Juneteenth National Independence Day
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Juneteenth National Independence Day is a federal holiday commemorating the official ending of slavery in the United States in 1865.
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July 4
FeaturedIndependence Day (also called July 4) is a federal holiday commemorating the Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the United States.
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Coffee Talk with the Chief Zayde Officer
FeaturedJoin 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...
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How Play with Grandchildren Can Bring Out the Sweetness of the High Holidays
FeaturedThis 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...
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Talkback for Professionals: How Play with Grandchildren Can Bring Out the Sweetness of the High Holidays
FeaturedJoin 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...
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One Year Since October 7: How to Talk with Your Teen Grandchildren
FeaturedJoin 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....
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Rosh Hashanah
FeaturedRosh 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...
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Yom Kippur
FeaturedYom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. We devote the day to introspection and repentance. Many people fast on Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur ends with the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn).
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Let There Be Play: Bringing the Torah to Life with Grandchildren
FeaturedOften, 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...
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Talkback for Professionals: Let There Be Play — Bringing the Torah to Life with Grandchildren
FeaturedJoin 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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Sukkot
FeaturedThe festive holiday of Sukkot is named for the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which, according to Jewish tradition, the Israelites dwelt during their forty years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Sukkot starts the evening of October 16 and...
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Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah (Liberal)
FeaturedShemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are celebrated together on one day by Reform Jews and over two days by traditional Jews. We celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. The holiday begins the evening of October 23. Read more about Shemini...
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