PJ Library Baltimore

There's still time to register for Sunshine Shabbat with our friends at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore . It's the perfect way to connect with other families, celebrate Shabbat and make lasting memories together.

✨ You do not need to be a JCC member to attend.

🔗 Register here: https://www.jcc.org/sunshine-shabbat

We are so excited to share this new opportunity for parents of children 0-24 months old to connect, learn and grow together!

✨ Monthly Village Sessions with expert facilitators
☕ Casual Village Meet-Ups between sessions
🤝 Meaningful friendships with other parents
🍽️ Kosher dinner included at each Village Session

Learn more: thejewishnetwork.org/shalom-village

Register for the kickoff session on August 11 at E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center: thejewishnetwork.org/shalom-village-session-1

It takes a village. Welcome to yours. 💛

Shalom Village is a new community for parents of babies ages 0-24 months to connect, learn and grow together.

✨ Monthly Village Sessions with expert facilitators
☕ Casual Village Meet-Ups between sessions
🤝 Meaningful friendships with other parents
🍽️ Kosher dinner included at each Village Session

Learn more: thejewishnetwork.org/shalom-village

Register for the kickoff session on August 11: thejewishnetwork.org/shalom-village-session-1

☀️ Shabbat + sunshine + swimming? Count us in!

Join us on July 31 for Sunshine Shabbat at the Pool at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore and kick off the weekend with friends, a delicious dinner and a joyful Shabbat sing-along featuring Turtle Dance Music. Whether you're splashing in the pool or singing along from the sidelines, there's something for everyone.

This special evening is presented in partnership with J Life, Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, PJ Library, and the Jewish Connection Network.

Register today: https://www.jcc.org/sunshine-shabbat

☀️ Hello, July!

Summer is here, and we're looking forward to a season filled with stories, sunshine and meaningful family moments.

Our PJ Library Bucket List is full of simple ways to connect, explore and make memories together, one activity at a time.

Which one will your family check off first? Tell us in the comments! ⬇️

💙 Save this post and come back to it throughout the summer. We'd love to see your adventures, so be sure to tag PJ Library Baltimore along the way!

Come visit Jewish Connection Network's PJ Library table in Legends Park at tonight's Orioles game, as part of Jewish Heritage Night! Grab some swag and a book about a Jewish heroes. We are so proud and honored to be here! ✨️🇮🇱✨️🇺🇲✨️

What starts as a bedtime story can grow into something much bigger.

At this year’s PJ Library International Conference, Baltimore parent connectors Ellie Batkhan, Beth Am Synagogue Parent Partner Connector, and Jenna Lessans, Krieger Schechter Day School (KSDS) Partner Connector, reflected on how PJ Library helped them build friendships, navigate parenting and create meaningful Jewish connection through every stage of family life.

From playdates to holiday celebrations and everyday moments in between, PJ Library helps families feel seen, supported and connected to community.

Read more about how PJ Library is helping families connect in meaningful ways across Baltimore: thejewishnetwork.org/building-belonging-through-pj-library

Building Belonging Through PJ Library - Jewish Connection Network PJ Library Baltimore helps families build Jewish community connection through books, relationships, and meaningful shared experiences.

Bring your family to PJ Library's next Family Shabbat, featuring Shabbat songs/dances, storytime, hands-on activities, playground time, and Taharka ice cream in honor of Shavuot! It's free, it's fun, and it's the place to be! Register today to save your spot: https://www.thejewishnetwork.org/event/tot-shabbat-shavuot/

Together with fellow PJ Library professionals, various federations, community partners, parent connectors, and staff members from the national Harold Grinspoon Foundation office, our Jewish Connection Network professionals Lindsay Gaister Montague, Amy Goldberg, and Jenna Lessans engaged in meaningful learning, collaboration, and idea-sharing at this year's PJ Library International Conference in Springfield, MA!

They have just returned home, inspired and energized, with new insights, tools, data, and relationships that will help deepen and expand our family engagement work in Baltimore.

It was also a great honor for them to be in the presence of Harold Grinspoon himself, whose generosity and vision are extraordinary, and whose commitment to building Jewish communities continues to shape and elevate this important work across the globe.

As part of this year's Good Deeds Month, Jewish Connection Network and PJ Library Baltimore were so grateful to have partnered with Adamah Adventure Camp at Pearlstone, whose spirit and focus on caring for the earth added a beautiful layer to the evening (and the month).

Together, families sang and danced during Family Shabbat, and then made nature crafts to take with them so they could help beautify their own neighborhoods.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and showed up with open hearts! And to the incredible people who worked together to make it all happen, thank you also... this is how connection begins… and grows! ✨💙

Hi PJ Library Baltimore and Jewish Connection Network friends!

Our Good Deeds Month Family Shabbat & Service Project with Adamah Adventure Camp at Pearlstone is still on for tonight!

We have moved the event inside Kenilworth Mall, to the tables by the big fountain on the first floor.

5:15pm- Pizza
5:45pm- Family Shabbat service & storytime
6:15pm- Service craft projects to take home
7:15pm- Event ends and we say Shabbat Shalom!

If you have any additional questions, please contact Lindsay Gaister Montague: [email protected]

We can't wait to see you soon!