Parashat Hashavua (Portion of the Week) Chukat – family activities
Play-Along Parsha (families with children ages 3–6)
Play-Along Parsha (families with children ages 3–6)
REGISTER In this hands-on participatory workshop, Jonathan Shmidt Chapman presents a range of activities that use creativity, theater, and play to activate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with children ages 3–8. Children and grandparents will enjoy Jonathan’s brand new and easy-to-follow JGN High Holidays Discovery Kit,...
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and the start of ten days of introspection, culminating in Yom Kippur.
Sukkot is known as the harvest festival. Many Jewish people eat and even sleep in sukkot (Hebrew for “booths” or “huts”). Sukkot is celebrated for seven days.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are celebrated together on one day by Reform Jews and over two days by Conservative Jews. We celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah.
Every day we encounter difficult topics on the news and in our lives — gun violence, reproductive rights, bullying, death of loved ones — and wonder if, when, and how we should address the topics with our grandchildren. Join child psychiatrist Dr. Kevin Kalikow...