Volunteer Profiles
The daily involvement of Jewish Home volunteers enriches the lives of our residents in countless ways. Each individual or volunteer team makes a unique contribution to life, culture, and traditions at the Home.
Learn more about the rewards of volunteering through the profiles below, and contact us at 818.757.4442 to discover how you can make a difference in the lives of our seniors.
Performers Give Residents the Time of Their Lives
What do you get when you combine a packed birthday party for seniors -- whose average age is 90 but may include those reaching the “big 100” -- and two gentlemen whose musical talents know no end? ... Read more>>
Exploring the Meaning of Life
For a remarkable 17 years, Paul Wolff has asked Jewish Home residents, “What is the meaning of life?” Every Friday morning, Paul engages some 30 residents in a thoughtful discussion of this question from a Jewish perspective. ... Read more>>
Bringing Fitness and Fun to Residents
At 9 a.m. on a Monday morning, 15 residents are sitting in a circle in the Zuckerman Board Room of Eisenberg Village. “Let’s warm up with some gentle stretching!” a woman announces. ... Read more>>
Tantalizing Residents’ Tastebuds with Treats
If you’ve attended an event sponsored by the Jewish Home, such as the World’s Largest Mother’s Day Celebration, the Wells Fargo Walk of Ages, or The Executives’ Annual Golf Classic, then you’ve probably sampled some of the delicious treats served by Mort Shechtman. ... Read more>>
Giving Back with Timeless Portraits
Rick Canter and his sisters – Lynn, Geri, and Jan – have become familiar faces around the Jewish Home over the past two years. In 2007, their mother, Shirley, 86, became a resident of the Home after showing signs of dementia. ... Read more>>
Connecting with the Sunshine Girls
Gigi Kafka visits the Joyce Eisenberg–Keefer Medical Center every Wednesday morning to spend a day volunteering with a group of women she affectionately calls her "Sunshine Girls." ... Read more>>
Bringing the Magic of Music to the Home
Part of the Home's volunteer team for about eight years, Linda Brahinsky and Bea Gordon bring music and memories into the lives of residents on the Eisenberg Village campus every Monday morning. ... Read more>>
The Blaine and Paul Duo
Blaine Handell and Paul Grossman have been entertaining Jewish Home residents since August 2007. Better known as The Blaine & Paul Duo, they appear weekly at the Goldenberg•Ziman and Factor Buildings at Eisenberg Village and the Joyce Eisenberg Medical Center and Taper Building at Grancell Village ... Read more>>
Turning Retirement into a Mitzvah
On Sunday mornings, a dedicated group of residents gathers at the Eisenberg Village library to listen as volunteer Ken Miller reads aloud from a variety of editorials and letters to the editor. ... Read more>>