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The Morris County Connection is a collaboration between JCC MetroWest, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, and synagogues throughout Morris County, and is supported by United Jewish Communities of MetroWest. Contact Dana Lichtenberg, 973-929-2936 (dlichtenberg@jfedmw.org) or Jill Felton, 973-929-2926 (jfelton@jfedmw.org). Alex Aidekman Jewish Community Center 901 Route 10, Whippany Sweet Stories: A Special Story Time for the Jewish New Year September 12 • 6:45pm Barnes and Noble, Route 10, Morris Plains FREE Everyone is invited to join us for an especially sweet story time. We will read stories with our friends from PJ Library®, sing songs, and enjoy a sweet snack to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
Jill Felton, 973-929-2926, (jfelton@jfedmw.org) Story Time In The Sukkah October 3 • 3:45pm Alex Aidekman Jewish Community Campus Sukkah, 901 Route 10, Whippany FREE Join us for a fun story time in the Sukkah. We will read stories, with our friends from PJ Library®, sing songs, and enjoy a sweet snack to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot.
Jill Felton, 973-929-2926, (jfelton@jfedmw.org)
Jump Into Shabbat – Mitzvah of the Month October 19, 2012 • 4:30pm Pump It Up, 10 Middlebury Blvd, Randolph Cost TBD Join as we ‘jump into Shabbat’ at Pump It Up! Enjoy mazes, slides, games and a lot of fun in bounce houses. We will talk about our Mitzvah of the Month as well! More info to follow!
Contact Dana Lichtenberg, 973-929-2936 (dlichtenberg@jfedmw.org) Hanukkah Story Time November 29, 2012 • 6:45pm
Mothers Circle The Mothers Circle Mini-Course is a threesession workshop providing women from other backgrounds raising Jewish children within the context of an interfaith relationship an overview and guide to Jewish parenting. Through experiential education and a supportive environment, participants gain confidence through knowledge, and establish key goals by addressing topics such as:
FREE
• What a parent or guest should expect at a brit milah ceremony.
Join us for a fun and very popular story time. Enjoy holiday stories, games, treats, music, traditions, and more. Contact Jill Felton, 973-929-2926
• Determining the right avenue of Jewish education for one's child. • How to prepare the family and home for the High Holidays, Passover, and Hanukkah.
(jfelton@jfedmw.org).
Classes forming now.
Barnes & Noble, Route 10, Morris Plains
Rock and Wrap at super sunday December 2 • 2:00pm Alex Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany FREE Feel how good it feels to give back! Join us for a Super Sunday afternoon of music, crafts and gift-wrapping. Bring a small, unwrapped gift (appropriate for any age) that will be donated to a UJC beneficiary agency and other local organizations. Let’s help make someone’s holiday season special!
Contact Dana Lichtenberg, 973-929-2936 (dlichtenberg@jfedmw.org)
New group now forming! For more information about the Mothers Circle curriculum or to join our Circle, contact Dana Lichtenberg. NEW CLASS FOR MEN! Answering Your Jewish Children A Program for Fathers of Other Religious Backgrounds in Jewish Households "Answering Your Jewish Children" is a threesession workshop providing practical information and ideas to help fathers of other backgrounds nurture the Jewish identity of their children. Each session will craft answers to key questions about Jewish identity, religion, ritual, and holidays that Jewish children often ask, such as: • Why am I Jewish? • Why doesn't Grandma celebrate Hanukkah? • Why do we give to others? Classes forming now.
(@jccmetrowest.org) • www.jccmetrowest.org
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