Past Events › Family Program
Events List Navigation
September 2018
Annual Sukkah Dinner & Sing Along
If you love music, but are not ready for a weekly commitment, bring more melodies and harmonies to your holiday celebration by joining Hazzan Hirschhorn and Shirei Chesed for Sing Along event during Sukkot. Partake in a festive meal on our rooftop Sukkah, bring your family, a friend or two, and a dairy or pareve dish to share. We will pick the most beautiful and fun Jewish folk songs from Israel and beyond to sing the night away!
Find out more »October 2018
Tween Book Club: “Refugee”
Kids in Grades 5 through 8 are invited to our “AC Tween Book Club” to discuss the award-winning book “Refugee” by Alan Gratz, facilitated by Rabbi Yael and Sheila Lewis. What does a Jewish boy fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939, a Cuban girl on a raft bound for America in 1994, and a Syrian boy traveling to Germany in recent time, have in common? Join us to find out what became of Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud in their intertwining stories, and to discuss what YOU…
Find out more »November 2018
Doing Good As A Family
It is never too early to introduce children to the importance of giving back to the community. Parents will have an opportunity to hear from Natalie Silverstein, New York Coordinator of Doing Good Together (a "national nonprofit that works to make volunteering and service, along with daily kindness, easy for every family"), and author of the forthcoming book, The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back.
Find out more »Family Shabbat Service and Dinner
Join us for a lively, family-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service at 5:30pm followed by a Family Shabbat dinner and open gym! We look forward to seeing all of you.
Find out more »December 2018
January 2019
Red Cross Babysitting Course
American Red Cross babysitting and child care courses can help your tween or teenager provide quality care to children of all ages.
Developed by experts in the industry, our course is available to
children and teens ages 11-16,
and includes topics such as choosing age-appropriate activities, basic child care, bottle feeding, child behavior, leadership, professionalism, safety, starting a babysitting business, and more.
