The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s 6th Annual Symposium on Positive Aging will take place on Monday, October 25 from 10 am-3 pm. Presented by the JCC's Wechsler Center for Modern Aging, the hybrid virtual/in-person symposium will feature an in-person conversation between Rabbi Joy Levitt, the JCC's CEO, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author/journalist Anna Quindlen. Friends since college, Anna and Joy will reflect on their decades-long relationship, and discuss the unique ways in which friendships become more critical as we age.

The afternoon session will include an array of thought-provoking online workshops designed to educate and inspire, focusing on the theme of friendships and connections through shared interests and experiences. Workshop offerings include:

Empathy and Support on Your Health Journey, presented by Rabbi Mychal Springer, Manager of Clinical Pastoral Care at NewYork-Presbyterian, in conversation with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Congregation Ansche Chesed
Impactful Volunteering, presented by Gary Bagley, Executive Director, New York Cares
The Evolving Nature of Friendship, presented by Rabbi Laura Geller, co-author of Getting Good at Getting Older
Reading and Writing: Family, Friends, and the Solace of Books, presented by Nessa Rapoport, author of Evening, in conversation with Susan Weidman Schneider, Founding Editor of Lilith magazine
Exploring Friendship Through Theater, presented by Scott Klavan, actor and longtime JCC drama teacher
The Life I Want to Live as I Age, presented by Alice Chera, CPCC/ACC, AKC Life Coach
Social Media: A Link to Connection, presented by Barry Elkins and Abby Rich, Tech Soup

Ticket levels:

$36 - All virtual
$54 - Morning in-person, Afternoon workshops virtual
$118 - Supporter Level* - Morning in-person, Afternoon workshops virtual
"Sign up at the Supporter level to have your name listed in the event program, be guaranteed the workshop of your choice, receive priority seating at the live event and a Wechsler Center gift, and help make magic happen.

Don’t miss this special event. To sign up, click here. Questions? Email the JCC here using the subject line “Symposium.”

The 6th Annual Symposium on Positive Aging is generously sponsored by 305 West End Assisted Living, The New Jewish Home, and Inspīr Carnegie Hill.