Wake Up with The PJ Library®
A sing-along with Octopretzel
Sunday, March 7th
11 am - 12 pm
What is an Octopretzel? Octopretzel is a fantastically folksy, magically musical, dreamily danceable, and singably sweet band that plays music for humans of all ages. Kids and grown-ups will love this interactive and engaging musical extravaganza. Kosher snacks provided.
Octopretzel is a group of professional Bay Area musicians and educators. Their music is folk and bluegrass-inspired, whimsically playful and fun, with Jewish themes and an underlying sensitivity for nature, feelings, and story. Members of the band are Melita Doostan, David Doostan, Jen Miriam Kantor, Sarita Pockell, and Dave Rosenfeld.
The PJ Library ® sends free Jewish books and music once a month to Bay Area Families with young children. To learn more about The PJ Library, or to enroll, visit www.pjlibrary.org.
Co-sponsored by The PJ Library and Gan Noe Preschool
The PJ Library in the San Francisco Bay Area is generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Be a Superhero and Make Your Own Mask
A workshop with Barbara Cymrot
Sunday, March 14
12 - 2 pm
What do Superman, Batman, Batgirl, Spiderman, and the Fantastic Four have in common? Like most of the great legends of the comic book world they were created by Jewish artists. Learn about your own special powers and make a super mask. Zoom! Zap! Splat!
Barbara Cymrot is a bead artist and an enthusiastic teacher. Texture, patterns, and the interplay of beautiful colors are her focus in beading, and she loves to share her knowledge to help students of all ages develop their own excitement for Jewish art.
Hebrew Storytelling for Young Children
with Dina Bedak
Sunday, March 21
11 - 11:45 am
Sunday, April 25
11 - 11:45 am
Sunday, May 23
11 - 11:45 am
Storytelling has always been a vital part of the Hebrew tradition and children love stories! Dina Bedak will bring Hebrew stories to life using props and toy instruments. Children ages five and younger will enjoy singing, playing, and listening to stories that will awaken their imagination and a love for books. Grown-ups are welcome to join in and share the fun. Kosher snacks provided. This program will be in the Hebrew language without translation.
Dina Bedak grew up on a kibbutz in Israel and has been teaching young children in the Peninsula for many years. She currently teaches at Peninsula Temple Beth El and Congregation Beth Jacob.
Co-sponsored by Israeli House of the Consulate General of Israel and the Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
Jewish Stories from Your Street and Around the World
Tales and tunes for children with Karen Golden and The PJ Library ®
Sunday, May 16th
10:30-11:30 am
Come with us on a journey from San Francisco to Eastern Europe and back again. Los Angeles-based entertainer Karen Golden delights audiences of all ages with her unique blend of stories and music. She brings the ocean to life, plays the saxophone, ocarina, and nose flute, and spins tales of Jewish wisdom. Children will move, groove, and be swept away by stories and songs of the Jewish people from all over the world. Kosher snacks provided.
Karen Golden is a performer, recording artist, writer, and teacher whose stories have been featured on television, radio and in newspapers. Her CD, Tales and Scales: Stories of Jewish Wisdom, received a National Parent Publications Gold Award in 2005.
The PJ Library sends free Jewish books and music once a month to Bay Area Families with young children. To learn more about The PJ Library, or to enroll, visit www.pjlibrary.org.
Co-sponsored by The PJ Library and Gan Noe Preschool
The PJ Library in the San Francisco Bay Area is generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Special Needs Family Camp Weekend
Friday, May 28 at 3 PM through Sunday, May 30 at 1 PM, 2010
Experience the joys of Jewish family camping in a nurturing, supportive and inclusive environment. Financial aid is available for children.
Activities for children with disabilities, their siblings, and their parents include singing, yoga, arts and crafts, hiking, swimming, Israeli folk dancing, "no shush" family Shabbat services and Havdallah, discussion/support groups, and outdoor games. A large staff ensures lots of individual attention and interaction.
Click here to download the complete program and registration.
Contact Flora Kupferman, 415.751.6983 x 122 with questions.
Grief & Growing
10th Annual Healing Retreat for Bereaved Families and Individuals at Camp Tawonga
On the Tuolumne River, next to Yosemite
Come with family, friends or on your own. You'll find a warm and welcoming community of friends.
Weekend features:
Workshops with clinical grief specialists
Jewish spiritual perspectives
Contemplative time in nature
Art, music, massage, and yoga
Healing memorial service on the riverbanks
Programs for kids and families
Shabbat in nature
Neither the kind of loss nor the time of the loss is a barrier to participation.
For more information and to register, contact Vicky Kelman 415.751.6983 x 105 or visit www.tawonga.org
Grief and Growing is a partnership of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, Bureau of Jewish Education, Camp Tawonga, and Sinai Memorial Chapel.
For more family camp weekends, visit Camp Tawonga.
To help make your family's Jewish experience affordable, financial aid for Family Camp Weekends is only a click away!
