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01 Jun Water Ceremonies for Becoming a Grandparent

Posted at 00:33h in by Sarah Reid

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30 May Conscious Grandparenting: A 3-Session Course for Grandparents

Posted at 02:17h in by Sarah Reid

In this three-session course, grandparents explore what it means to be a leader in their own families and ways to enrich and strengthen their relationships with their children and grandchildren....

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29 Dec Shabbat Discovery Kit

Posted at 03:24h in by Sarah Reid

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 Shabbat to life through play, imagination, and hands-on discovery.The 14 downloadable pages include:Background and ritual...

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25 Jul Behind the Scenes at the Jewish Grandparents Network

Posted at 02:38h in by Sarah Reid

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17 May Shavuot Discovery Kit

Posted at 00:47h in by Sarah Reid

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28 Apr Bat Mitzvah’s 100th Birthday

Posted at 01:28h in by Sarah Reid

How Jewish life has changed since the first Bat Mitzvah 100 years ago...

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20 Apr The Blessing of Making Aliyah at Age 79

Posted at 06:51h in by Sarah Reid

David Raphael Note: I wrote this essay in 2010 and it was published in The Forward Two years ago, at age 79, my mother became an olah hadashah, a new immigrant to Israel. We moved her to live in the small apartment above my sister Ruth’s home...

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15 Mar Passover Discovery Kit

Posted at 22:51h in by Sarah Reid

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]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 Passover to life through play, imagination, and...

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