22 Oct Grandparents’ Role in Their Grandchildren’s B-Mitzvah Experience

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JGN held a two-afternoon virtual symposium in May 2022 in which Jewish spiritual leaders, educators, ritualists, grandparents, and teens from across the country explored expansively how to transform grandparents’ roles in their grandchildren’s B-Mitzvah. The report below documents key findings and recommendations from the symposium. [dflip id="5855"...

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13 Oct The Power of Family Objects: Passing on Stories to Your Teen Grandchild

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Our closets and cabinets are filled with ordinary personal treasures — a pitcher from an aunt, a grandfather’s Kiddush cup, trinkets you collected in a foreign country, a pocket watch that no longer works. Sometimes we forget the potent family stories they hold. We have...

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06 Oct Writing a Forever Letter as Your Grandchild Becomes B-Mitzvah

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It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Your grandchild is becoming B-Mitzvah. You envision them standing on the bimah, or perhaps encircled by family in a home celebration, chanting and singing and sharing the wisdom they have found in the Torah portion. At this milestone occasion, you may want...

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29 Sep A Grandmother’s Reflection: Making the B-Mitzvah Journey with My Grandchildren

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The B-Mitzvah walks across the bridge from childhood to young adulthood. It’s our Jewish way of accepting growth and inviting our teens into the community of adults. Grandparents can cross the bridge with them. We can engage with them, encourage them, and enjoy each other...

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28 Sep For Teens: How You Can Interview Your Grandparents

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Interviewing your grandparent might be a brand-new and fun experience for you both. The conversation, if you develop it thoughtfully, may coax forgotten memories from your grandparent’s past, give you some new insights into their life, and perhaps bring the two of you even closer...

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23 Sep Rosh Hashanah Family Reflections

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Prompts for family members to reflect on their family relationships...

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31 Aug High Holidays Discovery Kit

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This interactive guide is designed especially for grandparents and grandchildren (ages 3–8) to use together — in person or at a distance....

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01 Apr A Seat at the Table: Making Memories with Your Teenage Grandchild This Passover

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Across time and geography, memory is how we Jews come to understand our past. The Torah elevates memory to mitzvah (commandment) status, for example, Remember the Sabbath day and Do not oppress strangers (remember we were once strangers in Egypt). Our tradition reminds us of...

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30 Mar Grandparent Ambassadors Draw in Peers with Personal Touch at JCC Detroit

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This Passover, the Jewish Grandparents Network spotlights the Grandparent Ambassadors of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Terry Kaye, JGN’s Director of Creative Partnerships, spoke with the JCC’s Mikki Frank, Senior Director of Jfamily, and Judy Loebl, Chief Program Officer....

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03 Mar Interview with Dr. Erica Brown about Megillat Esther

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Dr. Erica Brown’s most recent book was on Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther that tells the Purim story). JGN Co-founder and CEO David Raphael interviewed Dr. Brown shortly before Purim 2022. Dr Brown is Savti to four grandchildren. Megillat Esther is one of two books...

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