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March 2019
Purim Carnival & Family Megillah Reading
Temple Sholom, Cedar Grove, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per child. Call 973-239-1321.
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Katan
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Katan and greet Shabbat with young families from TJC! We will sing songs, tell stories, and make new friends! Please join us afterwards for a dairy potluck dinner. Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »“Music for the Jewish Soul”
Temple Beth Am, Parsippany, 3-6 p.m. Cost is $5, free for children. A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert. Call 973-887-0046.
Find out more »April 2019
“Why Don’t My Kids Listen to Me?”
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 7:30 p.m. Workshop for parents of children ages 2 1/2-5 with certified parent trainer and life coach Lisa DiSciullo. RSVP to cpaster@tstinj.org.
Find out more »Pajama Neshama
Bring your pre-school children in their PJs for an age-appropriate Shabbat service. There will be singing, an activity and even a story – all concluding with a light, child-friendly Shabbat dinner! And stick around for child-friendly family services at 7:15 PM concluding with Oneg Shabbat dessert! Please join us. Open to the community. RSVP to office@adathshalom.net would be appreciated.
Find out more »Beth El Synagogue Spring into Shabbat
On Friday, April 5, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., attend a Family Shabbat B’Yachad Service or Regular Friday Night Service at Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor. Then join the entire congregation for a Shabbat Dinner following services. Sign up for dinner before March 22, 2019 and receive an early bird rate of $14 per person and $10 for Children under 12 years old. On or after March 22, 2019, the cost is $16 per person and $12 for Children under…
Find out more »Open house
Temple Rodeph Torah, a Reform congregation in Marlboro, will host an open house, 10 a.m.-noon. Families will be able to tour the building and visit a religious school class. Refreshments will be served. Call 732-308-0055.
Find out more »Children’s Matzah Bakery
Chai Center Chabad of Short Hills, 3 p.m. Children and parents will make (not for Passover) matzah to take home. Cost: $10 per child, free for parents; visit chaicenterchabad.org/matzahbake.
Find out more »Beth El Synagogue Passover Storytime
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 4:45 p.m., Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor will be sponsoring a Passover Storytime with a craft, story and snack at the Robbinsville Library located at 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd., Robbinsville. Online registration at www.mcl.org is required and begins on March 26, 2019 or call 609-259-2150. For more information contact the Beth El Synagogue office at 609-443-4454 or admin@bethel.net.
Find out more »Young Families Pasta before Passover Shabbat Dinner
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 5 p.m. For families with youngsters in preschool-second grade. Includes holiday activity and pasta dinner; “Come as You Are” Shabbat service at 6. Attendees are encouraged to bring chametz products to donate to the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges. Register at sfantacone@tstinj.org; include names of adults and children, and children’s ages.
Find out more »Shabbat Katan
Shabbat Katan is a monthly service designed for Preschool/Kindergarten-aged children and their families. Warm and spirited, this interactive Shabbat experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for Shabbat Katan lunch and get to meet other families with little ones. Bring your friends, everyone is welcome! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Sunday Fundays
Tot Sunday Funday at Adath Shalom, Lawrenceville, will be April 14, 9:15-10:15 a.m., preceded by Havdalah at 9. This free community program for kids 2 1/2- 4 years old and their parents and/or grandparents this month is all about Passover, including traditional foods. RSVP to 609-896-4977 or visit adathisraelnj.org.
Find out more »Holiday crafts
The Jewish Center in Princeton will offer Passover Music & Crafts for Young Families Sunday, April 14, 4:30 p.m. Activities include making Ten Plagues hand puppets, decorating seder plates, and holiday songs. Contact drothman@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »This year in Aberdeen
The community is invited to celebrate the second night of Passover at Temple Shalom, Aberdeen, at a 5 p.m. seder led by Rabbi Laurence Malinger, with song leading by Dan Merer. The cost is $60 adults, $20 children under 13. For information, contact Ellen Lafargue at ellenlafargue@gmail.com or at 973-879-8935 (evenings only). For reservations, contact shalom@templeshalomnj.org or 732-566-2621.
Find out more »Passover Across America
In cooperation with National Jewish Outreach Program and Passover Across America, the East Brunswick Jewish Center will hold a Saturday night community seder on April 20 at 7:15 p.m. Cost is $60 adults, $18 ages 5-12, free for ages 4 and under. RSVP to 732-257-7070 by noon on April 18.
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