Shalom Baby
Welcoming New Babies & Families to San Diego's Jewish Community
About Us | PJ Library & PJ Our Way | Viterbi Baby Book Club | Visits to Seacrest Village
Shalom Family | Sleep Workshop | Infant Massage | Redirecting Children's Behavior
About Shalom Baby
Shalom Baby is designed to help San Diego families raising Jewish children celebrate the arrival of their Jewish newborns and welcome them to the San Diego Jewish Community through gift baskets, playgroups, social events, holiday celebrations, and resource guides.
This successful outreach program has expanded to meet new parents' needs by offering: infant massage, Shalom Baby Together – You & Me music and movemement, baby book clubs, sleep solutions classes, and more.
For more information on joining a playgroup or class, or receiving a Shalom Baby gift basket, please contact Shalom Baby Manages, Judy Nemzer, at shalombaby@lfjcc.org or Vivien Dean at shalombabyncounty@lfjcc.org.
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Tot N Company
Winter Session - Wednesdays 10 Weeks | Fridays 9 Weeks
Wednesdays: January 22 - March 26, 2025
Fridays: January 24 - March 28, 2025 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Please Note: Class will not be held on Friday, March 21, 2025
We will gather in our classroom for a quick morning circle, then off to play, explore and get messy! Enjoy gym with our PE Specialist Coach Dru, and finish off our day outside in the smaller preschool playground. Every class will incorporate music and movement, the Jewish holidays will be celebrated, and each day ends with bubbles and stamps..
Wednesdays Price: $360 | JCC Members $324
Fridays Price: $320 | JCC Members $288
Tot N Company
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Shalom Baby Together - You & Me! Ages 16-24 Months - Walkers
Winter Session Dates - Wednesdays 6 Weeks | Fridays 6 Weeks
Wednesdays: January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2025 | 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Fridays: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2025 | 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Join us for a fun-filled, jam-packed, 45 minute class of music and movement with Jennifer Meltzer. We will explore and play with various instruments, sing, move our bodies, and even enjoy some special stories. Fridays (Shabbat Themed).
Wednesday Price: $162 | JCC Members $150
Friday Price: $162| JCC Members $150
Shalom Baby Together - You & Me! Ages 16-24 Months - Walkers
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Shalom Baby Together - You & Me! Ages 3-15 Months - Crawlers
Winter Session Dates - Wednesdays 6 Weeks | Fridays 6 Weeks
Wednesdays: January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2025 | 11:30 am - 12:15 am
Fridays: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2025 | 11:30 am - 12:15 am
Join us for a fun-filled, jam-packed, 45 minute class of music and movement with Jennifer Meltzer. We will explore and play with various instruments, sing, move our bodies, and even enjoy some special stories. Fridays (Shabbat Themed).
Wednesday Price: $162 | JCC Members $150
Friday Price: $162| JCC Members $150
Shalom Baby Together - You & Me! Ages 3-15 Months - Crawlers
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Infant Massage February 2025
Mondays (4-Week Session) | February 3, 10, 24, and March 3, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:00 am
Senior Activity Room
Promoting Communication, Routines, Bonds & Restful Sleep. This class covers everything you need to know to harness the full potential of your loving touch, unlock your parenting potential and bring the myriad of benefits to you and your baby. Class facilitated by Jennifer Meltzer, CEIM
Price: $116| Members: $108
Infant Massage February 2025
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Shalom Baby Postpartum Wellness Group February/March 2025
Thursdays (7-Week Session) |February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, & 20, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:15 am
Art Gallery
Postpartum Wellness series for our Shalom Baby/PJ Library parents with children ages 0-6 months at the JCC, facilitated by Gabi Kass, M.S., LPCC, PMH-C Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.
Price: $315 | Members: $280
Shalom Baby Postpartum Wellness Group February/March 2025
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Shalom Baby Childbirth Education Series
Lawrence Family JCC
Sundays, February 16, 23, March 2, and 9, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 4 Week Session
JTEAM Room
Join Natalie Epstein, a certified doula and childbirth educator for an informative workshop designed to equip couples like you with the tools and knowledge to navigate your childbirth, including movement, breathing, and engaging in dialogue.
Goals for these classes are:
- Gain practical knowledge and education of what is birth, what to expect in the hospital, and how to prepare for postpartum
- Mothers will gain confidence in their ability to birth, and fathers/partners will believe in their ability to support the mother
- Learn practices to cope during labor
- Prepare for birth as a transforming experience, each parent will find their path to their inner strength and wisdom
- Parents will connect with each other and other parents in their community
Price: $375/Couple | $355/Couple Members
Shalom Baby Childbirth Education Series
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Shalom Baby Playgroup Celebrates 10 Year Reunion
From our first meeting in September 2005, our babies have continued to grow up together - learning and developing and preserving the friendships and bonds built a decade ago. Fate and the unparalleled, unique nature of the Shalom Baby mission brought us together. Indeed, we are thrilled to have celebrated our 10-year Shalom Baby reunion this month. Thank you Shalom Baby, for bringing us together. We are eternally grateful for the lifelong connections that we have formed.
Support Shalom Baby
Celebrate Shalom Baby's Chai Year with a Gift!
We are so proud to know that over the last two decades, more than 5,000 San Diego families have been welcomed, connected and embraced through our programs. From baby welcome baskets, playgroups, PJ Library, bar and bat mitzvahs to college tours, we have journeyed alongside you, commemorating milestones in your babies’ lives and those of your family. Please give today and make a difference for generations to come.
Make a contribution online!
To make a contribution over the phone, please contact Ludivine De Anda at (858) 362-1347.
Honor Tribute Cards
Do you have a friend or relative with a passion for Jewish continuity? Are they celebrating a milestone or special event (a birth, bar/bat mitzvah, anniversary or birthday) in their life? You can make a charitable gift in their honor when you donate to Shalom Baby. Provide the name and address of the person you would like to honor and we'll mail them a special card telling them of your gift.
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Memorial Tribute Cards
Would you like to pay tribute to someone you were close to who has passed on? You can make a charitable gift in their memory when you donate to Shalom Baby. Provide us with the name of the person your gift is in memory of, as well as the name and address of the person that will receive the memorial card, and we'll let them know of your generous contribution.
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Other Ways You Can Support Shalom Baby
If you would like to make a donation to Baby Book Club or Shalom Baby, contact Shalom Baby Coordinator Judy Nemzer at shalombaby@lfjcc.org
