RJ on the Go: Interactive Jewish Experiences
Explore interactive, meaningful and fun experiences that are easily accessible on the go or at home.
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Shabbat ShaMorning
Join ShirLaLa and Ellen Allard every Saturday morning at 11:00 AM ET for Shabbat family fun!
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Shaboom! Videos For Children and Parents
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Teaching Children about Returning Lost Property (Hashavat Aveidah)
While looking for a lost baseball, Ben finds a Legend of Latka action figure and claims it as his own...
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Teaching Children about Donating to Charity (Tzedakah)
The Plony family rallies to make donations for their synagogue’s charity drive, but Gabi and Rafael notice that Mom, Dad and Ben only want to part with broken or worn out items.
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Teaching Children about Reducing Waste (Bal Tashchit)
Yasmin must hold her nose to wade through the garbage piling up outside the Plony house. Though she turns off the faucet and begs Momma Plony not to use extra paper towels, it takes a magical Sparks- inspired flood to sort out the real trash from the recyclables.
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Teaching Children about Respect (Kavod)
Papa Plony is obsessed with beating the Baloney family in the annual relay race. But when Yasmin flakes out on practice, and a new team member shows up with an unexpected physical difference - he panics.
What's New
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On Running Away, Returning, and Teaching the Story of Jonah
September 24, 2020
We hear the story of Jonah on Yom Kippur, as an example of the power of repentance and redemption. But my favorite thing about this story is how perfectly messy it is to heed God's call.
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The Mom of a Trans Child Wrote a Beautiful New Rosh HaShanah Book
September 7, 2020
As the mother of a transgender child, Rabbi Ari Moffic knows that personal transformation is a key and beautiful part of who each of us is.
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Here's What It Was Like to Grow Up on a Kibbutz
July 7, 2020
What was it like to grow up in a communal children’s house on an Israeli kibbutz? Rachel Biale was born in 1952 and raised on Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin, overlooking the Jordan River. She is the author of the new memoir Growing Up Below Sea Level: A Kibbutz Childhood.
Find a Mohel
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Search this list of Reform mohelim to perform your child's bris or baby naming.
Shabbat Family Activities
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3 Ways to Bring Shabbat Home
Shabbat is the Jewish holiday that comes each week. Its roots lie in the biblical story of creation when, in order to complete the work of creating the world, God rested on the seventh day
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Teach Your Children the Mitzvot of Shabbat
With your children, generate ideas and family activities that will fulfill these four mitzvot. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
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100 Things to Do on Shabbat
Here's our list. What would you add?
Related Answers to Jewish Questions
- How can we explain circumcision to our friends?
- How do I bring Jewish values into a secular holiday like Halloween?
- I’m a Jew-by-choice. Can we plan to name our baby after a living relative who is not Jewish?
- Is it true that Jews do not have baby showers?
- How do I teach my 12-year-old grandchild about the Holocaust?
- How do we help children cope with tragedies that occur in our communities and in the news headlines?
- Can a child who was circumcised in the hospital but has not had an actual bris be considered a Jew?
Children's Book Reviews
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Bone Button Borscht
A tired beggar reaches a small town on a cold, wintery night, seeking food and a warm bed. When the poor locals are reluctant to assist, he promises to make a delicious soup from six bone buttons.
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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
Celia Amster Bader thought girls should be educated and have opportunities to impact the world outside the home – so she took her daughter, Ruth, to the library.