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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25 Mar An Insider’s Guide to Observing Purim

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Four rituals (or mitzvot) for observing Purim....

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25 Mar Purim Activities to Do With Your Grandchildren Ages 3–8

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Practical and fun Purim activities for you and your grandchildren....

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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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02 Mar Purim Activities to Do With Your Grandchildren Ages 3–8

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Editor’s note: JGN Facebook member Andrea Gardner regularly shares practical and fun activities she does with her grandchildren. In this piece for our Purim newsletter Andrea writes about her planned activities for her grandchildren. My grandchildren are four and six years old and these are some of...

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01 Mar An Insider’s Guide to Observing Purim

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“And Mordechai wrote down these things and sent missives to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Achashverosh — near and far — to inform them that every year henceforth, they should make the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month...

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28 Feb Grogger Reflections from a Big Ol’ Blow Hard

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Editor’s Note: Purim is a holiday of wonderful joy and mirth. We wear costumes, make noise, and eat yummy hamantaschen. Among the traditions for the holiday are Purim Spiels, comical performances held in synagogues, community centers, and education programs. Please consider the musings below a written...

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08 Jan Tu BiShvat and Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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This year, Tu BiSh'vat and Martin Luther King Jr. Day fall on the same day — January 17, 2022. The convergence of these two seemingly unrelated holidays gives us an opportunity to explore two important issues of our time: climate justice and social justice. ...

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18 Dec Take a Hike! 5 Easy Ways to Engage Your Grandchild Outdoors

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A hike, of whatever distance, allows you to discover what is around you by using all your senses....

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28 Nov JGN Facebook Group Recommends Best Hanukkah Books for Kids

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A member of the Jewish Grandparents Network Facebook Group asked this question in the group and got the MOST helpful responses. My 7-year-old grandson wants to share a Hanukkah book with his public-school class. The group is very diverse (think Palestinian, Hindi, Muslim, Christian) and he...

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