{"id":10302,"date":"2026-01-20T13:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/?p=10302"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:37:33","slug":"virtual-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe-feb-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/bostonnw\/massachusetts\/blog\/virtual-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe-feb-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9 | Feb 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9: Dance with Art Sullivan (10\/2\/20)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZ2bsR-icI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/\">Assisting Hands Boston<\/a> is pleased to invite you to our upcoming<strong> Virtual Memory Caf\u00e9<\/strong> on <strong>Friday<\/strong>,<strong> February 6<\/strong>, <strong>2026<\/strong>, from <strong>10:00 a.m<\/strong>. to<strong> 12:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This month, we invite you to join us on<strong> Zoom<\/strong> for a fun and heartwarming session of \u201c<strong>Our Own Jukebox<\/strong>.\u201d Please email or call Beth with one or two of your favorite songs before January 23. On February 6, we will come together to listen, dance, and celebrate the music that holds special meaning for each of you. This gathering offers a wonderful opportunity to share memories, enjoy uplifting music, and connect with our community through the joy of song.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to bring a poem, quote, joke, story, artwork, or anything else that brings a smile to your face.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free of charge, donations are warmly welcomed and greatly appreciated. Check out the full invitation here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong>:<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\u00a0Please call Beth at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">781-693-5628<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org<\/a> at least 24 hours in advance to register and receive the link<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>New participants and volunteers will need to complete a registration form before attending their first Cafe. Please reach out to Beth at <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"mailto:bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org<\/a> to learn more and register!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-0f3a79e7-5c9e-4446-b1ab-3d8a2ebfc63a\">New resources about Memory Cafes:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>one-minute Memory Cafe video in\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Vl1dlRsqKo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has been redone! Thank you to\u00a0<strong>Dementia Friendly America<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Memory Cafe Alliance<\/strong>\u00a0for creating this inviting new promo video.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;All about Memory Cafes&#8221; one-pager for <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/All-About-MCs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your clients or patients<\/a>, for\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/For-Prescribers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">providers<\/a>, and for\u00a0<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dfamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/For-Cafe-Leaders.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prospective Memory Cafe leaders<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Recording Available and More JF and CS Memory Caf\u00e9s to Explore<\/h3>\n<p>Can&#8217;t make it to either Caf\u00e9? Don&#8217;t worry! We&#8217;ll have recordings of our Memory Caf\u00e9 sessions available, so you can catch up on the conversations at your convenience. Visit our Memory Caf\u00e9 video playlist <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLHJOmSrZ9zxTQuGLGz85ueiI544t_b9ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0to stay connected.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in discovering Memory Caf\u00e9s beyond our community, you can search by town or ZIP code in the National Memory Caf\u00e9 Directory at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memorycafedirectory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.memorycafedirectory.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Spread the Word<\/h3>\n<p>Take a peek at what our JF&amp;CS Memory Caf\u00e9s have to offer in the video featured at the top of this article. Whether you\u2019re new to the caf\u00e9 experience or a regular participant, feel free to share this video with anyone who might enjoy joining us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-8e12c674-23fc-4795-9a10-2d0d29c79788\">If you share this on social media, please tag us:<\/div>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-463240a6-f6fd-4d8c-be22-77e998de496a\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jfcsboston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Family and Children&#8217;s Service of Greater Boston<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-a0bff925-e3cb-4973-ab59-1e2865b8f2e0\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jfcsboston\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JFCSBoston<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memory Caf\u00e9: Join us on Zoom for \u201cOur Own Jukebox!\u201d Share your favorite songs by Jan 23 and enjoy music, memories, and dancing together on Feb 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":10303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[288,937,1047],"class_list":["post-10302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assisting-hands-news-events","tag-assisting-hands-boston-northwest","tag-jf-and-cs-memory-cafe","tag-our-own-jukebox"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10302"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10309,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10302\/revisions\/10309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}