How do we teach our children to live in harmony with the world? By starting from the very beginning...with Adam and Eve and a little honeybee. Long before there were words like "ecology" and "environment," the ancient rabbis wondered about the first beings and how they learned to live in harmony with the diverse range
Join Rabbi Adam for a special Havdalah JAM where we will usher out the Sabbath Queen with stories that explore the stars and the promise of a sweet week to come. This program is geared for children age 18 months to 6 years, but all are welcome. Germantown Jewish Centre extends thanks and gratitude to
Get ready to make a joyful sound at GJC’s Shofar JAM! The shofar is blown all throughout the month of Elul in preparation for Rosh ha-Shanah, so come help us get ready for the new year! We will hear a special story that Rabbi Adam told his own children when they were young, and then
REGISTER HERE! How do we teach our children to appreciate the diversity of the world? By starting from the very beginning…in the Garden of Eden with a chatty bird, a thoughtful snake, and a very ambitious fish! The ancient rabbis taught that the earth was created with a wide diversity of creatures by design, each with
Join Rabbi Adam and percussionist Shawn Hennessey under the Maple Tent for stories and music that give us the chance to shake, shimmy, and dance around! This program is geared towards children age 0-6 and their older siblings and grown-ups, and enjoyed by those of any age. Reserve your group’s space by registering here! The
REGISTER HERE! Many of you may have heard of the JCC Maccabi Games®, an Olympic-style sporting competition held each summer in North America and the second-largest organized sports program for Jewish teenagers in the world. The Maccabi Movement began in 1895 when the first all-Jewish sports club was formed in Constantinople. The first world Maccabiah
How do a wise old olive tree, a bird, friendship, and Havdalah connect together? Join Rabbi Adam Zeff for a special Havdalah JAM where we will usher out the Sabbath Queen with a unique story that explores the moments that make Shabbat special and what can help us remember them. Each family will be given
Bring a box of crackers, a box of cereal, and a shelf-stable box of milk (of any kind) for your children to put into our special Passover Food Drive when you join Rabbi Adam and friends to explore the story of Passover with storytelling, music, and movement! Clean some "hametz" the traditional way, travel through
Come travel to Mount Sinai with Rabbi Adam and Student Rabbi Maria Pulzetti! Through storytelling and movement, we will go on an interactive journey together to Mount Sinai with the Jewish people complete with camping out at the mountain and receiving the Torah. This program is well suited for those of all ages, but particularly
Did you ever wonder why our beautiful Torah scrolls wear silver crowns? Come hear stories, told by Rabbi Adam Zeff and Student Rabbi Maria Pulzetti, about some of the ancient traditions connecting Torah and crowns. Through music, storytelling and movement, we will imagine ourselves as if we were at Mount Sinai.This program is well suited
