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📣 Last call! Our PJ Library Book Drops wrap up this Monday, May 4. Do you have a stack of PJ Library books* that your kids have outgrown? This weekend is the perfect time to clear some space on your bookshelves and pass them along to another family who will enjoy them just as much. Swipe to find a drop-off location near you, and visit pjlibrary.org/nybookdrop for all the details. 📚💙 *PJ Library books only, please. Thank you!

Starting today! 📚 PJ Library Book Drops are officially open across New York. From now through May 4, bring your gently used PJ Library books to one of 40+ community locations and make room for new favorites at home. Swipe to find a location near you and head to pjlibrary.org/nybookdrop for all the details. PJ Library books only, please. Thank you!

Join @templeofthestranger and @figtree_program for an embodied mystical Shabbat ceremony + dinner in Brooklyn! Family friendly! No prior Shabbat experience necessary. Seats are limited so get your tickets now—link in bio! #shabbat #jewish #brooklyn #ivri

Last week, the Shamash Fellowship officially kicked off with an immersive 3-day convening, and the energy in the room said it all. ✨ Through training and coaching on topics like AI, innovation, management, and strategic problem solving, this transformative 18-month program empowers Jewish educators to lead meaningful change and shape the future of Jewish education. We can’t wait to see the Fellowship’s impact in the year and a half to come!

At this evening’s Rosh Hashanah meal with our friends from Fig Tree, we explored the symbolic foods eaten on the new year (‘simanim’), from a fish head to dates and pomegranate seeds. #community #jccharlem #figtree #shanatova

New Year in The Neighborhood is our first ever Rosh Hashanah family service, presented in partnership with Fig Tree, B’nai Brooklyn, and Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg. Join us alongside meditation teacher Alison Laichter and our ritual team for a morning experience created especially to be experienced by families together. This program invites people of all ages to renew and reflect, while setting intentions for a year of sweetness ahead. Expect kid-friendly meditation, music, storytelling, and spiritual play. Together, we’ll dream toward a new year of peace, love, silliness, connection, and delight. Early bird tickets are available now at the link in our bio ($18/child + $36/adults).

Pride month is here, and this Friday we’ll be celebrating with a Family Shabbat at The Senesh School alongside Fig Tree, Keshet, and others. This special evening is more than just marking the start of Shabbat—it’s a chance for Queer Jewish families to come together, be seen, heard, and celebrated as an essential part of our vibrant Jewish community. With music, crafts, delicious food, and plenty of fun, we’ll share traditions, make memories, and experience the joy and beauty of Shabbat in a space where all families truly belong! Sign up now at the link in our bio!

Join us for a warm and welcoming Friday evening gathering as we mark the start of Pride Month with an inclusive Shabbat celebration! Hosted by The Senesh School, Fig Tree, The Neighborhood, and other wonderful community partners, this family-friendly event is an opportunity to come together, celebrate the beautiful diversity of Jewish families, and uplift the fullness of our identities with music, crafts, cooking, and Shabbat rituals. Sign up now at the link in our bio!

Experience the beauty of Havdalah with rituals, crafts, songs, and delicious snacks and desserts. This family-friendly gathering is a special opportunity for parents and children to share traditions and celebrate the diverse tapestry of Jewish identity. 📅 Sat., Feb. 1 | 6-7:30PM 📍 The Senesh School | 342 Smith St, BK 🔗 http://bit.ly/jochavdalah

Join The Neighborhood and The Senesh School along with American Sephardi Federation, B’nai Brooklyn, Fig Tree, Kanisse, and the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network for Sephardi/Mizrahi Family Shabbat on Friday, November 22! This Shabbat dinner for families with kids will celebrate Sephardi and Mizrahi heritage with live musical performances, hands-on crafts and activities, and lots of opportunities for fun, learning, and connection along the way. We will also celebrate Friday night with Shabbat blessings and a kosher, vegetarian meal.  Inspired by Mizrahi Heritage Month, we will explore cultural traditions from around the Jewish world in an inclusive community space, sharing the songs, stories, and flavors of our families’ diverse backgrounds. This program is open to Sephardi and Mizrahi families with children, as well as families who wish to learn about and uplift this community. Sign up at the link in our bio!

What a wonderful Shabbat weekend at JCC Harlem — with a visit from our friends @ujafedny , a taste of the Shabbat Show new year’s performance with @embraceharlem , a Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner with @figtree_program , and more! Thank you to all who joined us!

We are so excited to announce the schedule for this year’s Sukkot in The Neighborhood festival. Sukkot in The Neighborhood is a week of spiritual, artistic, and community programming, in a Sukkah art installation created by Ye’ela Wilschanski @ye.ela at the Ring Community Center at Luria Academy of Brooklyn @luriaacademy . Swipe to see the full schedule—tickets for all of these events are available at the link in our bio. We can’t wait to see you in the Sukkah!