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's annual, beloved Hanukah event has the best latkes in town! Come add your inner light to the night with food and fellowship at GJC Celebrates! Hanukah! You’ll find latkes aplenty at our annual “You’ll-Like-It-A-Latke” Dinner, including gluten free and vegan latkes, with hot soup, salad, and a special dessert. Play some dreidel games, enjoy
The front lawn of Germantown Jewish Centre is once again home to the Dancing Children Hanukiyah. Since 2000, GJC Men’s Club volunteers have assembled this unique, beautiful structure. Synagogue members and unaffiliated neighbors have come to look at this menorah as an integral part of the GJC community in winter, bringing light to the holiday
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The front lawn of Germantown Jewish Centre is once again home to the Dancing Children Hanukiyah. Since 2000, GJC Men’s Club volunteers have assembled this unique, beautiful structure. Synagogue members and unaffiliated neighbors have come to look at this menorah as an integral part of the GJC community in winter, bringing light to the holiday
This spirited service in the Maslow Auditorium is led by volunteer members who lead us in singing the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat–and this community loves to sing! The Rabbi offers a short teaching before we move on to the Ma’ariv (evening) service, which we again sing and chant together. The service lasts approximately one hour,
Rebellion isn’t failure. As we raise our children (either our own or in community), we are bound to encounter the “rebellious child,” the young person who resists and defies our expectations and limitations. We can be left feeling frustrated, angry, disappointed with ourselves, and fearful of the conflict that the rebellion may elicit. But, rebellion
During the months of January & February, students from across GJC’s many communities learn, sing, pray, eat, and spend time together on Shabbat mornings. All GJC kids are welcome and encouraged to participate. The classes are taught by GJC's outstanding religious school faculty, and are geared towards the dual goals of experiential Jewish learning
