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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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"Because of The PJ Library I was able not only to
begin my child's education, but to begin my own. It gave me the confidence
to join The Mothers Circle,
of which I am a proud alumna, and to continue the conversion process. . .
Because of The PJ Library, my child is being raised in a Jewish home, by
Jewish parents, even if one of us didn't start out that way."
PJ Mom
Portland, Oregon
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Dear PJ Library
Families,
Watch out! There's a near collision this year between the summer and
the Jewish Holidays! No sooner have you stashed away the summer gear, it's
time to pull out the shofar, round challah, and apples and honey. Rosh
Hashanah starts on Wednesday evening, September 8th. Truth be told,
celebrating Rosh Hashanah on September 5 (the earliest date possible)
would be a nearer miss, but that hasn't occurred since 1899!
Mark your calendar for a whole caboodle of Jewish celebrations (all start
the evening before the date listed):
Rosh Hashanah:
Thursday, September 9
Yom Kippur:
Saturday, September 18
Sukkot:
Thursday September 23-29
Simchat Torah:
Friday, October 1
In the September e-News we'll connect you with options for celebrating
the holidays in your community. As always, please email us with questions and comments.
Enjoy the final weeks of summer fun,
Judy Nemzer
Shalom Baby and PJ Library Coordinator
Looking for ways to connect with other people? Contact Judy Nemzer, your "Concierge" to the Jewish community, helping answer questions about programs, services, neighborhoods, congregations, schools and more. pjlibrary@lfjcc.com
If you have moved or are planning on moving soon, PLEASE alert the PJ Library headquarters to update your address. Go to www.pjlibrary.org to make the change. We are incurring huge postal costs, thank you
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August PJ Books
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Apples and Honey (6 months to 2 years)
Bagels and Lox (Ages 2 to 3)
Challah Toast (Ages 3 to 4)
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No Child Has Suffered From Too Much Love
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How About
From Too Much Praise?
Wendy Mogel in her
popular parenting book Blessings of a Skinned Knee
castigates our culture for its "outbreak of specialness" when it
comes to our children. In this month's PJ selection Today is the Birthday of the
World children are praised for the littlest
actions. Read more
about how Amy Meltzer, PJ parent, author and blogger tries to make sense of
"too much."
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Click and Go Beyond the Books
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* Color Apples and Honey for
a Sweet New Year
* Listen to the
Rosh Hashanah tale, Even
Higher
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Family of the Month: Allison, Aaron and Milo |
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 Our seventeen month old son Milo loves books and looks at them throughout the day. He loves to pull books off his shelf and bring them to us to read or he'll look at the pictures on his own. Reading is also a part of his bedtime routine. We are very blessed to have several Jewish educators in our family so Jewish books have been a part of our son's library since day one. The PJ Library books are a real enhancement to our growing collection, especially since they are usually tied to an upcoming holiday.
We were signed up for PJ Library before my son was even born! A close family member works for the JCC and told us about this wonderful program while Allison was still pregnant. He is just about a year and half and we have been enjoying the books since he was six months old.
Its so wonderful to know that an age appropriate Jewish book is on its way and it serves as a good reminder to incorporate these books into our family reading as way to introduce our son to our culture. I know as he gets older he will share our sense of excitement whenever the envelope arrives. Milo is especially drawn to the Shabbat books. He already knows what the candles are, and he pretends to drink from the Kiddush cup and eat the Challah! We also really love the Yom Kippur book "The Hardest Word". It has an important lesson for us year round.
Both my husband and I grew up in conservative synagogues and Judaism was a big part of our social and family lives growing up. We even met at a Jewish event! We keep a kosher home as a daily reminder of our heritage and religious culture. We joined a synogague before our son was born as a way to connect to the Jewish community and meet more young families and build off of the strong Jewish foundation we were given as children.
Our son Milo is 17 months old. Aaron works for a web design and marketing company and Allison is a consultant working in nonprofit research and evaluation. Aaron grew up in San Diego and Allison has lived here for most of the last 14 years. We are very lucky to have a lot of family close by and they are a big part of our lives.
Allison, Aaron and Milo
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