The Jewish Grandparents Network is a national organization that educates, connects, and supports grandparents as essential partners in enriching Jewish life.
We envision a Jewish world that embraces grandparents as vital to our families, our communities, and our future.
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We seek to infuse our events and experiences with joy and meaning—and fun and silliness—to surprise and delight grandparents and grandchildren of all ages.
This year, bring Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to life through play. Join Sari Kopitnikoff, an experiential educator and Jewish game designer, as she shares a variety of creative, playful (and virtual-friendly!) activities appropriate for children of all ages. Make the holidays come alive and connect...
Join JGN and Sari Kopitnikoff, experiential educator and game creator, to get inspired by the many ways grandparents and grandchildren can bring the High Holidays to life and connect through play. Following the main webinar, join us for a half-hour talkback with Jewish professionals like...
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a joyful and introspective occasion. It is the start of the High Holiday period — also known as the Days of Awe — ending with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.Among Rosh Hashanah traditions, we hear the sounding...
Often, grandparents are a primary source of Jewish traditions and values in their families. Now grandparents can learn from the extraordinary Jonathan Shmidt Chapman — JGN’s new Jewish Family Life Education Consultant — how to use play, creativity, and hands-on exploration to connect with grandchildren...
Join JGN and Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, award-winning Jewish educator, artist, and author, who will draw from his new book Let There Be Play: Bringing the Bible to Life with Young Children (Behrman House). Jonathan will provide accessible and kid-friendly adaptations of Torah stories and activities...
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This interactive guide is designed especially for grandparents and grandchildren (ages 3–8) to use together — either in person or at a distance. The kit offers ideas and activities to bring the Jewish High Holidays to life through play, imagination, and hands-on discovery. The 15
Creative and playful ways to spark kids’ curiosity about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
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