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Upcoming Events: All are Welcome!

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BeKidSafe
Tuesday, August 22, 6:30-8:30pm
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This 2-hour, adult only seminar, will provide awareness and must have knowledge and tools for parents and caregivers about child sexual abuse prevention as well as how to talk to your children about their personal safety from a place of empowerment, comfort and confidence. Let’s discuss the myth of stranger danger, learn how to identify red flag behavior of other adults, know the signs of a child at risk, and learn how to build a Circle of Safe adults with your child. This seminar provides the tools to talk to children about sensitive topics in a comfortable, natural manner and covers personal safety topics including: Internet safety, Body Boundaries, Stranger Danger Myth, Safe and Unsafe Touch, Consent for kids, Good and Bad Secrets, Sleepover Safety, and much more.

Geared towards families of children ages 0 to 12. $10. Register here.
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Parenting Through a Jewish Lens
Sundays, 10/15, 22; 11/5, 12, 2023 (4 sessions)

Join a group of fellow parents of young children to discuss topics that matter to you as a parent; reflect on the joys and challenges of raising kids today; and find support, encouragement, and connection. Led by instructor Rabbi Mona Strick curriculum helps parents discover the many ways in which Jewish sources of wisdom can inform their choices. Specific topics will include: Towards Joyful Parenting, Infusing Our Lives with Meaning, Shabbat: A time to Recharge and Reconnect, Finding Peace in Our Homes.

On-site babysitting with pizza will be provided. 
$100. Register here.
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Shabbat BBQ & Summer Sing Along
Friday, July 28, 5-6pm
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5-5:30pm: Sing along with Josh Shriber
5:30-6pm Enjoy dinner with Trolley Dogs food truck, all kinds of fun hot dog toppings, grilled cheese, Italian ices, and fresh lemonade.

Celebrate the ongoing work of our Refugee Resettlement Initiative bringing refugees from Ukraine into our community with music, crafts, stories and more!

$12 per person, $36 family cap. Includes all food and beverage. Hot dogs are kosher. Vegetarian and gluten-free options available. Register!

Video Storytime with the Rabbis

Bim and Bom: A Shabbat Tale by Daniel Swartz
Read by Rabbi Todd Markley

Listen to Rabbi Todd read about Bim, a builder, and her brother Bom, a baker, who live on opposite sides of town. All week long they work hard but when Shabbat comes, they celebrate the day together. A warm story of village life inspired by the well known song “Shabbat Shalom.” 
Mitzi's Mitzvah by Gloria Koster
 Read by Rabbi Jay Perlman

Listen to Rabbi Jay as he reads the story of an adorable puppy named Mitzi who visits a nursing home where she helps the residents celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
Get your own free copy of these books so you can read along by signing up for PJ Library. 
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Needham, MA 02494
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