeting with the Zoom link. Questions? Contact Judy Ribnick at AgingTogether@cbst.org or 917-310-4656.

Upcoming Aging Together Group Meetings

Good Apologies – They Aren’t Just for the High Holy Days
with CBST Senior Rabbi Jason Klein and member Marjorie Ingall
Monday, September 9, 2024 – 7:30-9:00pm – with a free book giveaway!
The High Holy Days give us a special opportunity to examine our actions, relationships, and to make amends. But this process of teshuvah need not be limited to the Yamim Noraim. Rabbi Klein and CBST member Marjorie Ingall, co-author of Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home, will explore “why a good apol­o­gy is hard to find…and why it does­n’t have to be” through the lens of Jewish texts and Getting to Sorry’s six (and a half!)-step formula. 

Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home delves into research on why good apolo­gies are psy­cho­log­i­cal­ly dif­fi­cult; how to respond to a bad apol­o­gy; how gen­der, race, and pow­er affect apolo­gies and for­give­ness; and most of all, why good apolo­gies are essen­tial, pow­er­ful, and restorative.” The book has been called “an absolute delight – philosophically deep, crisply reported, and funny as heck all the way through” by author Clive Thompson. 

Free book raffle!
Thanks to a grant from UJA-Federation of NY, CBST is able to raffle off copies of Getting to Sorry: The Art of Apology at Work and at Home to CBST members. Enter the raffle here by August 21st!

Creative Big Band Swing Dance: Bigger Than Words

Registration has closed
7 Tuesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30; Aug 6, 13, 20
3:00 – 4:15 pm via Zoom

Come spend your summer dancing with Together in Dance! From the comfort of your own air conditioned room please join us via Zoom for a class that emphasizes creative expression and a sense of community while dancing along to big band swing standards! Working dance professionals will guide participants through warm ups, dances to favorite songs, and choreography creation for 7 weeks.

All levels, abilities, and ages are invited, no prior dance knowledge is needed. The program is suitable for all mobility levels. CBST members and non-members welcome.

Together in Dance is a not-for-profit bringing the joys of the performing arts to learners of all ages through interactive arts experiences. We are thrilled Together in Dance will bring their expertise to the CBST community. All are welcome to join!

Past Aging Together Recordings

Missed an Aging Together program? See below for links to recordings from recent programs. 

  • 12/11/23 – “The Queer Secrets of the Metropolitan Museum of Art” with Professor Andrew Lear (View PowerPoint slides)
  • 11/13/23 – “Funeral Pre-planning: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid (and Didn’t Want) to Ask!” with Gregory Katz-Zannitto, LFD, Senior Funeral Director, Director of Communal Partnerships, Plaza Jewish Community Chapel (View PowerPoint slides)
  • 9/11/23 – “Legacies Forward and Back Part 1: Sharing the Harvest of Your Life: The Jewish Tradition of Ethical Wills” with Rabbi Laura Geller
  • 8/21/23 – “Building a Holier World: Seasonal Resistance During the Yamim Nora’im” with Rabbis Kleinbaum and Moskowitz
  • 6/11/23 – “Queer? Who, Me? The Names We Call Ourselves” with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Aliza Schwartz
  • 5/15/23 – “Disrupting Judaism”: Rabbi Michael Strassfeld and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum in Conversation 
  • 4/10/23 – “Medical Cannabis: Weeding Out Fact from Fiction” with Dr. Kenneth Weinberg, Chief Medical Officer at Cannabis Doctors of New York
  • 3/13/23 – “Your Digital Legacy – What You Should Do Now” with Dr. Pierre Darmon
  • 2/15/23 – “Ageism Unmasked: How Age Discrimination Impacts Every Generation” with Dr. Tracey Gendron
  • 12/5/22 – “Honest Aging” Book Launch with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig (View PowerPoint slides)
  • 11/14/22 – “Little Known Tips That Will Sharpen Your Mind and Memory” 
  • 9/19/22 – “Hearing Loss and Tips for Better Communication”
  • 8/8/22 – “Spiritual Aging” with Rabbi Laura Geller

Newsletter

Check out the monthly Aging Together Newsletter! Aging Together registrants are automatically added to the email list, but if you’re not registered, you can sign up for the newsletter by selecting the “Aging Together” checkbox. You can also view previous newsletters which contain recordings and presentations from past Aging Together monthly gatherings and other useful resources: 

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