The Mt. Airy Village Fair is a great event and provides a wonderful way to spread the word about GJC in the neighborhood! Help grow our membership by visiting the GJC booth and share your enthusiasm of GJC with prospective members who come by. We have a day of events planned, from "Ask the Rabbi"
Please contact Education Director Ben Rotenberg at educator@germantownjewishcentre.org for login information!
During the school year we provide child care from 10:00 am to noon on Shabbat mornings and (with extended hours) on holidays for children age 2-5. This is a drop-off program supervised by one of our preschool teachers. Children play, read stories and eat snacks while parents are participating in Shabbat and holiday services. We
A adult-child Shabbat service for children up to age 6. Ginat Shabbat is a garden of delights for young families ready to move their bodies and take part in fun and engaging Shabbat activities! Kids pray from their own age-appropriate siddur, and the service includes prayer, sharing, and storytelling that highlight themes from the weekly Torah
In Junior Congregation, kids build the skills and the confidence to take the lead! Each week, 2nd-6th graders lift up their voices and step up in the ways that are most comfortable – some lead prayers in Hebrew or in English, some call pages, some prepare Torah readings, and everyone gets involved through interactive discussions and thematic activities. Any
A adult-child Shabbat service for children up to age 6. Ginat Shabbat is a garden of delights for young families ready to move their bodies and take part in fun and engaging Shabbat activities! Kids pray from their own age-appropriate siddur, and the service includes prayer, sharing, and storytelling that highlight themes from the weekly Torah
GJC offers a high-spirited, action packed monthly musical prayer service for children younger than elementary school, but old enough to walk (or be carried by a willing adult!) Using guitar and other acoustic instruments to accompany storytelling, the children explore the weekly Torah portion or upcoming holiday in a full-body prayer experience! Led by Amy