Our program is blessed to have synagogues, community service agencies, and Jewish schools acting as our "Constituent Partners" -- organizations that collaborate with our PJ Library Program to bring you educational, entertaining, and meaningful programs each month.

CLICK HERE for a list of our "Constituent Partners." 

AGES 6 MONTHS TO 2 YRS

Thank You, Trees! 

AGES 2 TO 3 YRS

A Tree is Nice 

AGES 2 TO 3 YRS

Dear Tree 

AGES 3 TO 4 YEARS

Happy Birthday, Tree! 

AGES 4 TO 5 YEARS

King Solomon
and the Bee 

AGES 5 TO 6 YEARS

Bagels from Benny 

AGES 6 TO 7 YEARS

Zishe the Strongman 

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Greetings!  

Jewish holidays offer families a supportive framework to teach essential values. Tu B'Shevat (aka, Jewish Earth Day) falls this year on Saturday, January 26. It presents an ideal opportunity to highlight the value of shemirat ha'adamah (protecting the earth).

This Tu B'Shevat, why not encourage your family to plant the seeds for a sustainable future by reading PJ Library books aloud together, tending an indoor or outdoor garden, or setting a fruity seder?

Want to experience Tu B'Shevat with PJ Library? Join us on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Summerwinds Nursery. (See details below.)

However you enjoy the holiday, may the little sprouts in your house continue growing up healthy and strong.

B'Shalom,

Rabbi Leslie and Eleanor

P.S. We had a fabulous December. See below for details.

Celebrate the Birthday of the Trees at a Real Nursery

Thursday, January 24, 2013, 4:00-5:00pm

Summerwinds Nursery

2460 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell

Your growing child can experience the meaning of Tu B'shevat by planting real growing things to take home, learning how to care for them and tasting Tu B'shevat treats mentioned in the Torah that grow in Israel.  All of this will happen at a beautiful nursery where they will be surrounded by colorful and fragrant plants.

Space is limited, so please RSVP by January 20th. 

Bake Hallah at Hillel and Help Fight Hunger, Too!

Thursday, February 28, 2013, 4:00-5:30 pm

Hillel House, 44 S. 11th Street, San Jose

Come to the new, gorgeous Hillel House near San Jose State and bake yummy challah in their kitchen with Hillel students and staff. Each child will take home an individual Hallah and will learn about and help with a nation wide, student sponsored hunger initiative called Hallahs for Hunger. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity. One day, your children will be college students too and may be involved with a Hillel just like this one!

Hillel of Silicon Valley can't wait to welcome us. RSVP's a must by February 26th. Space is limited and we need to have enough Hallah supplies ready for your child!

Yellow Comforter Wrap-up

In November, under the auspices of our local PJ library and PJ Goes to School classroom program, 10 schools within our Jewish Community began created a new cooperative Tzedakah, philanthropy project. The effort, called the Yellow Comforter Project, was based on a PJ Library book called "How Dahlia Fit a Big Yellow Comforter into a Tiny Blue Box."

 
Our community's pre-schools and early elementary school students, most younger than 7 years old, read the book, made the boxes, collected money and purchased items for the Yellow Comforter project that were contributed to the Embrace a Family project of Jewish Family Services for holiday gifts to children and adults in need. For one month, these young children did chores, saved their money, engaged their families in the project and raised close to $4,000 for the Yellow Comforter Project!

Candlelighting at Santana Row

On December 9th, nearly 1500 people joined together at Santana Row to experience Hanukkah together at a by-now traditional holiday event sponsored by the PJ Library program.

Children engaged in craft activities, there were tasty foods to try and music to enjoy on stage presented by children from our synagogues and schools. The program culminated in Candlelighting at sundown.

Thanks to all of PJ Library's communal partners for their creative and enthusiastic involvement and to Guggenheim Entertainment for the engaging, upbeat program enjoyed by so many.