PJ Library
Join Jewish Fertility Foundation-Pittsburgh and PJ Library for a ladies night out! Learn more about the Jewish Fertility Foundation-Pittsburgh and PJ Library while we craft enamel charms, enjoy snacks, and build community.
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Families will make laterns and celebrate Havdalah (the end of Shabbat) together. Following Havdalah, we will take an urban stroll, and use our lanterns to illuminate our path as we walk and sing together. This event will take place both indoors and outside so please plan accordingly.
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Meet new friends at the Carnegie Pavilion near Pie Traynor Field in North Park. Parking is available across from the pavilion. We will walk the loop around the fields and then meet back at the pavilion to play on the playground. This event is best for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Weather permitting.
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All are welcome to join us for Mini Shabbat, a monthly gathering being hosted by KesherKIDS and PJ Library – together, we’ll welcome Shabbat with songs, candle lighting and, of course, grape juice and challah! This monthly gathering is intended to ensure that the youngest ones have a regular opportunity to welcome Shabbat together, and […]
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As I eulogized my father at his funeral, I said, “I am a Jewish communal professional, as my father was, because my father was.
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Our work with the Jewish Federation PJ Library Ambassadors program all started with a book. That book opens doors for so many to deepen their Jewish identities and Jewish connections.
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A group of staff from the Federation and the JCC met this week to discuss our PJ Library program. PJ Library is funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The JCC, through Federation funding, carries out high quality programs to connect PJ Library families. Before I continue, let’s make […]
Read MoreLast week’s Jewish Chronicle covered a Jewish Telegraphic Association (JTA) story about the powerful impact of the PJ Library program. Our Federation has been funding this incredible program in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation for many years. With over 1,300 current subscribers locally, the impact has been profound. While this article shares nationally aggregated data, we […]
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I attended the Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration that was coordinated by our Federation initiative, South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh, at the South Hills JCC. It was fantastic seeing so many young families having fun and celebrating Israel. Every South Hills congregational Rabbi was in attendance. This sense of collaboration in the South Hills is helping the community reach […]
Read MoreSunday night, the Jewish world will begin the holiday of Chanukah. Our agencies have been and will be “getting their Chanukah on.” I know that the Chanukiah(some refer to it as a menorah) will be lit in the Jewish Association on Aging and Riverview Towers Facilities for the hundreds of our seniors who make their homes there. […]
Read MoreBrian Schreiber of our JCC and I were truly blessed to take part in a retreat sponsored by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation during the last week. Approximately 40 professionals, mostly from Federations and a few JCC’s, all of whom lead organizations involved with PJ Library, participated. The purpose was to brainstorm ways that each of […]
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