Jewish Grandparents Network

Family Torah learning with Hadar’s Devash: Shemot
2021-12-25
Click HERE to learn about the Torah portion with your family using the wonderful resources from Hadar.

Play-Along Parsha Shemot
2021-12-25
Click HERE for kids’ activities for Parashat Shemot

Christmas
2021-12-25

Play-Along Parsha: Va'era
2022-01-01
Click HERE for kids’ activities for Parashat Va’era

Family Torah learning with Hadar’s Devash: Va'era
2022-01-01

New Year’s Day
2022-01-01

Play-Along Parsha: Bo
2022-01-08
Click HERE for kids’ activities for Parashat Bo

Family Torah learning with Hadar’s Devash: Bo
2022-01-08

Raising Resilient Kids In A Stressed-Out World: How Grandparents Can Play A Role
2022-01-11 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join internationally renowned Harvard professor Dr. Chris Willard to explore the foundations of resilience and how grandparents can cultivate qualities of resilience in our grandchildren, among them kindness and generosity, honesty, patience, and steadiness. Dr. Willard will use tools from positive psychology, neuroscience mindfulness, and spirituality as we explore techniques that have boosted human resilience in the face of adversity for generations. REGISTER HERE

Play-Along Parsha: Beshalach
2022-01-15
Click HERE for kids’ activities for Parashat Beshalach

Family Torah learning with Hadar’s Devash: Beshallach
2022-01-15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2022-01-17
This year, Tu Bishvat and Martin Luther King Jr. Day fall on the same day — January 17. The convergence of these two seemingly unrelated holidays is the perfect opportunity to explore two important issues of our time: climate justice and social justice. READ MORE

Tu BiShvat
2022-01-17
Tu’ BiShvat, or the New Year of the Trees, which starts the evening of January 16, 2022, is Jewish Arbor Day. The holiday is observed on the 15th (tu) of the Hebrew month of Shvat. Scholars believe that originally Tu BiShvat was an agricultural festival, marking the emergence of spring. (Quoted from the Reform Judaism website).
Read the Jewish Grandparents Tu’BiShvat Newsletter HERE
Photo by Syahrin Seth on Unsplash

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Yitro – family activities
2022-01-22
Play-Along Parsha (families with children ages 3–6)
Family Torah Learning with Hadar’s Devash (families with children ages 7–13)

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Mishpatim – family activities
2022-01-29
Family Torah Learning with Hadar’s Devash (families with children ages 7–13)
Play-Along Parsha (families with children ages 3–6)

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Terumah – family activities
2022-02-05

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Tetzaveh – family activities
2022-02-12

Family Room Live! What Grandparents Need to Know About Teens and Mental Health
2022-02-15 19:00 - 20:00
Join teen experts Dr. Betsy Stone and Erica Hruby for a sensitive and frank look at teens and mental health.
In this live session, we will explore the most common mental health disorders in teens and the impact on teens’ mental health of living with Covid for two years, the pressures of social media, and, for some, grappling with issues of gender identity.
Register HERE

Hadar's Learning with Grandparents session
2022-02-16 17:00 - 18:30
https://www.hadar.org/programs/learning-grandparents

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Ki Tisa – family activities
2022-02-19
Play-Along Parsha (families with children ages 3–6)

Presidents Day
2022-02-21

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Vayakhel – family activities
2022-02-26

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Pekudei – family activities
2022-03-05

War in Ukraine What Should We Know and How Should We Talk to Our Grandchildren About It
2022-03-06 19:00 - 20:00
Two nationally recognized experts will guide us in an important one-hour discussion:

Part 1:
The rich and complex history of Jewish life in Ukraine. Presented by Dr. William Recant, Assistant Executive Vice President, Joint Distribution Committee

Part 2:
Talking with our grandchildren and other family members about the current conflict.
Presented by Dr. Lisa Miller, bestselling author, and professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University
Click HERE to Register

This presentation is co-sponsored by the Jewish Grandparents Network and the Joint Distribution Committee.

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Vayikra – family activities
2022-03-12

Creating Safe & Affirming Spaces for Our Grandchildren: Addressing Racism, Transphobia, and Lack of Disabilities Inclusion in Our Communities
2022-03-15 19:00 - 20:30
Presented by: Yolanda Savage-Narva (she/her), URJ Director, Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) and Rachel Hall (she/her), URJ REDI Program Manager
As grandparents we have vital roles to play in making our grandchildren feel loved and embraced for who they are and who they become. Through our words and our actions, we can make their path in life smoother. Learn to embrace the language of inclusion and to recognize and prevent racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression in our communities and in our families.
Register HERE

Optional Q&A session with Rachel Hall
March 30 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Erev Purim
2022-03-16
Purim starts tonight.
Purim is a joyous holiday in which we read the Book of Esther (Megillat Esther) in a public gathering, often in the synagogue; make and give Mishloach Manot (gifts, usually food); and give tzedakah to those in need. We also dress up in costume and eat hamantaschen.

Purim
2022-03-17
Starts evening of March 16, 2022

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Tzav – family activities
2022-03-19

Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Shemini – family activities
2022-03-26
