In this issue:
Don’t be a Stranger!
Your Mom probably taught you not to talk to strangers. Well, we’re not strangers – just the team at Strengthening & Growing Jewish Cleveland, a project of the Jewish Community Federation. We’re here, online and in person, to provide information and resources to help you live, play, prosper and CONNECT in Jewish (and not-so-Jewish) Cleveland. If you’re getting this eNewsletter, you’re most likely a parent with ties to Cleveland. We hope to strengthen those ties and help build a more caring and connected community for you and your family.
Chanukah Hints & How-To’s
A favorite holiday for many families, Chanukah lasts eight nights and celebrates lots of miracles. Check out eight ways to get your kids into the holiday spirit. To get started, here’s a fun, kid-friendly video about Chanukah.
Meet the Messeloffs
Bye, bye, NYC -- hello, Shaker Heights! Wendy and Dan believe that Cleveland is warmer and friendlier than other cities (OK -- warmer, as in more welcoming). Read more.
Want your family featured? Send a photo and family update to Kelly Rubanenko at krubanenko@jcfcleve.org.
Indoor Family Field Trips
No need to worry about the weather when you plan an Indoor Family Field Trip! Here are some of our favorites. Let us know what YOU like to do. Send an e-mail to krubanenko@jcfcleve.org.
The PJ Library® – FREE Jewish Bedtime Stories & Songs for Families
PJ Library® accepting 500 more Cleveland kids!
Thanks to an extremely generous gift from the Leonard Krieger Fund of The Cleveland Foundation, an additional 500 FREE PJ Library® subscriptions are available for the Cleveland Jewish community. Please encourage your friends with children ages 6 months to 7 years to register at http://www.letmypeopleknowcleveland.com/Nest/PJLibrary.html.
PJ Books Coming Your Way
Each PJ subscription (ages 6 months – 7 years) now belongs to a delicious Jewish food group in alphabetical order from Apples to Gefilte Fish. We hope you like the PJ ABC’s!
PJ Parents Wanted:
Help PJ Library® prosper! Parents needed to host PJ Parties and play dates (book-based curriculum provided), plan events, post pictures and book reviews, and much more. We’re looking to connect at libraries, book stores, community centers, playgrounds and other public spaces. Contact Kelly Rubanenko for more information.
Let My People Grow
New arrival? We’ve got a gift for that!
Do you know of a growing Jewish family? Let us know and we’ll connect them to the joys of Jewish Cleveland (even if they’re not living here now), and give them a few gifts for the baby as well! Register online or call 216.566.9200, ext. 213.
Let My People Grow is a new program of the Federation's Strengthening & Growing initiative to welcome new babies to Jewish Cleveland.
Unlock a Child’s Smile this Holiday Season
Bring your family and join the Federation’s Young Leadership Division (YLD) and Bellefaire JCB as we collect and wrap gifts and decorate holiday cards for over 1,000 Cleveland children who benefit from Bellefaire JCB’s holiday gift giving program. You do not need to bring a gift to participate.
Share in the fun on Sunday, December 13, 2009, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at Bellefaire JCB (22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights). Please RSVP by December 4, 2009. For questions or for more information, please contact YLD by e-mail or phone at 216.344.3531.
Connect to Cleveland!
Check out www.LetMyPeopleKnowCleveland.com for information on where to Move, Connect, Work, Play, Eat, Celebrate, Nest (raise kids), Learn, Volunteer, and get your local News. From job resources to sports leagues, family field trips to no-kids-allowed date nights, we’ve got the Cleveland scoop. Join us online and in person… and tell your friends!