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Social connection is more than a nice-to-have. It's essential to our health, well-being, and sense of belonging.Yet 1 in...
08/28/2026

Social connection is more than a nice-to-have. It's essential to our health, well-being, and sense of belonging.

Yet 1 in 3 older adults experiences loneliness and isolation.

Through one-on-one relationships, peer support, intergenerational programs, and practical assistance, DOROT helps older adults build meaningful connections and community.

This High Holiday season, we're working to raise $50,000 to expand that impact. And thanks to a generous $25,000 match, every gift will be doubled.

Please help make essential social connection possible.

đź’ś Donate today: https://give.dorotusa.org/campaign/827947/donate?c_src=FB1

08/27/2026

Class was in session as William Hindin presented the Great Jewish American Songbook to a full house at DOROT.
 
Through piano, song, and storytelling, Bill explored the history of George and Ira Gershwin and the Jewish musical traditions that helped shape some of the most enduring popular music of the 20th century.
 
These are just a few moments from his wonderful program. Thank you, Bill!

If you feel the world is more divided than ever, you're not alone. For more than 50 years, social trust in the United St...
08/26/2026

If you feel the world is more divided than ever, you're not alone. For more than 50 years, social trust in the United States has been in decline. Now there’s a movement to rebuild our social fabric, and we invite you to learn more about it.

Join us for Social Fabric: Weaving Stronger Communities, an online series about building stronger, more connected communities, presented by DOROT and Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute.

Over four consecutive Wednesdays in September, you’ll meet some of the leaders striving to bring our communities back together, along with individual “weavers,” ordinary people finding ways to strengthen the social fabric in extraordinary ways.

Leave inspired and with ideas for cultivating community around what we share.

Join us Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. ET:

September 9: Weaving a New, Inclusive Social Fabric
September 16: The Power of Peer Groups
September 23: Cultivating Community in Cyberspace
September 30: Transforming Our Neighborhoods into Places for Connection

Come to one or come to all four. You will walk away with ideas you can use to help foster community and connection.

Free and online. Register: https://www.dorotusa.org/news-stories/the-social-fabric-weaving-stronger-communities/

Part of DOROT at 50, celebrating 50 years of building social connections that strengthen our communities.

It took Bonnie Sue about a week to realize her University Without Walls catalog didn’t arrive. When it did, she picked u...
08/25/2026

It took Bonnie Sue about a week to realize her University Without Walls catalog didn’t arrive. When it did, she picked up the phone right away. “Put me down for the book discussion!”

She’s an avid reader, and she takes at least three courses every semester through DOROT’s UWW. She worried that if she didn't register in time, the sessions would fill up.

Here's what's surprising: In an age of AI and apps, University Without Walls connects people like Bonnie through the humblest function of the telephone: the voice call. Unlike Zoom webinars or YouTube, participants listen and talk with facilitators and each other over the phone.

A new survey of 157 participants shows how central the 37-year-old program has become to the lives of older adults. Nearly half said UWW significantly reduces loneliness, and between 60% and 65% named social connection as the most meaningful part of the experience.

Read the full story: https://www.dorotusa.org/news-stories/drawing-a-community-together-with-telephone-lines/

If you feel the world is more divided than ever, you're not alone. For more than 50 years, social trust in the United St...
08/21/2026

If you feel the world is more divided than ever, you're not alone. For more than 50 years, social trust in the United States has been in decline. Now there’s a movement to rebuild our social fabric, and we invite you to learn more about it.

Join us for Social Fabric: Weaving Stronger Communities, an online series about building stronger, more connected communities, presented by DOROT and Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute.

Over four consecutive Wednesdays in September, you’ll meet some of the leaders striving to bring our communities back together, along with individual “weavers,” ordinary people finding ways to strengthen the social fabric in extraordinary ways.

Leave inspired and with ideas for cultivating community around what we share.

Join us Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. ET:

September 9: Weaving a New, Inclusive Social Fabric
September 16: The Power of Peer Groups
September 23: Cultivating Community in Cyberspace
September 30: Transforming Our Neighborhoods into Places for Connection

Come to one or come to all four. You will walk away with ideas you can use to help foster community and connection.

Free and online. Register at the link in our bio.

Part of DOROT at 50, celebrating 50 years of building social connections that strengthen our communities.

08/19/2026

“You really get more than you give.”

Ron Cavalier has been making DOROT deliveries for about 15 years. He describes each visit as an autobiography told out loud, a whole life in the time it takes to have a conversation.

Hear from Ron and other volunteers who keep coming back.

Spend just one hour delivering a holiday package and sharing a friendly visit with an older neighbor. A simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s holiday and your day too.

Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery

Volunteer in Manhattan
đź“Ť Pick up at Upper West Side
or on the Upper East Side
đź“… September 16

Volunteer in Westchester
đź“Ť DOROT Westchester
đź“… Package pick-up available
September 15-17

✨ Registrater: https://www.dorotusa.org/volunteer/rosh-hashanah-package-delivery/

Help Deliver Joy This Rosh Hashanah!DOROT's Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery will look a little different this year due to...
08/17/2026

Help Deliver Joy This Rosh Hashanah!

DOROT's Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery will look a little different this year due to the timing of the High Holidays, which means we're especially counting on our amazing volunteers to show up and make a difference.

Spend just one hour delivering a holiday package and sharing a friendly visit with an older neighbor. A simple act of kindness can brighten someone's holiday and your day too.

Volunteer in Manhattan
đź“Ť Pick up on the Upper West Side or on the Upper East Side
đź“… September 16

Volunteer in Westchester
đź“Ť DOROT Westchester
đź“… Package pick-up available September 15-17

✨ Register here: https://www.dorotusa.org/volunteer/rosh-hashanah-package-delivery/

We often hold back from reaching out to others. Why? Because we underestimate how meaningful those interactions can be, ...
08/13/2026

We often hold back from reaching out to others. Why? Because we underestimate how meaningful those interactions can be, whether with strangers, friends, family members, or the people we love most. But it turns out we’re wrong almost every time. Reaching out goes better than we expect.

That was the message from Nicholas Epley, professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago and author of “A Little More Social,” who recently joined us online for a conversation about his latest book.

For more than 15 years and across 120+ experiments, Epley’s research has focused on the conversations we’re not having. What he found: social connection is the single biggest day-to-day predictor of our happiness, and it shows up in the body too, strengthening cardiovascular and immune function. Loneliness does the reverse.

At DOROT, creating opportunities for meaningful connection is at the heart of our work. Epley says connection is a choice. We strive to make that choice possible every day through our programs.

We all learned a lot from Epley. You can watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/UC11kEF-B3M?si=HXJIVINzl8U3aCl2

From painting and photography to singing, podcasting, acting, and quilting, older adults shared their work and the stori...
08/11/2026

From painting and photography to singing, podcasting, acting, and quilting, older adults shared their work and the stories behind it at our Community Summer Arts Showcase.

What made the day especially meaningful was the opportunity to hear directly from participants about their creative journeys, the experiences that shaped their work, and the joy they continue to find in artistic expression. We know that creative pursuits contribute to healthy aging, and speaking with these older adults made that clear.

🎨 🎭 Thank you to everyone who shared their talents and helped make this celebration of creativity and community such a success. 🎶 📸

We were honored to host a moving conversation between Holocaust survivor Elizabeth Bellak and her daughter, Alexandra Be...
08/06/2026

We were honored to host a moving conversation between Holocaust survivor Elizabeth Bellak and her daughter, Alexandra Bellak, who spoke about the remarkable diary kept by Elizabeth's sister, Renia, whose words survived the Holocaust even when she did not. Together, they reflected on memory, loss, resilience, and the responsibility of carrying stories forward.

The KAS-AJC Exchange Program - Bearing Witness: Renia Spiegel’s Diary and Family Reflection welcomed a visiting delegation from Germany — members and affiliates of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, including representatives from the CDU, the German Bundestag, and several federal and state offices — hosted through the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) longstanding exchange partnership with the Foundation.

Following Elizabeth's testimony, participants engaged in a thoughtful Q&A and rich conversation, creating space for deeper reflection, questions, and meaningful dialogue across generations and cultures.

We are grateful to Elizabeth and Alexandra for entrusting us with their family's story and helping ensure these voices continue to be heard.

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