Virtual Event

Featuring Israeli artist Hanoch Piven Hosted by: The Jewish Agency for Israel, Global Partnership2Gether Network and the Jewish Grandparents Network Join grandparents, grandchildren, and family members in Israel and across North America for a joyful Hanukkah gathering. Welcome by Doron Almog, Chairman, the Jewish Agency....

Join David Raphael and the JGN team for an informal meet and greet before Grandparents’ Day! Bring your favorite beverage for a virtual coffee talk. Following a brief update on JGN developments and initiatives, we welcome your thoughts on the kinds of resources and activities you...

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...

Join the Jewish Grandparents Network and The Jewish Education Project for a conversation about best practices for talking to your teen and tween grandchildren as we approach the one-year anniversary of October 7. Explore questions of Israel, antisemitism, Zionism, differing opinions, generational shifts, and more....

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...

Join Justin Mertes, co-founder of legacy-storytelling startup Parable, for a lively session about the art of preserving your legacy across generations. Discover practical insights and heartfelt guidance about passing on the intangible parts of your life — your wisdom, knowledge, values — and your missteps....

For Jewish grandparents in multifaith families, the early winter holiday season can be magical when we celebrate Hanukkah traditions, old and new, with our grandchildren.   Join JGN and 18Doors for a lively holiday conversation with Rabbi Rebecca Joseph that will affirm your importance as a...

Grief for the death of a loved one is often most acute at holiday times when we deeply miss their participation in family traditions. Join Rabbi Melanie Levav of Shomer Collective to explore with grandchildren practical ways to fill these actual and proverbial empty chairs....

JGN and Lab/Shul are proud to co-host this Zoom gathering for grandparents in which we will explore which elements of our Jewish identities matter most to us and how we might model these Jewish jewels for our grandchildren.  Through guided reflection, conversation, and Lab/Shul’s signature everybody-friendly,...