Masthead 2012

July 2012
In This Issue
Playdates in the Park
Animal Warm Fuzzies
Mommy and Me at Santana Row
Children's Activities
Our Constituent Partners
Thanks to our Funders
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Summer Fun with

July Book Selections! 

 

Each PJ Library book has a dedicated page on the new PJ website. On each book page, you will find a short synopsis, information about the authors and illustrators, the parent reading guide, and related links.

 

 

AGES 6 MO TO 2 YRS
Sunrise, Sunset
  
AGES 2 TO 3 YEARS
Naamah and the
Ark at Night
   
AGES 2 TO 3 YEARS
Alef-bet
   
AGES 3 TO 4 YEARS
Five Little Gefiltes
 
AGES 4 TO 5 YEARS
The Shabbat Puppy
    
AGES 5 TO 6 YEARS
A Song for My Sister


 
AGES 6 TO 7 YEARS
The Brother's Promise
   
AGES 6 TO 7 YEARS
One City, Two Brothers
   
AGES 7 TO 8 YEARS
The Wisdom Bird

 

 

  

Check out the reading guides for these books.

 

 

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Greetings!

School is out but learning goes on -- at parks, lakes, shores, camps -- and at cozy bedtimes, whether at home, in a tent, on a vacation, with friends old and new. And PJL can be there too! We've got some fun activities planned for PJL get-togethers in July and August, and hope you will be able to join us for all of them.

 

You're sure to enjoy the books that are coming your way. Do remember to take them with you wherever you're headed so that your children can enjoy the familiar and treasured pleasure of cuddling with their favorite books (old or new). If you have an especially wonderful adventure -- take some photos and share your story with the rest of us.

 

Enjoy the sunshine, long, lazy days, and being with family! 

 

B'Shalom,

Rabbi Leslie and Eleanor 

 

Playdates in the Park 

PJ In the Park

Various Locations Throughout Our Community
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 10:00 to 11:30 am

 

We've arranged to have PJ Library parents "host" a summer gathering in a neighborhood park -- and have three sites to offer. Invite your friends and folks who live in your neighborhood to join you.

Lone Hill Park 

These "playdates" will  feature all the ingredients you have come to enjoy -- stories, songs, games, and an opportunity to get to know other families, this time in your own neighborhood.

 

Here are the choices:

 

308 Belgatos Lane off Blossom Hill Road

Los Gatos 

Hosted by Jennifer Green 

 

19245 Malaguerra Ave
Morgan Hill 

Hosted by MariaElena Jarson 

 

Lone Hill Park

Michon Dr @ Vintner Wy, San Jose 

Hosted by Malka Doron

(Be prepared for some of the conversation to be in Hebrew!) 

 

Invite your friends to join you, too. Pick a park and, who knows? You and your children may make wonderful new lifelong friends!

 

Important: Please respond ASAP to we can be sure to have enough materials for our activities and enough snacks for happy tummies! RSVP (as usual) to [email protected] or call Rabbi Alexander at 405-357-7509.    

 

Animal "Warm Fuzzies" Summer Fun!

"Pony-Up" Petting Zoo
Comes to Congregation Sinai

Thursday, August 2, 2010 -- 4:00 - 5:30 pm

1532 Willowbrae Avenue, San Jose 

 
Enjoy an afternoon playing with bunnies, piggies, chicks, and goats in the Courtyard at Congregation Sinai.

 

"Pony Up" -- a petting zoo group that can be seen at Gilroy Gardens on weekends in summer -- will be all ours to have fun with and share!

 

RSVP ASAP  to [email protected] to save your space

 

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"Mommy and Me"  at Santana Row

Visit the PJ Library Table at Park Valencia
Olin Ave. and Winchester Blvd., San Jose

 

We're going back to Park Valencia for two summertime playtimes at Santana Row. There will be entertainment sponsored by the shopping center, and special arts and crafts with PJ Library. Come, enjoy, and be sure to stop by and say hello!

 

Tuesday, July 10
10:00 to noon

On July 10 at Park Valencia Santana Row, we will be having a "flying" good time with the Happy Birds Parrot Show at the popular "Mommy & Me on The Row." 

  

 

 

Tuesday, August 14
10:00 to noon

There will be "Sports of all Sorts" at Santana Row's popular Mommy & Me on The Row. Also featured will be Andy Z and interactive tae kwon do lessons.

Children's Activities in Our Community

Events listed here are open to the entire community. 

Call the organization for more information. 
(Membership in the organization/synagogue is not required.)  
 
 

Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Center for Jewish Life and Learning
Los Gatos - (408) 357-7492

  • Float Night Pool Party at the JCC August 01, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Keep cool in the pool at our Float Night Pool Party! Pool admission is free to the public during Float Night, and flotation devices such as inner tubes and rafts are allowed (but no water wings please). Food will be available for purchase from our vendors, including Jerusalem Grill & Bar, JJ Magoo's Pizza, and Rumba Desserts. For more information contact Colin Braslin, JCC Membership Concierge, at [email protected] or 408.357.7404.

Congregation Beth David
Saratoga - (408) 257-3333

  • Tot Shabbat July 14, August 11, August 25, 2012 from 11:00 AM. For kids ages 0-5. Join us for a fun and interactive parent-led service for babies, toddlers, and preschool kids. Open to the whole community. Tot Shabbat includes singing, storytelling, and a Kiddush snack! Contact: Rabbi Ohriner [email protected]

Congregation Shir Hadash
Los Gatos - (408) 358-1751

  • Grandparents Circle July 15, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Join Rabbi Aron and Jean Bronstein for "Being Jewish in the Summertime". For Grandparents of children being raised in Interfaith homes. Contact: Nadine Toby, [email protected], 408-358-1751 x5.

Congregation Sinai
San Jos� - (408) 264-8542

  • Kabbalat Shabbat and BBQ Dinner at Sinai July 13, 2012 from 6:00 PM. Please join us to welcome Shabbat together as a community. To catch the Early Bird Special, RSVP by Tuesday July 10; $20.00 per adult (age 13 and up) and $5.00 per child age 5-12 (free for children under age 5). There is a $54 maximum per family. For reservations, contact the Sinai office at 408-264-8542 or [email protected].

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Sunnyvale - (408) 738-3060

  • Summer Grownup and Me Program July 17 and 19th, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM and five weeks thereafter. For children 18-30 months accompanied with an Adult. The morning will include free play, art, outside play and circle time. There will also be a Parent Discussion as part of the morning. Cost is $150 for all six sessions. Families can register for individual sessions for $25 per session. The class will be lead by Early childhood teachers both who speak fluent Hebrew. Contact: Barbara Goldstein [email protected].

Our Constituent Partners

 

Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center   (Los Gatos)

www.svjcc.org

 APJCC Preschool (Los Gatos)  

www.svjcc.org/preschool.html

Congregation Beth David  (Saratoga)  

www.beth-david.org

Congregation Emeth (Morgan Hill)  

www.emeth.net

Hillel of Silicon Valley (San Jose)  

www.hillelsv.org

 Jewish Family Services   (Los Gatos)  

www.jfssv.org

Jewish Federation Silicon Valley   (Los Gatos)  

www.jvalley.org 

Sharone Hadassah  

www.sharone-hadassah.org 

Congregation Shir Hadash   (Los Gatos)  

www.shirhadash.org 

Congregation Sinai   (San Jos�)  

www.sinai-sj.org 

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (Sunnyvale)  

www.sphds.org 

Temple Emanu-El   (San Jos�)  

www.templesanjose.org 

Yavneh Day School   (Los Gatos)

www.yavnehdayschool.org 

More Information

 

For more information about the PJ Library� Program and our role in the community, please visit

http://www.jvalley.org/pj-library

 

General Inquiries:

(408) 357-7509

[email protected] 

Rabbi Leslie Alexander, Program Director

(408) 357-7509

[email protected] 

Eleanor Weber Dickman, Outreach Coordinator

(408) 255-3109

[email protected]