VOL. 17, NO. 7, JULY 2020 - PUBLISHED MONTHLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF REGENCY

In 2015, Esther Schwartz (center) with, from left: Leslie Schoen, Susan Olan, Hollis Borak, and Judy Anil Shah with his 1988 Mercedes Benz 560SL Convertible. Feingold in the eighth and final Regency Actors and Players Show, “We’re in the Money?!” Photo submitted by Anil Shah Photo submitted by Esther Schwartz

Meet the new kid on the block, 15- year-old Tibetan Terrier, Reggie Finkelstein. He’s a tough little guy who likes being king of the road. He knew something was up when he saw his human companions Barry and Karen packing stuff in cartons; Leading the Regency Car so being Reggie, he packed up his Club’s Memorial Day Car Pa- treats and toys he used to play with rade is Dennis Cataldo in his to keep as his memories. Reggie 1948 Studebaker pick-up.” loves lying on the grass watching A photo of the neighborhood taken by Steve Schwartz with his drone in June 2018. Photo by Steve Wandy people walk by. Photo by Bea Siegel Photo submitted by Esther Schwartz

Renee Zukerberg in the Regency Actors and Herb Zukerberg, with his wife Renea, was the founder Players show Sentimental Journey. of what was originally called The Yiddish Club. Bob Pincu shot a hole in one May 31 on Hole #7. Photo by Sandi Shumsky Photo by Sandi Shumsky Photo by Nat Willner, submitted by Jason Pulsinelli

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A Message from the Regency Emailer A Note from the Board of Trustees

By Ron Post for me to deal with. Due to the ZATION FORM, which a resi- By Alton Kinsey You might ask, “What is a current situation, the Regency dent must sign in order to have During this quarantine, it is REGENCY EMAILER?” Well, Reporter is not being printed emails sent from me as well as very easy to see the glass as half it has been 19 years of sending and delivered to residents’ mail- the HOA. Usually I pick these empty. But, if we look at the residents emails concerning boxes. The paper is now in- forms up when I go to the Club- glass as half full, we can see what is happening at Regency cluded in my emails as a PDF, house. As of now, I cannot send hidden positives. Many of us and elsewhere. At the mini- which anyone can open. The emails to newer residents unless embraced a technology, which mum, one email goes out every entire paper is there, with all they first send me their email we did not know how to use or Saturday to 1700 email ad- pictures in living color. It has address. So I ask you to please even existed. We had to adjust dresses, mostly here at Re- been decided that even when the let your new neighbors know to in order to stay connected with gency. I will send out additional Reporter can go back to being send me their email address, family, friends, and the grocery emails if an issue arises that printed, it will still be on the which can be sent to ron- store. Many of you are walking, residents need to know about. emails as a PDF. Past papers [email protected]. Also, let riding bikes and finally getting will be archived so residents can them know that if they wish to to spend quality time on your With COVID-19 many things ture needs based on current have a look back if they so de- see what the REGENCY patio. Neighbors are talking have changed. Yet, my emails available platforms. sire. EMAILER is all about, they can with neighbors. Hopefully this continue to be sent out. As diffi- At the June Open Board The reason I am writing this go to my website, which is: activity and comradery will cult as it is there are messages Meeting, the conclusions from is because I realize that www.regencyemailer.com. continue once the quarantine is dealing with residents who may the Transition 2 negotiations NEWER residents might not Thank you and stay well dur- over. have passed away that the fami- were shared. As with most ne- have been given THE RE- ing these difficult times. Many of you were happy to lies ask me to send out. This is gotiations there was a certain one of the more difficult things GENCY EMAIL AUTHORI- see the golf course, tennis and pickleball courts open in May. amount of give and take. The These amenities were opened Board feels that the results from Let’s Zoom with Joel and Arthur following the Governor’s direc- the negotiations were fair to all. tive and CDC guidelines. But in The majority of items on the By Sandy Newman every senior Tennis Pavilion that I attended, order to keep these amenities municipal and our (O&S engi- After retiring as a dentist, Joel is. The first Joel led the discussions and Ar- open and to open others, we neering) punch list were ad- Iserson worked at the Freehold week Joel thur went around helping each must follow the guidelines pre- dressed. Items such as our engi- Apple Store helping customers lived in the participant keep up by finding the scribed by the Governor and the neering firm overseeing future set up their new equipment and community, items being discussed on their CDC. We must still socially repairs and construction in teaching classes. Arthur Ehrlich Arthur and own iPhones. They make a great distance and wear a mask as Phases 7 and 8 were included. who worked in IT for all of his Joel gave team. I took one class on Zoom indicated by the amenity. These The Board would like to thank career, went to the Apple Store their first about Cutting the Cord, that is guidelines are for the safety of everyone who was involved. Joel Iserson to research whether he should workshop at making the transition from Cable everyone. If these guidelines are Transition 3 (Phases 9 and 10) buy an iPad or a laptop (he the Tennis to streaming. Even on Zoom it not followed the HOA Board is now in progress. Using what bought a laptop). Joel waited on P a v i l i o n . was possible to raise your hand will be forced to reinstitute the we learned from Transition 1 him. They got to talking and Because of and have your questions an- closure of that amenity. The and 2, the Board is determining Arthur mentioned that he lived the virus swered. I found it very informa- HOA Board meets virtually what is necessary to complete at Regency. Joel and his wife l o c k d o w n tive. every week. In addition to the final delivery of the community were going to be moving in to the last few Zoom fatigue is very real. I normal Board agenda, we are to our homeowners. Issues such Regency shortly and the rest is workshops found it exhausting. Luckily discussing the impact of the as driveway aprons, sidewalks, history. Joel and Arthur realized have been Arthur Ehrlich you can go to the web site Covid-19 virus on our commu- the storm drains/piping system, that while they were both very given on https://www.regencyatmonroe nity. When the Clubhouse and as well as roadways are some of computer and iPhone savvy not Zoom. At the workshops at the hoa.com/workshops/ and re- other amenities are opened, the the items to be included in the view all the information from Board plans to institute updated Transition 3 negotiations. Also, REGENCY REPORTER the classes. Here’s how you CDC and health department to be included is the pond/ sign up for a workshop: When a irrigation in Phase 10. The Published by: Princeton Editorial Services, Inc. cleaning protocols. workshop is posted, you will re- A proposal for a new telecon- Board contracted with the engi- P.O. Box 70  Millstone Twp., NJ 08510 neering company of Matrix 732-761-8534 - [email protected] ceive an email invitation that ferencing system was intro- looks like this: Cable Options- duced at the virtual May Open New World to create a plan to EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Nina Wolff Get Comfortable with Stream- correct the turbidity issue on the EDITORIAL BOARD Board Meeting. The need for ing – Thursday, April 23, 2020, this new system began about a North Masters Pond. The cor- Barbara Bickel Laurie Lipper Elaine Sandler 10:30 AM. Streaming is the new rection will start once the final Louis Flumen Sandy Newman Cecile Spector year ago when our current con- way of watching all your televi- construction of homes in Phase Doug Poye ference call technology was sion programs- not just Netflix, consistently inadequate. When 9 is completed. This includes EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Amazon Prime and HBO. Learn the Board looked into replacing sodding of the land to prevent Phyllis Carlinsky Audrey Flumen Laurie Lipper Esther Schwartz about all the options and become or updating our conference call the runoff of sediment into the Jane Cooper Geri Garfinkle Arleen Panson Mort Spector comfortable with streaming BE- ability, we discovered that our pond. Carol Herman Marty Kornfeld Marie Rando Allen Tinkler FORE it is time to renew your phone system was not compati- Life as we knew it is differ- Sylvia Fleischer Carol Kortmansky Deborah Rosen Comcast contract. Now is the ble with the technology of to- ent. But we are strong and resil- DELIVERY COORDINATORS time to think about next year. day. With the quarantine, this ient and we will get through this ELAINE SANDLER 732 605-9373 · LOU FLUMEN 732-641-2495 This Workshop is limited to 40 prompted the Board to look at together. Stay safe and healthy. DISTRIBUTION: Jerry Garfinkle Joel Kaplan Elaine Sandler participants. our current and future commu- Fred Barbieri Doreen Genkin Bruce Kapp Vinnie Sequenzia The Regency Workshop Team Phyllis Carlinsky Carol Goldman Barry Kleinman Bob Shumsky nication needs. The Board needs Carmine Carrara Bob Goldstein Bill Langer Barbara Spilken After clicking on the signup the ability to remotely commu- Calendar of Paul Cibbarelli Hy Grossman Les Langer George Steinberg link you will be required to nicate with Board members, the Herb Cohen Anne Haback Ira Lindenbaum Jeff Strauss complete three questions on a community, and vendors. This Coffee Houses Sandy Effron Cheryl Hand Jeff Malester Linda Strauss form. 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Q&A on the menu, put in the Please E-mail your materials to: subject field who you are and an 2020 HOA Public Board NINA WOLFF E-mail: [email protected] (Continued on page 4) Meeting Schedule

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(Not the Pits)

By Christiana Barone Let’s Celebrate the Class of 2020! Fruits of Our Lives (not the pits) and the Regency Commu- nity would like to celebrate with yourself, or if someone close to Regency residents who have a you has joined the military de- family member in the Class of fending our country and last but 2020! Please email information not least has received a special about your recent graduate to award, please let us know. All [email protected] and photos you have to do is drop a note of to [email protected]. All the forthcoming event in the photos sent from a smart phone mailbox of Christiana Barone, 8 should be “large” or “actual” Country Club Drive or e-mail size. Let’s make this issue of me at [email protected] with a Fruits of Our Lives (not the reference in the subject box pits) the most special one ever “Regency News” by the first of and put smiles on the faces of the month and magically it will all members of the Regency appear in our community publi- Family! Congratulations to all! cation. If you choose to e-mail A Special Note To All New- me, please indicate Regency comers To Our Community News in the subject area. That’s If there are any new additions all folks. See you next month to your family, an engagement/ with the FRUITS OF OUR marriage of your son/daughter, LIVES, (not the pits). JULY 2020 – PAGE 4 REGENCY REPORTER

Zoom The Regency Car Club’s 2020 (Continued from page 2) Memorial Day Parade of Cars email address and you will be Photos by Steve Wandy added to the invitation list. The web site looks like this: iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Cable Workshops All face to face workshops are suspended due to COVID-19. These workshops will be virtual. The workshops will be accessed using a smartphone or tablet. In order to attend these vir- tual workshops on your smart- phone or tablet, you need to install the “Zoom Cloud Meet- ings” app. This app can be installed from the Apple App Store, or the Google Play Store. There is also a video on how to install ROKU and how to change your modem. The Q&A is especially useful be- cause you can see the ques- tions that other people ask and see Arthur and Joel’s answers. Be sure to put the web site in your contacts so that your in- vitation to the next virtual Zoom event doesn’t go into your spam file. Arthur and Joel and their workshops are another wonderful resource available here at Regency.

Singles Mingle Monthly Meeting Schedule Members Only We are hoping to be able to hold these events · August 5 – Rescheduled Mystery Dinner (Tentative) · September 2 – Paid-up Barbeque Dinner (Weather permitting) · October 7 – Election of 2021 Officers, dice/card games, light refreshments · November 4 – Speaker: Ziegfeld Girls (Ballroom) · December 2 – Holiday Party

Stay tuned for more details! REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 5

Singles Mingle

By Barbara Butchen cope in our own unique ways. Editor’s Note: This column For those of us living alone, or was originally supposed to ap- especially those whose loved pear in the June Regency Re- ones are ill or who have lost spective issue of the Reporter. loved ones, the isolation from Due to an overwhelming re- family and friends can be even sponse, it was held over to July more acutely felt. As a Regency and shares memories from the resident who still works, though Regency Singles Club. currently from home, I always think about all the things I In addition to those diversions As I sit here writing this arti- would be able to do or accom- this seems like a good time to cle I try to remember today’s plish if I only had the time. De- look back fondly upon some of exact date. The start of each day spite currently being at home, I the fun, memorable events and of social distancing and quaran- am still thinking of my to-do list outings that the Regency Sin- tining at home brings to mind a whenever I walk past boxes in gles have organized or partici- repeating scene in one of my the garage still unpacked after pated in over the past year. Our favorite movies; Groundhog well over two years and all the first outing of the year has tradi- Day, where Bill Murray’s char- stuff in my closets that remind tionally been our celebration of acter awakens each day to the me that they still have yet to be the Chinese New Year. For at same song; I Got You Babe by cleaned out. In order to continue (Continued on page 6) Sonny and Cher, playing on his to avoid attending to this, I am clock radio alarm, only to go instead filling my free time with through a day that is identical to walking, virtual Canasta and the day before it. This has been Mah Jongg with friends, stream- a strange and difficult time for ing shows and “Zooming” with us all, and I imagine we are all family, friends (including long- trying our best to adapt and lost ones) and colleagues.

The Year of the Rat Cake JULY 2020 – PAGE 6 REGENCY REPORTER

With totally tubular 80’s music, Singles awesome food from Livoti’s, and all the Rad big hair, lace (Continued from page 5) gloves and shoulder-pads least the last couple of years sported by the attendees, what that I have been here, The Ori- could possibly go wrong? All ental Pan Restaurant in Marl- the popular people were on boro has been our venue of hand, the prom queen and king choice. The cozy, inviting at- had just been crowned and we mosphere coupled with a sump- were enjoying our meals when a tuous assortment of dishes ar- piercing scream echoed through rayed on a lazy Susan have the room and the lights sud- made for a lovely night out es- denly went out! They came caping the doldrums of winter back on to a harrowing site - the with our friends. And while the leader of Mayhem High cake was delicious, I am look- School’s Football Team lying ing forward to next year’s cake, dead on the floor. Although the which should feature a render- culprit was apprehended and ing of an ox instead of a rat! things quickly returned to nor- A highlight of 2019 came on mal, it was a night that no one Friday, April 5 - the night that will ever forget! we played host to Mayhem On a more pleasant note, as High School’s Totally Rad 80’s the weather gets warmer, our Prom Gone Bad, which was thoughts turn to getting out- held in the Tennis Pavilion. doors and enjoying excursions We Support the Girls Packing Party

The Yankee Doodle Tap Room

to interesting historical and sce- one returning home it was a journey into the past continued nic destinations in the area that beautiful day well worth the with lunch at the historic Yan- can be visited for the day. One long bus ride! kee Doodle Tap Room, with its of these destinations that we A fun way to usher in the walls lined with pictures of no- were fortunate enough to spend holiday season and conclude the table Princeton graduates and a lovely day visiting last June year’s programming was a ride wooden booths carved with the was the Culinary Institute in on the Princeton Holiday Trol- initials of regulars such as Al- Hyde Park, New York. We ley. What better way to learn bert Einstein. toured the Institute and after- the history of Princeton from These are just a sampling of ward enjoyed a three-course our tour guide, who brought this some of the many fun activities luncheon. We even had time to information to life, while being that our group has enjoyed. We visit the shops. Despite the three surrounded by the festival holi- are also proud of the efforts of hour ride there and the longer day atmosphere in town. Our our members as well as the gener- osity of the entire Regency com- munity with everyone coming together on behalf of I Support the Girls, an exceptional organi- zation doing wonderful work on behalf of the homeless, abused and underprivileged women in our region whom they assist. This culminated in a packing party held on September 11, where volunteers from Regency Singles and the community at large helped to package personal hy- giene products to be distributed to organizations and agencies tasked with helping those in need. This March, when it became apparent that all club and social activities would have to be in- definitely suspended, we had just completed planning out the year’s calendar of events and activities, and were in the proc- ess of deciding on what our charitable undertaking would be for the 2020 calendar year. We hope that at some point we may able to restore or revise some portion of this year’s calendar. If, or when this happens, it will be announced in the newsletter and the Reporter. Stay well everyone! REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 7

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Those Were the Days Photos submitted by Ron Post, Sandi Shumsky, and Esther Schwartz All photos without captions are from the first Regency Players and Actors Show - If They Could See Me Now.

By Sharon Scheckner decorating our new homes and the never ending hunt Editor’s Note: This column for bargains. was originally supposed to ap- The men’s ability to romanticize their golf pear in the June Regency Re- scores was addressed in Ah Yes I Remember it spective issue of the Reporter. Well, as two Regency golfers argued about the Due to an overwhelming re- validity of their scores. And who can forget Larry sponse, it was held over to July Ehrlich dressed as a Greek running down the aisle and shares memories from the holding the Olympic Torch that we actually lit on the Regency Actors and Players. stage. (Better to ask forgiveness than permission). If They Could See Us Now summed up the entire Re- Remember the old adage, gency experience about our new lives here in New “what goes around comes Jersey. Although our club went on to write and per- around?” Eighteen years ago form other productions, eight in all, this one was my this month, Hal and I moved to absolute favorite because it highlighted the biggest Regency. We had no Club- change in our lives - retirement. house, no pool or gym - forget As Hal and I stroll through Regency and keep in having a grill room! So, what touch with our neighbors via email, texts, Skype and did we do for entertainment? Zoom, what comes to mind is the comradery that face- We walked around the commu- to-face interactions gives us. Hopefully, the pandemic nity, all five blocks of it. We’d will just be a bad memory and we can say … see people out walking and stop Those were the days we: and talk (closer than six feet and Walked and talked with masks without masks). Sometimes, we Zoomed our family holidays would be invited in for coffee, Cooked and cleaned out of boredom but most of us had little or no Considered Netflix and Amazon our best friends furniture so where would we Learned that they developed a vaccine and were free sit? After eighteen long months at last! the Clubhouse was finally built. One of the first clubs to be formed was the Regency Actors and Players and along with that came the Regency Chorus. Sue Tendler, Lorraine Zimmerman, Marilyn Vassen and myself wrote a play about life in a sen- ior community. Using well known songs, we wrote paro- dies about our lives at Regency. Carol Kortmansky was our cho- reographer and Sandi Shumsky, assisted by Steffy Altbaum, designed the costumes and sets. Sue was the dialogue director and I was the musical director. Lorraine was our producer and made sure we had everything we needed for the production. Musical numbers included: Everyone’s Moving to Re- gency, Sadie, Sadie, Retired Lady, We’re Snow Birds, When I’m Sixty-Four, Mega Mar- shall’s, and Ah Yes, I Remem- ber it Well, just to name a few. In all, we wrote and performed twenty-three songs. In the Snow Bird’s number, our singers were dressed in elaborate bird cos- tumes. These birds danced and sang about the residents who traveled back and forth down I- 95 on their annual trek to Flor- ida. Sadie, Sadie, Retired Lady lyrics dealt with all the activities in which a Regency Diva could participate on a daily basis. These included lunch, shopping, Mah Jongg, canasta, golf and tennis as well as classes at Ru- All (now Olli-Ru). Mega Mar- shall’s, glorified the task of REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 9

Those Were the Days

Singing ‘Lollipop, Lollipop’ - from the Rock and Roll Show.

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The Herb Zukerberg Yiddish Club Memories By Marty Feldman years, The Herb Zukerberg Yid- (Jewishness) of the music, the Editor’s Note: This column dish Club is one of those things composer, the humor…we was originally supposed to ap- for me. I’ve been involved with spanned the range of entertain- pear in the June Regency Re- this club since it began and it ment from Klezmer to spective issue of the Reporter. has given me many fond Memo- Gershwin to Modi to… . Due to an overwhelming re- ries. I must admit however that At the very first breakfast, sponse, it was held over to July my memory is not quite what it Herb our master of ceremony and shares memories from the used to be so cut me a bit of asked me to come up and speak Herb Zukerberg Yiddish Club. slack if I remember some things to our audience in Yiddish. differently than they actually Having once upon a time spo- When you have lived in the were. The club was started by ken fluent Yiddish I agreed. I same place for many years you Renea and Herb Zukerberg, proceeded to answer Herb’s can remember many things in around 2005-2006 and was sim- English questions, in Yiddish, which you have participated, ply called The Yiddish Club, or which Herb humorously trans- especially things that have be- as I called it “music and laughs lated into English. The audience come fond memories. Having with a shmear.” Herb Zukerberg seemed to enjoy this, hearing Regency Chorus lived at Regency for over 17 had been known professionally the spoken Yiddish and hearing as Herb Zane, a renowned band the English translation. From The Regency Chorus under leader, AKA “The Bar Mitzvah that point on, at each breakfast the direction of Sharon Scheckner Condolence King of New Jersey.” He and my job became to follow the Meets on Mondays 4:45 - 6 p.m. in the The Editorial Board of the his wife Renea arranged the food and before the entertain- front ballroom. Regency Reporter and the entire Yiddish Club breakfasts on ment with a joke told in Yid- Regency community send sin- New members welcome! Sunday mornings during the dish, one line at a time and cere condolences to Candy warmer months, usually May translating it, one line at a time Chorus will resume when the Clubhouse reopens Schweitzer and Family on the through October. The breakfast into English. Occasionally I and it is safe to do so. loss of her beloved mother was always followed by some couldn’t attend the breakfast Contact Sharon (732-656-3165) Blanche Singer, and to the Fam- entertainment, which always and Ethel and Ted Shuster gra- or Carol Kortmansky (732-605-9759) ily of our dear friend and highlighted the Yiddishkeit ciously filled in. neighbor Julia Lichtenstein. Unfortunately, in 2009, Herb, at the age of 81, passed away. The following year his beautiful and talented wife Renea, along with the able assistance of Richard Lans renamed the club “The Herb Zukerberg Yiddish Club,” in Herb’s honor and memory. On the tenth anniversary of his death, Renea gave each couple at the breakfast a CD that Herb Zane had put out, of tal- ented senior musicians playing “the standards that never die.” The club also puts on a Shab- bos (Sabbath) dinner several Friday nights during the sea- son serving up the type of chicken and challah dinner you would expect from your bubbe (grandmother). The Sunday breakfasts usu- ally get between 250-300 plus hungry Regency residents for a sit down bagel and lox, tuna and egg salad, juice, coffee and pas- try breakfast. Siz a mechayah tzu seein (It’s a pleasure to see). This is typically followed by one of my jokes (bilingual), followed by Renea providing a short lecture on a subject near and dear to the Jewish people - for example Jews in sports, or show business, or Nobel Laure- ates… . Then the entertainment with either laughs or sing alongs but always entertaining. Last but not least, Richard Lans runs the 50-50 and off to home we go all feeling satisfied nutri- tionally and spiritually. By the way, you do not have to be Jew- ish to have a great time at the Herb Zukerberg Yiddish Club. Just ask Mary Caccamo!

The Herb Zukerberg Yiddish Club 2020 Events Calendar We are hoping to be able to hold these events · August 16 - 10:00 a.m. - Breakfast Program - Ari Axelrod - “Celebration of Jewish Broadway” · September 28 - 6:30 p.m. Break the Fast with Jewish Trivia · November 8: - 10:00 a.m. - Breakfast Program - Johnny Lambert, Comedian REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 11

in the Club Blast, but feel free Zoom link. The greatest benefit Healing to contact me via email at Jay- of yoga for us has been the [email protected] to be bonding with our children, with Yoga added to our weekly email and grandchildren, and friends.

Kid’s Yoga at the Clubhouse

By Jaya Gupta Most of you know me as your friendly neighborhood Yoga lady, Jaya Gupta. My husband and I moved to Regency eight years ago. Prem, my husband, moved here for the golf, tennis and other amenities Regency has to offer. However, I moved here with a dream to make a It was a proud moment for Jaya Gupta with her son Sean at the first difference and help this commu- International Yoga Day in Times Square. nity become the healthiest one Photos submitted by Jaya Gupta Jaya Gupta with granddaughters Riya, Sabrina, and Sonya around, through practicing as a Yoga Therapist and teaching yoga classes at the Clubhouse. That’s exactly what I told Pam, our Regency’s sales associate, in our welcome meeting, al- though Pottery classes (with Beverly Stern), playing bridge and swimming, making wonder- ful friends, and finding your hidden talents are the beauty of this place. While going through this trying time of social distancing and staying home, which can keep us safe, but not healthy, I am offering virtual yoga classes to stay connected and to keep ourselves happy and healthy. Our body, mind and soul need nourishment every single day. This is where yoga fits per- fectly. For this reason, I am resuming two virtual classes at the same times as I used to teach in the Clubhouse, Monday at 11:00 a.m. and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. If you’ve never tried yoga before or couldn’t make it to the Clubhouse, this is the perfect opportunity for you to give it a try. You’re never too old to try yoga. Integral yoga can be done at any age, by anyone who is seeking to stay in good physical and mental health. It integrates four very important components of true yoga for the union and alignment of body, mind and soul. · Breathing (Pranayama) - to detox our bodies, to make our lungs healthier and stronger and to let go of emotions we don’t need · Meditation - to make our minds stronger, stop the chat- ter in our minds, increase focus and memory and keep away Alzheimer’s and De- mentia · Poses - to make our physical bodies flexible and strong · Deep Relaxation - to absorb the benefits and to heal us by increased REM sleep and help in sleeping disorders or Insomnia The benefits of the poses alone are enormous, but true health benefits can only be achieved by combining all four components. I encourage you to try it out. The Zoom link will be JULY 2020 – PAGE 12 REGENCY REPORTER

nurturing and resourcefulness of chair it!” “No way,” I said. “I can’t chair, I don’t do chair!” We the mothers and daughters in finally agreed to be co-chairs, and the rest as they say is history. our lives, it is now. As we con- Our idea back then was to have a small, intimate affair, with no more tinue to navigate a surreal exis- than 75 women. We hired Nancy Beller-Krieger, who led the evening tence dictated by the Covid-19 and added her beautiful voice and guitar! We asked our members to do pandemic, we look to the ladies research and write articles about “Jewish Women of Influence.” We in our lives to help us get wrote our own stories, and had volunteers do most of the reading. There through to the other side.” was no meal, we served ritual foods and desserts made by our own By Carol Kortmansky passed in this strange world that Many years ago, I was on a talented residents. And our men waited on us! The evening was a big we live in today. As I write this bus going into the city with our success, and with that success came later changes - what began with Karen Ross, President Hadassah chapter, I believe it just 75 women grew to over 200 last year; what began with just ritual Editor’s Note: This column article, I am amazed that our last women’s Seder, celebrating was for a tour of the lower east foods and homemade desserts grew to full meals and desserts catered was originally supposed to ap- side. I was sitting with Nina by outside caterers (in addition to the very delicious desserts made by pear in the June Regency Re- the most important Jewish woman in our world, our moth- Wolff and mentioned to her that our own volunteers). The themes changed as well! We started with spective issue of the Reporter. I thought Hadassah should con- Jewish Women of Influence, we celebrated young and upcoming Jew- Due to an overwhelming re- ers and all who mother us, was only one year ago! Recently, sider doing a Women’s Seder, ish Women, honored Righteous Gentiles, and wrote about our own sponse, it was held over to July one that honored the role of memories with stories and photographs of our Passovers past remem- and shares memories from Re- Hadassah Magazine celebrated the beauty and importance of Jewish women in our past, pre- bered. Our very last Seder, which honored the most important Jewish gency Hadassah. sent and future. “What a great Woman in our lives was by far the most emotional of all! the Jewish mother. “If ever we And so another month has needed the strength, wisdom, idea,” Nina said! “And you will There were so many women who helped us to bring those lovely evenings to fruition, Sandi Shumsky’s magnificent art work for All are photos of original art by Sandi Shumsky, all photos sent by Sandi Shumsky each of the Haggadahs and Cheryl Hand and her team of bakers to name just two! Of course there were so many others and we hope and pray that when the world returns to normal we will be able to have another evening such as these, filled with memories, beauty, warmth and the love of our Hadassah family! Congratulations to Mona Portnoy and Diane Schauman who have upgraded to Lifetime Memberships and thanks to Sharon Ben’Ous, Sonia Lieberman and Vivianne Roth for renewing their annual memberships! Since all our programs in the foreseeable future have been can- celed or postponed, there is really nothing to report at this time. We’re hoping to reschedule as many as we can, and once this pan- demic is over, Hadassah will again begin scheduling the types of programs that we have come to expect and enjoy! We were excited that the Regency Hadassah Book Club held it’s first Zoom Book Club Meeting on Monday, June 29. Look for fur- ther information about future Book Club Zoom meetings via emails from Regency Hadassah. We discussed The Third Daughter by Talia Carner, which follows the life of the third daughter in a family of Jews forced out of their home in one of Russia’s endless po- groms, who is married off to an apparently wealthy and kind Ameri- can businessman. We thank Marilyn Jaclin, Marcia Milgrom, and Karen Ross for making the arrangements for the meeting and Phyllis S. Greenberg for facilitating the discussion. We hope many of you will join us for future Zoom Book Club Meetings. Please watch your emails for updated information on all the news Second Women’s Seder Honoring Righteous Gentiles First Women’s Seder Honoring Jewish Women of Influence that affects our Hadassah community. If you change your email, please contact us and let us know immediately and send your up- dated email to [email protected] We would also like to remind our friends in the Regency commu- nity that Hadassah sells Shoprite gift cards in the denomination of $100 per card. Hadassah receives a percentage back from each card sale. To purchase a card or for more information, please contact Jane Sussman. Condolence and Greeting Cards can be purchased from Shelly Schwartz, Sandy Mailman, or Marilyn Krawet. If you cannot contact one of our card chairpersons, please contact Karen Ross. For JNF Trees ($18 delivered in Regency, $19 mailed out of Regency) and Certificates ($10 if delivered in Regency, $11 if mailed out of Regency) contact Karen Ross or Linda Strauss. Con- tact Helen Spector if you wish to place a leaf on our Tree of Life. Phyllis S. Greenberg is our Simcha Chairperson. She will be at our meetings and events with our Simcha Basket and for a small dona- tion you will be able to share your Simchas and good wishes. We are helping heal the world together. Stay strong, stay con- nected, stay safe!

Third Women’s Seder Honoring Memories of Fourth Women’s Seder Honoring Young Jewish Passovers Past Women Repairing the World

Fifth Women’s Seder Honoring The Most Important Jewish Woman REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 13

The Regency Dining Club, a Retrospective By Marty Feldman Editor’s Note: This column was originally supposed to ap- pear in the June Regency Respec- tive issue of the Reporter. Due to an overwhelming response, it was held over to July and shares memories from the Regency Din- ing Club.

A year after Flora and I moved into Regency (circa 2003), we thought how nice it would be for me, the meal preparer for our household, to teach my male Photos submitted by Marty Feldman counterparts the basics of prepar- ing a meal and at the same time have neighbors meet each other As with any organized activity, two separate dates to accommo- while sharing a meal, a glass of we quickly realized that as we got date all interested. Had it not been wine and visiting each others’ older, less willing to cook, and as for the current situation, we had scheduled another Russian ban- quet (in the French style) with close to 100 participants. When, not if, the social distancing cli- mate is behind us, we will re- sume our EREA events and look forward to welcoming you all to join or rejoin us. No mem- bership fee, no commitment other than for those dinners who wish to attend. Keep reading the Regency Reporter and Ron Post’s updates for the latest EREA news. Bon Appetit!

homes. The premise was that I the size of the membership in- would provide menus and recipes creased, some things had to and the husband would do the change. So when we had the ap- cooking. I started the Regency proach of the Lunar New Year Dining Club with these goals in in 2014, an executive decision mind (sounded good to me) how- was made: the Regency Dining ever, what happened was that Club would morph into the Re- even when a couple wished to gency Ethnic Restaurant Eat participate, most husbands re- Around, EREA. Having trav- fused to cook. Their wives called eled all over the world for busi- and asked whether they could do ness, I felt I would make the the cooking and still participate? club one that allowed people to My standard answer, “Of course, try out dishes they would not no questions asked.” Each dinner ordinarily order on their own had a theme - a country, a US when going to a new restaurant. region, city, a holiday…; for our I would choose the menu, they Shabu Shabu dinner we bought just had to show up and enjoy. each host home an electric fondue Our initial dinner for this itera- type pot to cook in (which they tion of the club was a Chinese got to keep) and for our Ethiopian banquet at a local restaurant on dinner we went into New Bruns- Route 9. We had 15 couples wick and delivered to each host participate for this preset Lunar home, before the dinner, orders of New Year menu, and with a Injera (the Ethiopian bread used great variety of dishes, for all for dipping instead of utensils). types of palates, a wonderful This Regency Dining Club con- time was had by all. tinued for about nine years with Since that initial EREA Dinner three hosted dinners per year and we have had dinners at the fol- a fourth as a progressive dinner lowing Ethnic restaurants: Portu- with couples scurrying from guese (degustation), Spanish home to home for various (tapas), Cuban, Thai, Polish, Ko- courses, ending the evening back rean, Turkish, French, Russian at the Clubhouse for dessert and (Georgian), Brazilian (Rodizio), entertainment. We had everything Mediterranean (cooking class), from a magician to a well known Mongolian (hot pot), Italian comedian over the years with the (cooking class), Moroccan (with one common thread, good food, belly dancer), and Indian. We good drink, and good friendly fun have had participation as high as for all. 100 people, requiring us to have JULY 2020 – PAGE 14 REGENCY REPORTER

The Regency Book Club Memories from Past

By Joyce Cohen and Nina Culture Club Events Wolff A Feel Good Book The Regency Book Club decided to switch around its reading list in the midst of the Coronavirus; we needed a pick -me-up! Joyce penned this article before our Zoom meet- ing on Tuesday, June 9, so not everyone may agree with Joyce’s assessments. Does brings to Millie so she won’t be Have You Seen Luis Velez by so alone. Raymond, who is bi- Catherine Ryan Hyde qualify racial, is also very much alone as as a “feel good” book? Defi- his best (and only) friend is mov- nitely, yes. However, what ing to California and he is split- else does it offer? Hyde begins ting his time living with his di- with a clever premise. She vorced parents and their respec- presents Raymond, an overly tive “new” families. Neither his sensitive caring seventeen year step-father nor step-mother care old, as her primary protago- for him and his own mother is nist. He wants to help a blind busy raising his three half-sisters, ninety-two year old neighbor thereby having very little time for find her “lost” caretaker, Luis him. Velez. Millie (Mrs. G) is smart As Joyce says, ultimately, this and independent, but we are is an adventure story that can be asked to believe that she has very appealing. I won’t spoil the no phone number to reach book for those who will still Luis, nor the contact number read it by giving too detailed a for the agency that originally summary. In spite of her writing matched them up. This is the style, I will say that the themes justification for the search, Hyde explores are very much and Raymond decides to track adult ones. Questions about down as many men with the both murder and justice are name “Luis Velez” as he can raised and even more important from a directory … going “door are the psychological issues that to door” to ask if they know are woven throughout. Adoles- Millie. The literary language is cents have evolving self images, more suited to a YA audience. and Raymond is the embodi- As Raymond follows his search, ment of someone who sees him- he brings out the best in almost self as a misfit. Millie has everyone he meets. He is pre- gained her wisdom through the sented as a friendless boy who years. Nina adds that due to the can befriend people in all walks fact that her father had money, of life. her family was able to escape Nina reports that when the from Hitler’s Germany in 1938. group met, they discussed the While she provides the balance merits of reading this book at this for Raymond’s insecurities, she, time. The book was suggested to herself, has lived her life with help relieve what might be a “survivors guilt.” sense of despair brought on by the Unfortunately, Joyce was constant numbers of deaths being unable to attend the Book Club reported and the fear of the un- Zoom. In the next few months known. Especially for people in we look forward to discussing our age range who find ourselves The Giver of Stars by Jojo Mo- isolating and unable to hug our yes, and Olive, Again by Eliza- children and grandchildren. beth Strout. Our next Book Mostly everyone enjoyed the Club Zoom Meeting will be on book and agreed that while it was Tuesday, July 14 at 4 p.m. not literature on a grand scale, it Marcia Midler will send out the left us feeling good. Raymond is link. Perhaps we can have a face a kind soul. We see that right to face out on the deck of the from the beginning as he is caring Clubhouse in the near future. Photos submitted by Milton Paris for a feral cat, who he ultimately Keep in touch.

IAG Members Continue bandhan gave a presentation on festival for Sikhs and for Hin- is considered to be the sternest Health Issues for Seniors with a dus it marks the Solar New one, ends on the eve of Eid after To Stay Active! focus on Diabetes and Blood Year. sighting the first crescent of the Pressure. IAG members at- BUDDHA JAYANTI (May new moon. Ramadan is the holi- By Anil Shah pressive and looked beautiful. tended this very informative and 7): Gautam Buddha’s birth an- est month for the followers of During the past few months The car parade was well organ- helpful program by Zoom. He niversary is celebrated with Islam. It is believed that Allah our daily lifestyles had to be ized, and each car drove by has been practicing medicine great fervor in India and many (God) on this day delivered the adjusted to suit conditions cre- houses on all streets of Re- for over 20 years and IAG is other South East Asian coun- first verses of the Quran. As per ated by COVID - 19. Each of us gency. Residents came out of fortunate to have him in our tries. He was the founder of tales, the month of Ramadan have been adapting to the their houses in large numbers community. His presentation Buddhism. Many Buddhists go was started when Prophet change with increased participa- and turned it into a very festive was followed by Q&A period. to the pagodas to pour water at Mohammad migrated from tion by using Face Time, Face- and patriotic two-hours long As promised in my article dur- the foot of the sacred tree Mecca to Medina. This festival book, Zoom, Team, WhatsApp, celebration with their enthusias- ing March/April, I am providing named “Mahabodhi” under is celebrated with a lot of fervor etc. YouTube, Netflix, Amazon tic cheering, clapping, dancing, a brief introduction to major which he had attained Nirvana and joy. People worldwide greet and many other services have playing bells, blowing whistles festivals that are celebrated in (salvation). Worldwide, devo- each other, exchange gifts and also been very helpful to keep and waving American flags India during April, May, and tees of Buddha visit temples, feast on special delicacies. On a us entertained. The weather has with thank you signs. The writer June: light candles and incense sticks, personal note, ever since I was a improved, and it has allowed us also attended a Cars and Coffee VAISAKHI (April 13): pray and offer fruits with child, I have loved this day con- to enjoy outdoor activities while event that was casually organ- Vaisakhi is also known as sweets. Over 600 million people suming delicious food with Khir taking precautions for every- ized by the Regency Car Club. Baisakhi. It is an historical and around the world follow Bud- and fancy sweets! one’s safety. The Regency Car It was a lot of fun joking around religious festival that is cele- dha’s teachings. In India, there are more festi- Club had organized a Car Pa- with member friends in the brated with prayers, sharing EID UL-FITR (May 22): Eid vals than there are total number rade in honor of Memorial Day. parking lot of a nearby Dunkin food and performing spiritual/ -ul-Fitr is one of the most im- of days in a year! I have only IAG was represented by Anil Donuts. I will tell you a secret religious rituals by Sikhs and portant festivals for Muslims all covered major festivals. Like all Shah and his wife Chandni. but please do not tell my wife… Hindus at the beginning of the over the globe. The day marks of you, I too am waiting for They participated in the car pa- I did not measure my sugar month of Vaisakha. Guru Go- the end of the holy month of things to get better and be able rade with their Classic Con- level throughout the entire day bind Singh had formed Khalsa Ramadan, in which Muslims to start meeting friends and vertible 1988 Mercedes Benz and felt very energetic! panth of warriors on this day in observe fast from dusk to dawn. family. Until then…STAY 560SL. All cars were very im- IAG member Dr. Rama Sam- 1699. It is also a spring harvest The month-long fasting, which SAFE AND STAY WELL! REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 15

Latin was strictly a written lan- lends itself to a more natural in line (“I was standing on line Beyond Words guage and had long ceased to way of expressing oneself. forever.”) undergo the changes natural to “To boldly go where no man By Cecile Spector spoken language, gave these has gone before” should be If we say any one of the writers the notion that Latin was “To go boldly where no man above we are regarded by the The Grammar Police somehow better and purer than has gone before.” Doesn’t the “grammar police” as perform- Language is alive. It is affected contemporary languages. The first one (with the split infini- ing a grammatical faux pas. The by the society in which it is used, following are some grammar tive) sound more forceful and use of alternatives to standard and it changes and grows over rules that we probably have natural to the ear? grammatical forms may cause time. When, for example, a word been taught in school: For the most part, the gram- others to focus on your gram- is pronounced by a great many · Don’t end a sentence with a matical rules that we learned in mar instead of the content of people in a way that differs from preposition. This is considered school are still used in written what you are saying. the preferred pronunciation as to be “non-Latin.” When we language. In spoken language So what is the bottom line? In stated in dictionaries, it eventually try to abide by this rule our there are usages that have some cases of grammatical mis- will become the pronunciation of working; if what you say is con- speech may sound awkward worked their way into everyday use it doesn’t matter. It depends choice. Often, when I use the fusing or ambiguous, then it is and unnatural. Winston Chur- conversation to the point where on the situation, your purpose for word “forte” (pronounced as fort) not. After all, the main purpose chill’s famous remark when most people view them as com- speaking, and the people you are to mean one’s strong point, I am of language is to communicate criticized for ending a sentence pletely normal. This being said, addressing as to how careful you corrected and told it should be our ideas and thoughts to each with a preposition was, “That is members of the “grammar po- wish to be in your use of gram- pronounced forte (fort a). The other. The grammatical rules of the sort of English up with lice” (e.g., teachers, editors, mar. Giving a formal speech to an preferred pronunciation in the English have been with us for which I will not put.” etc.) still bristle when some- erudite audience may call for dictionary is “fort.” The word is centuries. In some cases, these · Don’t use a double negative one’s grammar strays out of your grammar to be on its best derived from French and influ- rules resulted from writers from (We don’t want no dinner - what is considered by educated behavior as opposed to the gram- enced by Italian. For this reason, the seventeenth and eighteenth does that mean they want people to be mainstream usage. mar you use in casual conversa- it often is pronounced forte (fort centuries attempting to translate some dinner?) In some cases, Note the following examples: tion with good friends. a). Which is right? They both are. the rules of Latin into rules for following the rules keeps our Saying: asterick for asterisk In closing, I ain’t gonna split The way the word is said is in English. For instance, in Latin conversations from being (“Put an asterick next to the no infinitives, but I can’t help flux; eventually dictionaries will an infinitive, being a single ambiguous. Although it ap- citation.”) myself-I must use a preposition reflect the change. word, could never be split. But pears that in English two expresso for espresso (“I’d to end this sentence with. Grammar is one of the most of course it does not follow that negatives destroy one another like a double expresso, please.”) “abused” parts of language be- the same should hold true for and are equivalent to an af- nucular for nuclear (“A nucu- cause, frequently, people decide English, where infinitives such firmative, we do understand lar attack would devastate the to “bend” the grammatical rules as ‘to explain’ or ‘to go’ are Men’s Club someone who says, “I haven’t country.”) taught in school. If, however, comprised of two words, not got no money.” In languages nother for other (“That’s a Events Calendar everyone knows exactly what one. The fact that by the seven- such as French and Spanish whole nother thing.”) We are hoping to be able to you mean then your grammar is teenth or eighteenth centuries double negatives are gram- could care less for couldn’t hold these events matically correct. care less (“I could care less that · Monday, August 10 - Men’s · Don’t say ain’t. In seven- the party was called off.”) Night Out Dinner and Movie teenth century London, the irregardless for regardless · Friday, August 21 - Mon- Home Trends “r” sound was not pro- (“I’ll do it, irregardless of cir- mouth Park Race Track · Sunday, August 30 - Monthly By Cheryl Hand nounced. Consequently, cumstances.”) aren’t sounded like ain’t. It I for me (“It was given to Meeting and Guest Speaker Regency Re-sale Update was used by highly educated Toni and I.”) I have three messages for you people as well as the masses. me and him for he and I (“Me and your families. First, I hope if The use of ain’t is stigmatized and him went to the game yes- you are reading this you are stay- Rabbi Louis’s when used in the United terday.”) ing healthy and social distancing. States because we do pro- hisself for himself (“He sat by Class It’s so nice to see everyone walk- nounce the “r” sound; its hisself in the last row.”) A class of Jewish ethics, val- ing and enjoying the lush grounds omission makes ain’t an un- between you and I for be- ues, beliefs and traits of charac- of Regency. Second, I want to necessary and unwarranted tween you and me (‘Remember ter,” will begin for this season once again ask everyone to pay contraction of are not, am not this is just between you and I.”) when the Clubhouse reopens attention to the speed limit and and even is not. oh for zero, when saying a when it is safe to do so. The stop signs in the community. Liv- · Don’t split infinitives. This number (“My phone number is class will meet each Thursday ing on Country Club Drive, you can close 30 to 35 homes. We are rule is frequently broken be- 555-oh oh 34.”) at 10:30 a.m. and will be held in just can’t imagine how fast the not quite halfway through and cause splitting the infinitive standing on line for standing Ballroom 1. All are welcome. cars whip by my house. DRIVE already have 13 closed with five THE SPEED LIMIT! Lastly, I under contract, so we may end up would like to give you an update with about 30 re-sales closed. Not on the Regency re-sale market. bad for a quarantine year. Re- This is clearly an unprecedented gency is a popular place to live! time in our history. The real estate Some of you may wonder how market has been affected, as you are we showing homes. The Na- can imagine. However, when I tional Association of Realtors analyzed our numbers, they are created a Covid-19 Hold Harm- not quite as bad as I expected. less document that must be signed Currently we have 13 active re- by buyers and sellers. The realtors sales on the market. In a “normal” and buyers must wear masks and market we’d probably have about gloves and not touch anything in 25 to 30. The re-sales range in the homes. The sellers usually price from $400,000 up to leave their house during the $724,999. The prices in this com- showing. One last thing I’d like to munity range so greatly, we are add is that the buyer’s looking not like any other community that during this time seem to be more I have known in my thirty-three serious, qualified buyers vs. the years of experience. However, for ‘curious looker!’ those of you considering selling, Stay healthy…stay happy…be less competition means a quicker creative…enjoy your beautiful sale. Perhaps it could be the right surroundings and SOCIAL DIS- time even during this pandemic. TANCE! We have five homes that are Under Contract. Those asking prices range from $495,000 up to $725,000. I will report the sold prices when the properties have closed. Thirteen re-sales have closed since January 2020; as low as $410,000 and as high as $608,000. In a normal year we

Single Stream Recycling Mixed recycling is now collected each Wednesday. All recyclables (paper, bot- tles, cans, plastic, etc.) can be placed in the same container and put out each week. JULY 2020 – PAGE 16 REGENCY REPORTER

Crazy Markets Healing Ourselves Naturally By Steven Soffer N.D. MH neglected. Our physical bodies By Susan Sloan The Power of Gratitude truly rely on the nourishment Are you wondering why the and Love! and support that we share and market is recovering so quickly “It was the best of times; it gain from others around us aid- from the disaster that started to was the worst of times.” This is ing us in functioning properly. hit us in mid-March? Several not A Tale of Two Cities. This Believe it or not, our genetics indexes have reached near high is the tale of two worlds... the are influenced by isolation and levels as of this date. The world before the Coronavirus loneliness. These things create Nasdaq hit an all time high, and and the world after the Coro- actual inflammation and re- the S&P and Dow are down navirus. None of us on New duced immune function. One they use and the knowledge of only 6% from an all time high. Year’s Eve had any idea that really great natural anti- how to use them. One of the greatest tools we Not bad considering. At the over the next three months our inflammatory remedy is strong, have is gratitude. As we think, same time everything looks In effect, however, they are not lives would change like we have rich, and loving social relation- we become. What we focus on grim. Jobs have been lost, busi- spending anything. They are never seen before. Clearly, ships with our spouses, our chil- grows. Simply practicing grati- nesses will be closing, and to investing in things because that’s what is happening now. dren, our spiritual families, and tude for even a few minutes a top it off there are demonstra- there is no one else there to buy There are two sides to every friends. Studies reveal that any day can actually change your tions turning into riots and loot- things. Whether they are stocks coin...but those two sides are to inflammation can easily create brain in ways that will improve ing in many major cities in or bonds or Futures, it is the only one coin. We don’t want to cardiovascular, auto-immune your mood, confidence, self- America. So, why is the market FED’s job to stabilize things. In take any wooden nickels. What and neurodegenerative diseases, love, empathy, and ability to recovering? Are we just so opti- the economic crisis of 2008, the do I mean by that? It doesn’t cancer, and depression. I know feel compassion for others. mistic by nature? On Wall then FED chairman Ben Ber- matter if we are a Democrat or a common sense is very uncom- When we experience deep grati- Street there is an old saying nanke said if he had to throw Republican, nor does it matter if mon, but this really makes tude, we also strengthen the which is, ‘‘Don’t Fight The cash out of helicopters he would we get our news from Fox or sense...that people who have circuits that are involved with FED.” When you go against do that to stabilize the economy. CNN. What matters is our own strong social connections and thinking and moral decision what the greatest minds are Hence the nickname Helicopter personal truth and how we live family life create up to a 50% making, which means we can thinking you will be wrong. The Ben, That’s what the FED is our lives now. increased chance of living help our family, our kids and Federal Reserve’s job is to doing right now. They are buy- Clearly, our lives have longer and recovering from dis- grandkids to become more maintain balance and avoid dis- ing things which, just as in 2009 changed. Now we have to social ease (even Coronavirus) more socially responsible and better asters in the economy. No one and 2010, they will be able to distance, wear masks when we quickly. The more connections human beings. An attitude of could have predicted that the sell later when the world stabi- are out, wash our hands ten to we have with more people that gratitude creates a happier, best economy that we have seen lized, at very big profits. They twenty times a day and be really are positive create a more positive healthier, and more effective in decades would be uprooted were the purchaser of last resort conscious of those around us. I feedback of mental, emotional human being! Those with by a pandemic. All was going and brought us out of that disas- am writing this on June 6. Much and physical well being. It is so more gratitude report im- well, we had near full employ- ter. And the treasury’s job is to of the country is re-opening important that we make time for proved psychological and ment, taxes were cut and there make sure that people have without really following guide- those who support us, nourish us, physical health and engage in seemed a period of calm around enough money to spend so that lines set by the CDC. People are love us, and help us to live longer more healthy activities. Plus, the world. The stock market the entire economy doesn’t shut starting to get a false sense of and healthier lives. In seventh they are more supportive of was making new highs and eve- down. They sent money to peo- security. The tragic death num- grade my teacher said, “It’s qual- people with health concerns ryone was content. Of all the ple who are unemployed, to bers are not really coming down ity, not quantity, that counts.” He who don’t consciously prac- things you could think of that businesses that needed it to pay in many places in the country. was talking about our homework tice gratitude. When children would turn a market around, a their rent, and to individuals People are social creatures and and school work. But, I’m talking and teens practice gratitude, virus was not on anybody’s lips. whose income was below a cer- it is hard to stay hunkered down about the quality of our relation- grades go up, stress and con- However it happened. As I have tain level so that they would and in isolation for a very long ships that matter. Not the number flict goes down, family relation- written before, It is always the continue to buy things to feed time. We gain and draw support of the relationships but the true ships get better, and foolish, thing you least expect and can- their family and keep the econ- and nourishment from those supportive essence of those nur- risky behaviors decline. not predict that hurts. Like Pearl omy going. They have done a with whom we interact. It is a turing relationships that create a So, it’s all about choice once Harbor or 9/11. marvelous job. So when you see well known fact that the failure feeling of being close with and again. We have free will to The Federal Reserve had to the market recovering so to thrive, meaning things like belonging with others. choose happy thoughts or sad come in to bolster the disasters greatly, it is a tribute to what the poor weight gain, poor and ab- Love is the answer! We were thoughts, positive ones or nega- that were taking place. Many FED has done. Even though you normal behavior and even poor created to love, to be loved and tive ones; like the Sunshine people have said to me that they cannot yet see the end of the cognitive development can de- to belong. We need to see who Makers cartoon. The people of are spending too much money. pandemic. velop in infants when they are we are in our innermost depths of consciousness as a crucial different towns choose to be and imperative part of human either happy or sad. This choice Yosemite (v.10.10) or any ear- Some of us are still using older existence. The more we receive is always ours so make. These Tech Trends lier versions, THEY ARE NO and much slower Internet and from others of that love, friend- are difficult times, but we can local area services in our homes. By Don Haback LONGER SUPPORTED by ship and support, the more it learn how to deal with it most Apple. These include Verizon’s DSL helps us to trust and relax effectively and how to get A Few Miscellaneous You should also check to see services (typically running at through this as unscathed as Hints and Tips within ourselves and to be more that you’re running the latest ver- speeds well below 5 Mb/sec data comfortable in our own skin, possible. Do the right thing. We Editor’s Note: The sugges- sions all of your utility software rates) and slower services pro- will all get through this to- tions made in this column are especially at this critical time on (including JAVA, any anti-virus vided by Comcast and Verizon the planet with things as crazy gether. Steve encourages ques- solely those of the author and and anti-malware). If your PC is Fios. In some cases, the limit is tions and comments from free- not necessarily those of the Edi- as they are. We must now pull not running Microsoft’s own caused by older WiFi equipment. out from within ourselves all thinking individuals. torial Board of the Regency WINDOWS DEFENDER, please It is possible for us to get Internet “What would happen if we Reporter and/or Princeton Edi- that deeply buried stuff that is delete any other anti-virus and access at speeds above 300 Mb/ based on love. The world needs could convert the energy of fear torial Services. anti-malware product and use this sec today (from both Comcast to faith, the energy of doubt and This month, as we hopefully us now more to support each instead. For earlier versions of and Fios) but these most likely other and love each other no uncertainty into a feeling of start to recover from our in- Windows machines, please con- will need new WiFi equipment. belonging to the universe and home stays, we’ll look at some matter which side of the coin sider running AVAST anti-virus Now might be good time to look we see. Yes, it is the best of being safe in It?” Ernest miscellaneous areas – at least and MALWARE BYTES soft- into this – especially if, for in- Holmes. some of which should be impor- times and also now the worst of ware. For MACs – THIS IS IM- stance, you have smart TVs con- times. We are getting through “What the world needs now tant to everybody. PORTANT – IF IT’S THERE, nected to the Internet through is love, sweet love.” Burt Both PCs and MACs need to this. Just remember, a human REMOVE ‘CLEANMYMAC’! your home’s WiFi system. Our being is as wise as the tools that Bacharach be regularly checked to see if It is malware! Keep MAL- home system runs at (depending any operating system UP- WAREBYTES. on the time) speeds well above DATES are needed. Many times With the approaching reopen- 300 Mb/sec on Comcast. We may they’re automatic – but we rec- ing of stores, now could be a also want to consider upgrading Scrabble Scribbles ommend that you go to good time to consider buying a our WiFi systems to include some ‘settings’ and check for updates. new machine. of the new ‘mesh’ capabilities. Some our machines are older – We are always saying that This will provide maximum and some of them are getting to there are two categories of com- speeds throughout our homes. the point where replacement puter users, those who backup Do NOT rush out to buy a new may be considered. For in- their data – and those who 5G smartphone. Yes, they’re The Regency Scrabble Club stance, if your PC is running WISH THEY HAD! If you’re slowly becoming available, but Windows 7.0 (or an earlier ver- not doing these backups, please they are expensive and will not Join us for Scrabble each sion), it is no longer supported – at your earliest convenience – help your phone and texting op- Thursday at 7 p.m. by Microsoft – and should be consider buying an external erations at all! It will be several In the Multi-Purpose Room replaced. Similarly, some older hard disk drive. Both Seagate years before the really important MACs (including the ‘all-in- and Western Digital have excel- advantages - much higher speed Monday at 1:30 p.m. one’ iMACs) are running ver- lent products – and both include data transfer and networking ca- In the Multi-Purpose Room sions of MacOS that are not the ability to automatically back pabilities – become widely avail- All ability levels welcome supported. The latest version up your data – even to saving able. There’s plenty of time for all (CATALINA) is v.10.15. If files that you change or modify. of us. For information, contact Linda Litsky yours is running SIERRA It’s always a good time to in- Please contact me if you have [email protected] – (732.492.0921) (v.10.12), El Capitan (v.10.11), vestigate adding backup! any questions.

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M&M Movie Minutes The Pet Corner By Marcia Milgrom and picious of the two women and Este admits to kissing Ronit. By Bea Siegel Marilyn Jaclin Ronit leaves for home. When As of this writing, hair sa- Disobedience she arrives at the airport she lons, barber shops, and nail sa- After six months and six feet gets a call from Dovit telling lons are not open, but pet of separation M and M finally her he cannot find Este. Ronit grooming and tattoo parlors are got together on Marilyn’s patio goes back to Dovit’s house. open, as long as we continue to and wrote up our impressions of Eventually, Este comes home want to spoil the ending. social-distance. A case in point, Disobedience, a film that was and asks Dovit for her freedom. The eloquence of this movie is those of us who enjoy walking recommended to us. Naturally, She also tells him she is preg- the performance of the actors. our dogs always social-distance; we saw it separately. The film is nant. At this point Este and The two females, Rachel reason being there could be a romantic drama based on the Ronit attend a Memorial ser- McAdams and Rachel Weiss aggressiveness between dogs novel of the same name. It takes vice, presided over by Dovit, for were so believable, making it a that aren’t familiar with each place in Northern London. We heartfelt, poignant film. Alessan- the deceased rabbi. During his other, or maybe you’re cautious coat for new growth. Good nu- see at first a most important and dro Nivola was young for the role sermon Dovit releases Este about the dog’s health. A silent trition and exercise are also fac- well respected Rabbi Rav that he was asked to play. He was from their marriage and turns code is that if you’re walking in tored into this. “Mats” can be Krushka (Anton Lesser) drop- a likable character, M and M en- down the congregation’s invita- one direction, and another per- difficult to brush or comb out, ping dead. He was an important joyed him. We felt all of their tion as their spiritual leader. The son walking their dog ap- and eventually become knotted figure in his Orthodox Jewish pain. Although slow in spots we three of them meet outside and proaches in your direction, one or imbedded into the skin. This community. We next see his were happy we paid the four dol- embrace, reconciling their walker will go in the opposite especially occurs with long- daughter Ronit (Rachel Weiss), lars each to see it. If you are ho- friendship. Ronit invites Este to direction instead of approaching haired dogs and cats under the a New York based photogra- mophobic it might be uncomfort- join her in New York. Este has head-on. This practice will belly or areas where the hair pher, who left the Orthodox able for you. decisions to make and we don’t avoid any conflicts between grows long. If not routinely community years ago. Ronit people and their dogs. groomed, it becomes very prob- returns when she learns of her With the pandemic going on, lematic. Dogs will usually lick father’s death, and walks into and we’re in a lock-down, pet and maybe bite at the sensitive the unchanged world of her for- adoptions are up, because hav- area, trying to remove the knots, mer home. Friends and Stay Tuned ing a dog or cat is companion- which will only get worse with neighbors view her as a curios- clothing that they wore. So, By Barbara Potasky ship. In fact, some dogs are lots of discomfort. If you live ity. She obviously became very when I read that Netflix was If, during these unusual times, saying, “Hey, enough with the near the Arctic Circle and your rebellious and secular. Her long coming out with this series ear- you are looking to watch some- walks, go do what you have to, dog spends endless hours out- hair, short skirt and cigarettes lier this year, I knew that it was thing a bit unorthodox, then you and let me sleep.” Just imagine doors, the coat will be thick and are very noticeable. When she right up my alley. It is some- might want to consider the a family with kids, everyone gorgeous. But our dogs live in a reads her father’s obituary it times difficult to watch, as it is miniseries Unorthodox, on Net- wants to get out and walk, so house with different tempera- states that he had no children. heartbreaking to see Esty’s flix. With just four episodes, now you have a family that each ture settings, and seasonal This was hurtful but not uncom- plight and her naiveté. She is each running slightly under an time someone leaves the house, changes outdoors with exposure mon in the Orthodox world who just 19 when she is introduced hour, this is a worthwhile binge- they take the dog out, but to sunlight, rain, and snow. would see a deviant as dead. to her prospective husband, watch. The series is inspired by poochie is smart, he hides the They really appreciate the bond- At her friend Dovit’s Yankov (Yanky) Shapiro by a the book Unorthodox: The leash just to get some rest. With ing of a good easy brushing and (Alessandro Nivola) house peo- matchmaker. Both sides agree Scandalous Rejection of My many people noshing away on combing to make their coat ple were paying their respects. to the marriage. Yanky is not a Hasidic Roots, by Deborah food, they just might start giv- shine. And while you’re at it, She finds out that Dovit had bad young man; he is just a Feldman. I recommend, after ing kitty or Fido some scraps, or those belly-rubs always make been taken in by her father as product of the sheltered envi- watching the series, that you too many biscuits, and before them smile. his protégée. She also sees her ronment in which he was raised, also watch the 20-minute Mak- you know it the pounds are go- (Continued on page 18) best friend, Este (Rachel ing of Unorthodox to learn as is Esty. But, many of these ing on, or they’re getting McAdams) who is now married more about the show. I was ultra-conservative religions are tummy problems and now a to Dovit, leading an Orthodox surprised to learn that the part particularly oppressive for visit to the veterinarian is neces- Regency life. The movie does a great job of the series that focuses on the women. And, Esty soon feels sary. Keep their daily routine of showing the expression on main character’s life after leav- restricted by a marriage to a going as much as possible. Chorus Ronit’s face upon hearing about man she does not love, and we ing the Hasidic community is Talking about pet grooming - The Regency Chorus the marriage of her two best not what actually happened to see how she is different from now that the groomers are open friends. Dovit is surprised to see Ms. Feldman. That led me to the women in the community. for business, you might be put under Ronit and invites her to stay at become curious about the book, Or, perhaps they are just better on a waiting list for an appoint- the direction of his home. During her stay Ronit at hiding their unhappiness. which I have had on hold as an ment, so just take it upon your- Sharon Scheckner visits her uncle to find out what eBook at the library since April After fleeing to Berlin, (the self to brush and comb your dog is going to happen to her fa- 10, with another 11 weeks to go part of the story not based on everyday. It’s a good habit to Meets on Mondays ther’s house. She is told that the until I can borrow it (and that is Ms. Feldman’s life), Esty meets get into, since it’s stimulating to 4:45 - 6 p.m. in the house and possessions are to go up with a group of musicians, with 15 copies available). That the follicles in the skin. Gently front ballroom to the synagogue. She is only really brought home to me how and experiences a life and a brush out mats, which are very allowed to get her personal pos- popular this series has been. sense of freedom that she could uncomfortable for dogs and New members welcome! sessions. Este goes with Ronit With a largely unknown cast, not have imagined. The com- cats, since body movement Chorus will resume when to retrieve her things. While in munity, being what it is, feels at least to the US audience, Un- pulls the mats, which your pet the Clubhouse opens her father’s house together the orthodox is the story of Esther determined to find her and bring will start to lick and cause other and it is safe to do so. two women reminisce about (Esty) Shapiro (played by Shira her back, especially because problems. Many factors are their shared memories. It is Haas), who is a member of an they suspect she is pregnant involved in the process of shed- Contact Sharon there that Este kisses Ronit, ultra-conservative Hasidic com- (which she is). So, the rabbi ding. Breed, age, health, and (732-656-3165) who at first resists but subse- tells Yanky to find her and munity in Brooklyn, New York. genetics determine how rapidly or Carol Kortmansky quently reciprocates. The story Her mother left years earlier, as bring her home. Yanky, along a dog’s coat moves from growth now takes a surprise turn. Este she had an arranged marriage to with his cousin find out from to what is called, “death” of (732-605-9759) confesses that she is the one Esty’s father, a much older man, her piano teacher that she is in who notified her friend to return and was desperately unhappy. Berlin, and they go there too home. We realize that the two And due to these types of com- look for her. I will not spoil the women had a previous intimate munities having their own set of ending of the series, although I LABORATORY AND NURSING SERVICES relationship, which is why Este laws, Esty’s father retained cus- am curious to read the book and Available at Regency at Monroe wanted Ronit to come back tody. Her mother now resides in find out how the story really Penn Medicine Princeton Health exclusively offers home again. Berlin, Germany, and we see ended, and why the series was Regency at Monroe residents phlebotomy and Este is leading a religious, her throughout the episodes, changed. After watching, I saw nursing services in the Clubhouse. See details below. comfortable life but is not really first, when she goes to Brooklyn that Netflix had several other LABORATORY SERVICES happy. She and Ronit meet to try to connect with Esty be- shows about the Hasidic com- Phlebotomy services (blood draw) are provided again and they are spotted kiss- fore her arranged marriage, to munity, due no doubt to the Every Tuesday from 7:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. ing by two women from the see if it is what she really wants, popularity of Unorthodox. I By appointment in the Clubhouse. congregation. The next day at which Esty assures her she watched a documentary called To make an appointment with our assigned phlebotomist, the Jewish school where Este does. Later, when Esty flees the One of Us, which follows three please contact Regency at Monroe’s concierge desk teaches, she is summoned by community and goes to Ger- individuals who have left their at 732-605-9800. the head mistress and hears the many, she finally does re- Hasidic communities. We can Please note: a laboratory prescription from your complaint about her and Ronit. connect with her mother. see how difficult it is to leave, doctor is required at the appointment. Meanwhile, at the synagogue I admit that I have always as these people have few skills, NURSING SERVICES Dovit is asked to take the been fascinated by sects that and are mostly uneducated, as Blood sugar testing, blood pressure checks, and health Rabbi’s place. Dovit is leery live outside the norms of soci- that is a way of keeping them in counseling are offered by the assigned nurse on the about Ronit but feels he can ety. When I was a teenager, my the community. The story of the dates and times listed below: keep his house in order. At family went on vacation to Lan- woman trying to get custody of First Tuesday of the month: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. some interval the two women caster, Pennsylvania, and I was her children is particularly Second Tuesday of the month: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. sneak to a hotel and have pas- very intrigued by the Amish. I heartrending. Fourth Tuesday of the month: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. sionate sex, which confirms could not understand why peo- Enjoy the early days of sum- We hope you enjoy the convenience of the Tuesday phlebotomy and nursing services. their love. When Este arrives ple would want to live without mer. Hopefully things are al- home late at night Dovit is sus- electricity or cars or wear the most back to normal, and as For more information, call 732-605-9800. always stay tuned… JULY 2020 – PAGE 18 REGENCY REPORTER

Pandemic Alters Future Planning for Our Schools; Harmony in Board Members’ Conduct Questioned Motion 2020 By Doug Poye this reduction in aid will not the Board would need more Calendar The pandemic continues to result in a larger tax increase time to look at various options We are hoping to be able to affect the future operation of than originally established when on how, when, and where to hold these events our schools through a reduction the budget was adopted back in construct additional classrooms. of state aid and a delay of any April. The approximate Not knowing what changes in · Saturday, August 22, referendum to provide badly $800,000 reduction will be han- the operations of the schools 2020 - Summer White needed classrooms come Sep- dled by several actions. The may occur in the coming year, Party tember. My May article re- four classroom trailers, which the economic situation within were to be installed at the high the town, and whether the pro- ported that the Board budget for over the breach of confidential- · Saturday, October 31, school over the summer, will be jected number of students over the next school year would re- ity and called for an investiga- deferred. The savings is the next five years will occur if 2020 - A Halloween ceive $7,039,000 in aid from the tion by an independent attorney. $630,000, which was the initial families delay moving into Party state; however, the state, faced The Board voted unanimously cost of leasing the trailers as Monroe, the delay in a referen- with reduced revenues as a re- to authorize the investigation. A · well as the cost of their installa- dum may well be the best route Saturday, December 5, sult of the pandemic, notified second issue concerning the tion. The administration, in con- to take at this time. The remain- 2020 - Membership Monroe that it was reducing the conduct of Board member Peter sultation with the high school der of cuts needed to make up Party free event aid to $6,239,000. Counter to Tufano was aired by at least principal, decided on this action for the loss of state aid will what some residents projected, five members of the public who even though it meant that the come from the elimination of called into the virtual meeting over-crowded building would two new non-instructional posi- during the Board’s second public have to go another year with tions, which the administration session. The callers made refer- even more students. The alter- felt could be handled with cur- ence to demeaning statements The Pet Corner native would have been to cut rent staffing. that Tufano allegedly posted on programs and/or instructional The conduct of one or more social media. One caller men- (Continued from page 17) quickly, so don’t wait for their staff. Another $100,000 will be Board members came under The weather is still unpredict- tioned that a petition seeking Tu- tongue to hang out. Giving your eliminated by deferring any attack at its monthly meeting on able with wild windy days, lots fano’s removal from the Board canine companion time to rest referendum to build additional June 10. It was reported that the of rain, and all of a sudden a had garnered over 2500 signa- between fun-time will prevent classroom spaces until the sum- confidentiality of the Board’s blast of sunshine the next day, tures within a matter of a few your having to rush them to the mer of 2021. closed sessions had been vio- which is what I call “dog days. Reports on this issue have emergency animal hospital. At its May meeting the Board lated based on evidence avail- weather,” that makes them feel appeared on nj.com (June 10) as When out-and-about, always listened to a presentation by able on social media. Sessions feisty and happier than when well as in the Star Ledger (June have water available for them. Superintendent Alvich in which are “closed” and occur near the the temperature rises and be- 11). The petition drive began with Now is a good time to go over she outlined three plans de- end of a regular monthly meet- comes more uncomfortable for alumni of the high school. your pet’s list of vaccinations to signed to alleviate the over- ing whenever the topics involve your canine companion. Dogs This article is written by a be sure they’re up-to-date, and crowding in at least three of the students, staff, administrators, perspire by panting and through former member of the Board of very important is the Bordatella schools in the district: the high or potential contracts. Members the pads of their feet. A note of Education and has not been vaccination to prevent Kennel school, the middle school, and are prohibited from divulging caution – your dog is having a written at the request of the Cough, which is very contagious one elementary school. A meet- discussions until such can be great time running after that Board. It is provided for infor- to other dogs. In the meantime, ing of the Building, Grounds disclosed to the public by the ball, but heat exhaustion sets in mational purposes to the mem- stay safe, stay healthy. and Transportation Committee Board president. Several mem- bers of this community. on June 1 made it apparent that bers expressed their dismay

REGENCY SPORTS On the Tennis Courts By Steven Brody 9:30 a.m. If you are interested Modified Start to and want to join in, there is an app called TeamReach. 2020 Tennis Season Due to COVID-19 the Re- Download it and look for mem- gency Tennis season was put on ber Drop in Tennis. Or just hold, as were all other activities. come by the courts and ask one The courts were finally opened of us about it. A number of peo- the week before the Memorial ple have asked me about col- holiday weekend. In order to lecting club dues and setting up open, strict guidelines were im- organized events as we had plemented which included open- done in previous years. As of ing only three of the six courts. In now I am not collecting any Attention Regency Musicians addition, no night time play was dues as I do not know what to distancing guidelines are further allowed. The good from this was expect in terms of gatherings of relaxed as the season pro- The Regency Band the courts were finally opened. people either outdoors or in- gresses, I’ll try to put some Because of COVID-19 and the doors. Many times, in the past events together. Is in need of musicians stay at home guidance that we the Tennis Club would run an For now though get out on the event on a Saturday or Sunday courts, knock the ball around, Brass and rhythm (guitar, bass, etc) needed had been living under since early March, it was a much needed then have a catered meal after- play the game you’re most com- The Regency Band outdoor activity. I have nothing wards either in the Pavilion or fortable with, and most impor- Meets on the FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of against walking and bike riding in the Clubhouse. If the social tantly get exercise. (if you have a bike), but those each month activities were getting old. For 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Studio on the Spa level those of us who enjoy tennis it was a great new activity to add to Contact: Jerry Minkin or Mark Greenstein our daily “what to do today.” The Resident Phone Numbers (732) 605-1983 (732) 605-0045 last two weeks of May and the first two weeks of June saw terri- in Reporter Articles fic weather for morning games. Some afternoons did get too hot While many residents are mentioned in articles as people to to safely play, although I did per- “get in touch with,” their phone numbers are not. The policy of

sonally play on a number of those the Regency Reporter is not to print phone numbers in articles. The Senior Sensations days. It’s been a lot of fun playing The phone numbers of residents mentioned in articles can be and getting much needed exer- found in the Regency Directory. cise. It is great seeing people Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Wants You!! playing singles matches as well as Our Troupe - dancers from G/W, Regency, Stonebridge, and doubles being played. Hopefully The Editorial Board the surrounding Monroe area, is always growing and by mid-June night time play will looking for talent. be allowed and all six courts will Our last performance, “Dancin’ through the USA” received a be available. standing ovation and rave reviews. For those tennis players who We’ve had jugglers and twirlers added to our singers and are new to Regency and are dancers to enhance our performance throughout the years. looking to get some games in If you have special talent and have the desire to perform with a we have something called “Drop in Tennis.” Bud Ratner great group of women… organizes these games. They Contact Bunny Feigenbaum (609) 395-8174 run Monday through Friday at REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 19

The Golf Congratulations Monroe Township World High School Class of 2020 By Dr. Dori Alvich, lege, Boston University, Brook- Handicap Superintendent of Schools dale Comm. College, Cabrini University, Cal Poly, San Luis I know that this year did not System Obispo, Carnegie Mellon Univer- end the way the Class of 2020 or sity, Catholic University of By Jason Pulsinelli, the district thought it would. This America, Clemson University, PGA Professional class of students missed out on Cornell University, Delaware The World Handicap Sys- some milestones that others be- Valley University, DePaul Uni- fore them have enjoyed. But as a tem was introduced in January versity, Drew University, Drexel district and a community, we 2020. There are five important University, East Stroudsburg invented new ways to celebrate changes that you should be University of Pennsylvania, our amazing class. Some of the aware of. The handicap index Elizabethtown College, Elon Uni- events planned are included here. calculation is changing. In the versity, Fashion Institute of Tech- On June 24, we celebrated our nology, Florida Atlantic Univer- past it was based off your 10 graduating class with a virtual sity, Florida Institute of Technol- best scores of your past 20. graduation. This is available for ogy, Georgetown University, Now it is you best eight of viewing on our website - https:// Georgia Institute of Technology- your past 20 scores. You will www.monroe.k12.nj.us/ Main Campus, High Point Uni- have a playing handicap. The Domain/113 versity, Ithaca College, Jackson- The virtual celebration was formula of slope rating and ville University, James Madison followed by a wave parade and a now course rating and par will University, Jefferson township-wide Graduate Sound be used to determine your (Philadelphia U and Thomas Jef- Off. A group of parents began a playing handicap, allowing ferson U), Kean University, Kent Facebook campaign for “Adopt-a players to compete from dif- State University, Kutztown Uni- -Senior.” Members of the com- versity, Lycoming College. ferent tees more easily. Net munity adopted a senior via the Also, Manhattan College, double bogey will replace eq- Facebook page and communi- Maryland Institute College of Art, uitable stroke control. Net cated with them to send care Mercer County Comm. College, bogey, the maximum hole packages for the end of the year. Middlesex Comm. College, Mid- score for handicap purposes, Our senior spring athletes deco- dlesex County College, Mon- rated our fences in front of the will be limited to net double mouth University, Montclair high school with their sports bogey (par+2+any handicap State University, Moravian Col- memories. And we are currently stokes you receive). You will lege, Morgan State University, planning a Zero Year reunion for have more responsive handi- Muhlenberg College, New Jersey fall 2020. cap index updates. Your Institute of Technology, New I am proud to share with you York University, Northeastern handicap index will update the the future plans of our graduating University, Nova Southeastern day after your score. On days seniors, which include prestigious University, Ohio University-Main you don’t submit a score the college acceptances, military as- Campus, Oklahoma State Univer- system will not update your signments, and new members of sity-Main Campus, Pace Univer- handicap. The system will our work force. Please see the list sity-New York, Pennsylvania of colleges/universities that our account for abnormal playing State University, Pitzer College, students are attending in the fall. conditions, limit extreme up- Princeton University, Providence Please join me in celebrating our ward movement of handicap College, Purdue University-Main AMAZING Class of 2020! index, and reduce a handicap Campus, Queen’s University, American University, Auburn index when an exceptional Ramapo College of New Jersey, University, Berkeley College- Rider University, Rowan Univer- score is posted. For more in- Woodbridge Location, Berklee sity, Russell Sage College, Rut- formation on the World College of Music, Binghamton gers University - Camden/ New Handicap System please visit University, Bloomsburg Univer- (Continued on page 20) usga.org/whs. Photos above by Golf Pro Jason Pulsinelli sity of Pennsylvania, Boston Col-

An Adventure in the Amazon we took a pre-arranged private dressed or undressed depend- tour with two other couples. We ing on perspective as the had chosen a tour with a fluent Maidenform idea had not yet English-speaking guide in this reached the female members Portuguese language country; of this group. Being topless is the guide we got was far better apparently a unisex concept than we could have hoped for. here. But we noticed a small The tour included a boat ride up satellite dish on a tree near the Rio Negro, a visit to an in- one of the dwellings and later digenous tribe, a trek into the the tribal members were eas- Amazon jungle, and a lunch. ily able to make change in While our boat did have seven US dollars for any of the passengers, we were booked for “showroom wares” (hand- more than a three hour tour so made musical instruments of there was no expectation we sorts) in the meeting hut. would wind up as castaways on Capitalism and international Ron Kane and guide for the day at Gilligan’s Island or similar. The commerce had reached even the floating restaurant along an boat was not the most fashion- this primitive outpost. Amazon tributary. Indigenous tribe jungle trek guide able one but it stayed afloat and The native guide led us on Photos by Susan Kane moved well enough for the hour a mile-long trek via a narrow it took to reach our stop at the path from the village directly cies useful in combating any By Ron and Susan Kane gro water is black and the Ama- “village” to meet the indigenous into the primary jungle, clearing number of nasty diseases and Editor’s Note: The authors zon is muddy brown with float- tribe. On the way there, we the way with a machete and conditions. The six Americans report that at the time of this ing islands of green jungle de- passed under the only bridge in pointing out various plant spe- (Continued on page 20) trip and even to when the article bris atop the water. The two the Amazon region (over the was written, COVID-19 had not rivers take miles to mix, with Rio Negro) and chugged along reached this faraway part of the Amazon eventually over- before pulling into a sandy flat Brazil; in early May, it finally coming its major tributary, not area next to the village. The reached Manaus and is having unlike the meeting of the Mis- village had three thatched roof a terrible impact on an unpre- souri and Mississippi near St. huts - two dwellings and a tribal pared population. Louis. But the one major differ- meeting hall. ence is the amount of water and Cruise ship tours don’t visit We returned from a three width of the Amazon system this village, but our guide knew week cruise aboard the Viking compared to all others in the the members of the tribe and Sea on March 12, just in time to world - seven times greater than had permission to show up un- see the country shut down be- the next largest river system. announced with guests. A senior cause of COVID-19. Our trip There were times along the way male of the tribe, dressed only featured a thousand mile cruise that it seemed we were on a lake in shorts (no footwear) and with up the Amazon River to Manaus with the river banks so far facial markings of some signifi- where the Amazon River meets away. cance, greeted us and was to be the Rio Negro at the “meeting When we reached Manaus - a our jungle guide. We also met of the waters.” The meeting city of two million people in the tribal children and women, all Indigenous tribal women with the instruments we bought for our point is obvious as the Rio Ne- middle of the Amazon region, grandsons.

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CARE we provide excellent care for the elderly with li- Adventure in the Amazon censed, insured and bonded Class of 2020 thoroughly screened aides. ing a unique adventure; it was We are a company that cares also the base of operations for (Continued from page 19) for our patients and makes sure they are treated by the the filming of the movie Ana- Brunswick/ Newark. best. 24-hour care (living with conda. By moving along the Also, Saint Joseph’s Univer- sity, Seton Hall University, Shen- resident). Elderly companion- side channels, we were finally ship. Call (609) 907-6059. andoah University, Stevens Insti- able to get close enough to the tute of Technology, Stockton banks to see some of the beauti- ANNA’S HOME CARE – Certi- ful birds and interesting wildlife University, SUNY Maritime Col- fied professional caregiver is of the region, including caimans lege, Susquehanna University, looking for live-in/live-out job in Please observe all Temple University, Texas A&M (the South American version of Monroe Township. Experienced, STOP signs in the the alligator) and fleeting University, The College of New references. Driver’s license. glimpses of pink river dolphins. Jersey, The Ohio State Univer- Accepts long-term care insur- community After that we were taken to sity, The University of Alabama, ance. Low prices. Private care lunch in a quiet area off the The University of Scranton, The option. Call Anna at (609) 409- for everyone’s main river that had several University of Tennessee- 1600 or (908) 337-7462. The elusive pink dolphin of the floating restaurants. Our restau- Knoxville, Towson University, safety! Amazon rant host had caught a very Tulane University of Louisiana, large Amazon River fish (very United States Military Academy MONROE TWP. (Continued from page 19) similar to white fish) and served West Point, University at Albany, Thank you! in the group were, of course, that with regional vegetables, SUNY, University of Central FIRE wearing long sleeves, long concoctions and various drinks. Florida, University of Delaware, DISTRICT #3 pants, hats and heavy footwear, If the lunch wasn’t enjoyable University of Florida, University AT YOUR and were fortified with anti- Recycling enough, our host brought us of Hartford, University of Mary SERVICE, malarial medication to avoid Mixed recycling is now collected over to a small dock area and Washington, University of Mary- ANYTIME. infections from mosquito bites. land-Baltimore County, Univer- each Wednesday. All recyclables asked us to lightly slap the wa- www.mtfd3.com (paper, bottles, cans, plastic, etc.) The native guide, barefoot and ter with our hands. Sure enough, sity of Maryland-College Park, only in shorts, stopped at one 609–409–2980 can be placed in the same container two pink (yes, they are really University of Massachusetts- and put out each week. tree, disturbed a small ant col- pink) dolphins showed up to Lowell, University of New Ha- ony (getting his hands full of show off, so to speak, and spent ven, University of New Orleans, ants) and then rubbed his hands time with us - looking for hand- University of Pittsburgh- together to produce a crushed outs but also just being playful Pittsburgh Campus, University of ant salve that is used to ward off like most dolphins. Rhode Island, University of mosquitoes. Other plants could We took another hour to get Southern California, University of be used to ward off other ail- back to the Viking Sea to enjoy the Sciences, Ursinus College, ments. We kept thinking that the evening on board, where we Villanova University, Virginia they must get sick all the time if heard our well-traveled and Tech, Washington University in they needed so many native extremely talented cruise direc- St Louis, West Chester University remedies. tor tell his audience that he has of Pennsylvania, West Virginia We then re-boarded our boat done this trip twenty-three times University, Widener University, and entered a small tributary off and has yet to see a pink dol- William and Mary, York College the Rio Negro and saw the re- phin except after drinking too of Pennsylvania. mains of a huge hotel and vaca- much. We thank the Regency tion complex, now almost com- Reporter for allowing us to pletely taken over by the jungle. share this (just barely) pre- The complex was once host to COVID-19 adventure and hope Regency many wealthy Americans seek- everyone stays safe and well. Defibrillators - Do You Know Where They Are? The Clubhouse is equipped with four (4) AED’s - the lo- cations are as follows; · Ballroom 2 - by the second set of doors · Indoor Pool · Fitness Studio · Gym The Tennis Pavilion and courts each have an AED - There is one (1) located in the Tennis Pavilion on the wall by the kitchen. The other is lo- cated on the walkway between Visit Regency on the web: the middle courts. We also have one (1) at the outdoor pool and one (1) at PLEASE PRINT YOUR AD ON 8.5 X 11” PAPER www.regencyhoa.com the pickleball courts. REGENCY REPORTER JULY 2020 – PAGE 21