You can put up your usual party decorations, so feel free to throw up bright, colorful streamers and balloons. You can also lay tzedakah boxes, or boxes for charity donations, on the table. After the event, you can donate the money collected to your synagogue or to a local charity you support. If you have children, you could give them a decorating task: to draw hamantaschen, cut out the drawings, and tape them with washi tape around the house. This is a holiday where everyone can participate. After all, Purim is a celebration of community. Don't be afraid to invite people who may not share your faith, especially if the focus of the event is not religious but solely celebratory. You may want to give them a few days' notice. If you are planning a large family get-together, then you should send out invites a few weeks in advance. Briefly explain the holiday to your guests. They should know it is religious in nature. At the same time, you may choose to tone down the religious elements and focus instead on celebrating the history of the Jewish people, in which case certain guests may feel more comfortable attending. Purim is a time for education as well as remembrance. As it is a joyous occasion, dishes, such as the above mentioned hamantaschen and kreplach, and wines can be served. The meal should begin in the afternoon (at around 5 or 6pm) and be completed by nightfall. After the meal, you might invite guests to share their favorite Purim memories or stories.

Summary: Fill your house with decorations. Invite your friends and family. Serve food and wine.

If you are over 50, chances are that you have older children, may be retired, and may find yourself have more free time. Allow yourself to explore the world around you with activities you might enjoy such as travel, trying different foods, or taking classes. Make a list of things that interest you and that you can try out as you have time and money. For example, maybe you wanted to get your pilot's license. Learn as much as you can about it and then pursue flying if you like. Similarly, maybe you always wanted to visit Germany. Start your "travels" at home with books and travel sites about Germany and plan a trip or an extended stay. Embracing your curiosity may be easier at your age, as you may have fewer time constraints and responsibilities than you did when you were younger. Being over 50 often gives you the benefit of being able to focus on your own needs and goals. Exploring your curiosities can be healthy and enjoyable. A large part of engaging with the world is staying mentally and physically active. This helps you be physically healthier and mentally happier. Try out new activities or invest more time in ones you love. This can add more character to your life and may introduce you to wonderful new experiencesand people. Engage in activities and hobbies like painting, dancing, or collecting coins; try a new sport like Pilates or yoga. Anything you do to stay moving and active can help you stay young at heart. For example, maybe you love medieval art. You could learn how to illuminate manuscripts. Be open-minded when you try new activities, especially if your spouse or a friend asked you to join her. Experiencing the activity through her can give you a new appreciation of it and her. There is an unimaginable amount to explore in other places, from foreign countries to the next town over. Traveling keeps you moving and your brain engaged, which can keep you young at heart. Enjoy any place you can go, even if it's a state away. It can offer you new perspectives on how others age and engage with life after 50. Take the road less traveled when you travel. Sticking to popular destinations may not be as stimulating or engaging as seeing a new place. For example, if you go to Germany, visit smaller, less-visited cities or towns like Wurzburg or Bad Tolz instead of hitting larger areas like Munich. Take classes in a subject that interests you or continue your training for your job. Challenging your brain can keep you engaged may keep your brain from aging. Attend classes, lectures, seminars, or other continuing education programs to stimulate your brain. Many universities offer courses to "senior associates" or may post courses online. Taking classes and continuing education may open up new and exciting experiences for you. Taking an active part in your community or local area, such as through a chamber of commerce, can provide you a way to stay engaged in life while helping others. It may also help you meet other over-fifty individuals who want to embrace their age as much as you do. Participating in the political process through school boards or local initiatives can not only give you something constructive to do, but your wisdom can also help others. Simple acts of kindness and helping other individuals can help keep you engaged while imparting your wisdom and experiences to others. Volunteering may also put your life and ability to engage in it in better perspective, and in turn enjoy your post-50 life. You likely have specific business or life skills that you've developed over the years. Share these by teaching or mentoring others. You could reach out to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for excellent opportunities to give back, mentor, or volunteer. You can visit the SBA here: https://www.sba.gov/. Volunteer at a local school, hospital, or community center. Offer to help friends and family if they need it.

Summary: Nurture your curiosities. Engage in new and loved activities. Travel where possible. Expand your education. Participate in your community. Volunteer in your local area.

It's healthier to strengthen all of your muscles with compound exercises than to focus only on building arm mass. If you want to be able to lift heavy objects and weights, you also need to work on your shoulders, chest, and back. If you don't work out your legs and core, you'll end up with big arms and a lower body that isn't as muscular. Do compound exercises that bulk up your arms while also toning other muscles. Chin-ups and push-ups, for example, strengthen your abs at the same time they are strengthening your arms. Many people think that working out every day builds bigger muscles, but muscle mass is actually built during resting days between workout sessions. Your muscles grow stronger as they recover between lifting sessions, enabling you to gradually lift more and more weight. If you don't give your muscles time to rest, particularly your arm muscles, you risk overtraining them and delaying the results you want to achieve. For the same reason, you should only train one or two times per week and each training session should only last about half an hour. Training for over half an hour per session greatly increases the risk that you will injure your ligaments, joints, and tendons. Short, intense training sessions are your best bet for building arm mass. Instead of doing exercises with the maximum amount of weight you can handle for a few repetitions, choose a smaller weight and do more repetitions. High-volume workouts are associated with more muscle growth and are used by bodybuilders to gain muscle mass quickly.For example, you could do 8 dumbbell curls at 50% of your maximum weight. This would be one rep. Then you could repeat this 5 or 6 times in a workout. Get the maximum benefit from your workouts and avoid injury by using the correct form when you lift weights. In addition, to lifting the appropriate amount of weight for your level of fitness, keep the following tips in mind when you're lifting weights: Lift with controlled movements, rather than using momentum to move the weights. Be sure you are able to complete each full exercise for at least 6-8 reps. If you cannot do this many, the weights you are using may be too heavy.
Summary: Work out your whole body. Train two times per week. Train in 30-minute sessions. Do high-volume workouts, low-intensity workouts. Use proper form.