Family Relationships
Friday evening is the perfect time for grandparents to renew the wise Jewish Shabbat tradition of sharing a meal with their children and grandchildren.
Award-winning educator and improviser Andrew Davies of The Bible Players brings Passover to life for grandchildren and families with games like “Pharaoh Says,” “Miriam’s Moves,” and “Maror (Bitter Herbs) Photo Booth.”
This Passover, take action to strengthen your connection to the Jewish future — so your grandchildren inherit the legacy you cherish.
Passover begins on the evening of April 12, 2025.
Once again, this night will truly be different from all other nights. Our updated “Ten-Minute Dayenu Seder” is designed for multi-generational family seders whether held in person, virtually or a combination of both.
Whether you’re hosting your family or are celebrating on Zoom or FaceTime from afar, JGN has gathered the best of our Passover resources in one convenient ULTIMATE PASSOVER ACTIVITY BUNDLE.
Come visit the nine destinations in the Family Room, a unique virtual space on the Jewish Grandparents Network website with experiences and resources that can enrich everyday interactions and experiences with grandchildren
Do you know someone who recently became a grandparent or just had a new grandchild? Send them an e-card to wish them Mazal Tov! Click the button below to make a donation in honor of a new grandchild! Donate Click HERE to see all our e-cards.
Becoming a grandparent is a milestone — one we can mark with creative rituals. The ritual may be part of a family celebration or stand on its own. In a communal setting, congregations could create a ritual to honor new grandparents or even hold an…
Whether you became a grandparent yesterday or years ago, it is likely that much has changed — including your own role in the family, your relationship with the parents of your grandchild, and your view of your place in the world and your legacy. These rituals, developed...
This interactive guide is designed especially for grandparents and grandchildren (ages 3–8) to use together — either in person or at a distance. The kit offers ideas and activities to bring Shabbat to life through play, imagination, and hands-on discovery. The 14 downloadable pages include:…
In this personal interview, David Raphael, Co-founder and CEO of the Jewish Grandparents Network, and Ilene Vogelstein, President, reveal: The compelling reasons that the Jewish Grandparents Network was created. How the voices of many Jewish grandparents have been sidelined in Jewish institutional life — and...
This interactive guide is designed especially for grandparents and grandchildren (ages 3–8) to use together — either in person or at a distance. The kit offers ideas and activities to bring Shavuot to life through play, imagination, and hands-on discovery. The 15 downloadable pages include:...
How Jewish life has changed since the first Bat Mitzvah 100 years ago
David Raphael Note: I wrote this essay in 2010 and it was published in The Forward Two years ago, at age 79, my mother became an olah hadashah, a new immigrant to Israel. We moved her to live in the small apartment above my…
This interactive guide is designed especially for grandparents and grandchildren (ages 3–8) to use together — either in person or at a distance. The kit offers ideas and activities to bring Passover to life through play, imagination, and hands-on discovery. The 19 downloadable pages include:...
18 text discussion cards prompt B-Mitzvah teens and their families to relate thought-provoking texts from the Jewish tradition to their own lives.
Listen to what’s on your B-Mitzvah grandchild’s mind as you cook together.
This interactive guide is designed especially for grandparents and grandchildren (ages 3–8) to use together — either in person or at a distance. The kit offers ideas and activities to bring Purim to life through play, imagination, and hands-on discovery. The 15 downloadable pages include:...
Moving Traditions B-Mitzvah curriculum weaves in grandparents as integral to the family experience.
Music, movement, and dance are core ingredients in transforming B-mitzvah into a vibrant celebration.
For nonbinary, transgender, or gender-expansive teens, grandparents can celebrate grandchildren in ways that honor who they are.
When a teen grandchild collaborates with a grandparent on a mitzvah project, they can share their most important values.
Relationships with our adult children — the parents of our grandchildren — are often close, trusting, and warm. Yet these relationships can, at times, be difficult to manage. Sometimes a wrong word or a misread facial expression can lead to harsh words and anger. And…
A skip-gen trip, especially to Israel, can be a peak B-Mitzvah experience for you and your grandchild.
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