JFN Header
September 2015
Building Community and Connections Library Meet-up

 








Get Connected with Jewish Family Network!


First row: Library meet-up Storytime and Craft

Second Row: Picnic in the Park

Third row and fourth row left: Playground Meet-ups

Third row right: : Library Meet-up with Animals

Last two rows: Shabbat in the Park










Animal meet-up library  
Shabbat in Park
shabbat in park
Shabbat in Park
Jewish Family Network Connectors 

Jewish Family Network (JFN) connects young families raising Jewish children ages 0-5 to each other and the Jewish community in the Metrowest.  JFN is a collaboration between JFS of Metrowest and the JCC of Greater Boston with generous support from the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP).



Left: JFN Metrowest Central Connector, Kimberly Yaari
Middle: JFN Metrowest South Connector, Dawn Doucette-Kaplan
Right: JFN Metrowest North Connector, Amanda Glynn

They hope to see you throughout the summer at Playground Meet-ups, town sponsored programs, Parent Nights Out & more!

Sunday, September 27
Sukkot Celebration with JFN and MWJDS
2:30 PM

$10/Family (space is limited, so no walk-ins)

Decorate a sukkah (temporary hut) with Jewish Family Network and our friends at the Metrowest Jewish Day School.  

Sukkot is a joyful festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest  & commemorates the Israelites forty years of wandering in the desert. A sukkah reminds us of the temporary shelters in which they dwelled during their travels.  Together, we'll decorate a community sukkah, sing songs, hear stories and share the festivities of this harvest holiday. 

@ Shillman House, 49 Edmands Rd., Framingham
PJ Library Books & Blocks Drop-Ins Are HERE!
 
Ages 0-5 years with an adult

Includes snack and drink for the kids
FREE!

Playtime meet-ups will resume in the fall. SAVE THESE DAYS and times that work for you and your little ones!

Metrowest North at Temple Shir Tikva
Thursdays at 9:30-11:30AM
September 10
September 17
September 24
@ 141 Boston Post Rd. (Route 20), Wayland
Contact: Amanda Glynn
Enjoy some playtime for children and adults!  Meet new friends and see old ones.  Snack and drinks are provided.

Metrowest Central at Jewish Family Service of Metrowest: 
Wednesdays at 11:00-1:00PM
September 9
September 16
@ 475 Franklin Street, Framingham
Drop in and bring the older kids over after preschool. We'll have a snack or bring your own lunch and enjoy playing with new friends!

Metrowest South at the Medway Public Library: 
Tuesdays at 11:00-1:00PM
September 8
@ 26 High Street, Medway
Enjoy Toddler Jam at 11:00am, great for birth-3 year olds then after we get to play together!  Or bring your older children after preschool for eats and play with friends.  We will provide a snack and drink, but welcome to bring a lunch!  


JFN news every month!
Join Our Mailing List
Find us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter
 
Beat the Heat with JFN Connectors!

Tuesday, Sept. 1
11:00am
Toddler Jam

Meet Connector, Dawn, at the Medway Library to experience Toddler Jam for 0-3 year olds and siblings. There are stories, songs, fingerplays accompanied by a mountain dulcimer! 

@ Medway Public Library, 26 High St. Medway 




 

Welcome Baby! 


 

claire viera

If you who are expecting or have recently delivered or adopted, you are in good hands with Penni Rochwerger, the JCC's family program coordinator in Metrowest. 


 

Penni will be delivering our Welcome Baby! gift bags over the summer and can be reached at 508-879-330 or by email.


If you are looking to get connected, sign up below:

 


"Like" Welcome Baby! on Facebook! Local parenting information, and ways to connect with other families with babies during their first year of life. 
 
Happy Birthday 
September JFN Children!

They grow up so fast...

JFN wishes all of our September little ones a very happy birthday!
 
Let us wish your child a happy birthday next month. Please click here for Birthday Wishes.

Lola A. of Westwood turns 5 on September 1
Ari H. of Natick turns 4 on September 2
Avigail H. of Natick turns 5 on September 3
Eli C. of Needham turns 5 on September 4
Maya G. of Framingham turns 3 on September 4
Carly C. of Needham turns 4 on September 6
Reiss S. of Newton turns 4 on September 7
Maia Elyse P. of Natick turns 5 on September 10
Login A. of Ashland turns 5 on September 11
Elliott  K. of Framingham turns 2 on September 12 
Adam R. of Needham turns 5 on September 12
Greyson B. of Framingham turns 5 on September 13
Alson F. of Hopkinton turns 3 on September 14
Adena S. of Sudbury turns 4 on September 15
Benjamin M. of Framingham turns 4 on September 16
Hannah B. of Newton turns 3 on September 17
Charlotte B. of Wellesley turns 5 on September 18
Gabi A. of Newton turns 4 on September 19 
Olivia R. of Wellesley turns 2 on September 19
Leela S. of Holliston turns 5 on September 19
Miles W. of Newton turns 3 on September 19
Abigail R. of Medfield turns 4 on September 20
Douglas F. of Waban turns 3 on September 21
Violet S. of West Roxbury turns 4 on September 21
Naomi L. of Framingham turns 5 on September 22
Paige   L. of Natick turns 3 on September 22
Elana   G. of Framingham turns 4 on September 23
Max G. of Framingham turns 3 on September 23
Mikey P. of Medway turns 5 on September 23
Yarden C. of Sudbury turns 3 on September 24
Hayden H. of Sudbury turns 2 on September 24
Betzalel R.-S. of Natick turns 2 on September 24
Mary Y. of Wayland turns 2 on September 25
Eliana F. of Natick turns 5 on September 26
Raya C. of Hopkinton turns 5 on September 28
Emersyn B. of Southborough turns 2 on September 29
Hayden P. of Southborough turns 5 on September 29

jewishbostonlogo




Visit JewishBoston.com!
Your one stop resource for all things Jewish in the Greater Boston area.

While browsing JewishBoston.com, check out Jewish Family Network's blog under Personal Stories, where you can find JFN profiles with some of the amazing people in our community, all in one place.  
Community Connections

Gateways
JFS of Metrowest
JCCs of Greater Boston-Metrowest 

Keshet
 
InterfaithFamily.com
MetroWest Jewish Day School
CJP (Combined Jewish Philanthropies)
Career Moves-JVS
Reform Jewish Outreach
Jewish Discovery Institute

The Jewish Birth Network  

Jewish Family Workshop 

Yachad New England

      

Preschools 

Congregation Beth Elohim Early Learning Center, Acton

Gan Aliyah Preschool, Needham

Gan Elohim Nursery School, Wellesley  

JCC Early Learning Center, Wayland
Judy Gordon Nursery School, Natick 

Temple Shir Tikva's Preschool  

   

Synagogues

Metrowest Synagogues-North

Congregation Beth El (R), Sudbury
Congregation Beth Elohim, Acton
Congregation B'nai Torah (R), Sudbury
Congregation Kerem Shalom, Concord

Congregation Or Atid (c),

Hineini, Weston 

Ma'ayan Tikvah, Wayland 
Temple Emanuel, Marlborough
Temple Shir Tikva (R), Wayland    


 

Metrowest Synagogues-Central

Sha'arei Shalom, Ashland
Temple Beth Am (R), Framingham
Temple Beth Elohim (R), Wellesley
Temple Beth Sholom (C), Framingham
Temple Israel of Natick (C)

Metrowest Synagogues-South

Congregation Ael Chunon, Millis 

Temple Beth Torah (C), Holliston
Temple Etz Chaim (R), Franklin 
 

R=Union for Reform Judaism

C=United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

What is your Family doing for the High Holy Days?

Rosh hashanah begins at sundown on Sunday, September 13, ushering in the Jewish year of 
Apples
5776 .  The two days of Rosh Hashanah kick off a 
period known as the Days of Awe, or the Ten Days of Repentance, culminating in Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown on Tuesday, September 22nd.  

There are many synagogues in the Metrowest that offer children's services for these High Holy Days!  Contact your JFN connector to learn more- South Connector, Dawn, Central Connector, Kimberly, and North Connector, Amanda can help you find a place that meets your family's needs.

Here are some synagogues throughout the Metrowest that offer FREE services for young families:

Metrowest North: 
Congregation Or Atid offers FREE Children's Services for perspective members at 10:30am on September 14, Rosh Hashanah and on September 23, Yom Kippur at their Temple building, 97 Concord Rd., Wayland. (Ages 3-13)

Temple Shir Tikva offers FREE Children's Services at 3:00pm on September 14, Rosh Hashanah and at 2:30pm on September 23, Yom Kippur at their Temple Building, 141 Boston Post Rd., Wayland. (Ages 0-8)

Temple Beth El offers FREE Children and Youth Services at 8:30am on September 14, Rosh Hashanah and  on September 23, Yom Kippur. Please register here.  All services are at their Temple Building, 105 Hudson Rd., Sudbury

Metrowest Central: 
Temple Beth Am offers FREE Children and Youth Services at 3:00pm on September 14, Rosh Hashana and Children and Youth Services at 2:15pm on September 23, Yom Kippur at their Temple Building, 300 Pleasant St., Framingham. (Children's Services K-5 grades; Youth Services 6-12 grades)

Temple Israel of Natick offers FREE Children's Services at 11:00am on September 14 and on September 23.  Please Register by this Friday, September 4.  Services will be held in the Temple building, 145 Hartford St., Natick. (Toddler-K) Temple Esrael of Natick also offers youth services for both holidays for perspective members, please Register by this Friday, September 4. (1st-7th grade)

Metrowest South: 
Temple Etz Chaim offers FREE Children's Services at 9:00am on September 14, Rosh Hashanah and on September 23, Yom Kippur at the Franklin Federated Church, 171 Main St., Franklin. (All ages)

Also check Jewishboston and ShalomBoston for more information on services and programming geared towards the High Holy Days- there are many other Synagogues, not mentioned above, whom offer Children's Services for a fee.


Jewish Family Network is a collaboration of JFS of Metrowest and the JCCs of Greater Boston with generous support from Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Interfaith families, single parents, people with disabilities, and GLBTQ  families are welcome. 
logopng