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A Hip Hop’n Havdalah
A Hip Hop’n Havdalah! One great program, two convenient locations The Foundation invites PJ Library families and friends to celebrate Havdalah, a beautiful ritual marking the end of Shabbat. Join us for activities, stories, a special Havdalah learning service and more! Dessert will be served. The program is free. Saturday, February 4, 6:30 – 8 [...]
Y2I Event postponed
Due to the hurricane, the Y2I 2011 Welcome Home Event, including the tribute to Sharon and Howard Rich, has been re-scheduled for Monday,September 5, 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 1 Community Rd., Marblehead. All are welcome to attend! Contact Susan Feinstein at 978-740-4431 or sfeintstein@rilcf.org for more information.
Special Programs
PJ Library Klezmer and Kids Story Hour Children and adults are invited to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month (May) at a very special PJ Library Story Hour featuring author Heidi Smith Hyde, who will read her book Mendel’s Accordion, and accordion player Barry Shapiro, who will entertain with klezmer music. Klezmer and Kids will take [...]
Journey of Faith
Journey of Faith: On Becoming a Jewish Family Journey of Faith is an engaging 10-minute trigger film, available free of charge, which discusses the importance of conversion to Judaism of a non-Jewish spouse in an interfaith family. It tells the true story of Douglas and Jodi Smith’s conversion from an interfaith family to a Jewish [...]
The PJ Library
Children ages 6 months through 8 years old, are eligible for the PJ Library, a program that provides free Jewish books and music every month to children from Jewish and interfaith families. The program, designed to help keep our children Jewish by promoting a sense of Jewish pride in young children, is provided free by [...]
Ethiopian Jewish Curriculum ~ Gather Us Together
Gather Us Together is a traveling exhibit about the Ethiopian Jewish experience. Through images, music, artifact, DVD, oral histories, learning activities, and a scripted presentation, students will encounter an extraordinary story of faith, courage and homecoming as they follow the Beta Israel journey back to Israel. Jewish schools, camps and organizations may borrow the exhibit free [...]
Tefillin for Teens
“I felt connected to a tradition and it made me think that it is important to carry on the traditions of the Jews.” Daniel Katz, Wenham Tefillin are described as the “ties that bind” and learning to use them is part of the curriculum in many of the seventh grade Hebrew school classes on the [...]
Israel Land Map
“Teaching about Israel using the Israel Land Map is a multi-sensory experience for kids of all ages and encourages play with a purpose. Students have a great time on the floor map learning about Israel through touch, play, stories, games, puzzles and much more. It’s fun and engaging.” – Dina Davidyan, Beverly The giant [...]
JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY
In celebration of American Jewish Heritage month in May, the community is invited to a free screening of Jews and Baseball, an American Love Story, sponsored by the Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation and the Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore. The movie will be shown on Monday, May 23, 7 p.m. at Temple [...]
Time Tent
Using the Time Tents is inspirational Jewish teaching at its best! Bring Torah to life or take students back in history by using the Time Tent, a 10’ x 10’ easy-open structure that makes learning fun. The Time Tent uses the creativity and imagination of teachers and students, transporting them to the past to meet [...]
