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One Year Since October 7: How to Talk with Your Teen Grandchildren

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....

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Rosh Hashanah

Rosh 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

Yom 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

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...

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Sukkot

The 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)

Shemini 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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Simchat Torah (Traditional)

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are celebrated together on one day (October 24) by Reform Jews and over two days (October 24–25) by traditional Jews. We celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. The holiday begins the evening of October 24....

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Grandparents, Tell Your Story to the Next Generation: How to Pass on Your Legacy

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....

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Navigating Hanukkah in Multifaith Families: A Grandparenting Conversation

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...