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PJ Library Chicago PJ Library sends free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children from birth through 12 years old. PJs)!

https://bit.ly/m/PJLibraryChicago The PJ Library is a free program that sends high-quality, age-appropriate Jewish books and music to families each month - with no strings attached. Not even the ones on your pajamas (a.k.a. The PJ Library Chicago program is available to families with children ages 6 months to 8 years living in the Chicago metropolitan area (Cook, Lake, Will, McHenry, DuPage and Kane counties). The PJ Library was created by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, a leader in creating and supporting innovative opportunities for Jewish engagement in Western Massachusetts and beyond. The PJ Library is part of JUF's Joyfully Jewish Family Programs and is a gift to Chicagoland families from the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, local donors and your local early childhood Jewish educators.

Check out our favorite Sukkot Movie!🌿Chag Sameach!
09/30/2026

Check out our favorite Sukkot Movie!

🌿Chag Sameach!

Learn the basics of the Jewish holiday called Sukkot, including fes...

🍋Sukkot Sameach!There are so many ways to celebrate Sukkot without a Sukkah! Try some of these low-lift and engaging way...
09/29/2026

🍋Sukkot Sameach!

There are so many ways to celebrate Sukkot without a Sukkah! Try some of these low-lift and engaging ways!

✨•grab a friend and a snack, eat it under the sky or the stars!
🥨•use graham crackers, cream cheese/frosting, and some pretzel sticks to create your own edible Sukkah snack!
⛓️•make some paper chains with a friend
📺•watch the LEGO Sukkot movie on YouTube
📚•host a PJ Library Get Together!

Looking for more ideas? Check the link in bio to see PJ Library's Sukkot Hub.

🍎🍯Rosh Hashanah, is that you?!JUF Young Families has compiled a guide featuring tot and family services available to the...
09/09/2026

🍎🍯Rosh Hashanah, is that you?!

JUF Young Families has compiled a guide featuring tot and family services available to the community with no membership required. Many of them are free! If you’re looking to celebrate Rosh Hashanah in a hands on way, check it out!

Shana Tova!

Are you looking for a place to celebrate the High Holidays with your family? Below are congregations and organizations offering High Holy Day Services for Rosh Hashanah (September 11–13) and Yom Kippur...

🍎🍯Start your holiday prep next weekend with your crew! Register at link in bio
09/02/2026

🍎🍯Start your holiday prep next weekend with your crew!
Register at link in bio

Let’s get this bread! 🍞🍎Shanah Tovah! Register at link in bio.
09/02/2026

Let’s get this bread! 🍞
🍎Shanah Tovah!

Register at link in bio.

👀Looking for a place to celebrate the High Holidays with your family? Not quite sure where to go?🍎JUF Young Families has...
08/26/2026

👀Looking for a place to celebrate the High Holidays with your family? Not quite sure where to go?
🍎JUF Young Families has compiled a Young Family Holiday Resource Guide, to help you find a family friendly service, just right for your family.
🐝Check it out here! Shanah tova!

Are you looking for a place to celebrate the High Holidays with your family? Below are congregations and organizations offering High Holy Day Services for Rosh Hashanah (September 11–13) and Yom Kippur...

😎Summer isn’t over yet!Join JUF Young Families and PJ Library Chicago on Labor Day Weekend (Sept 4-6) for summers last h...
08/11/2026

😎Summer isn’t over yet!
Join JUF Young Families and PJ Library Chicago on Labor Day Weekend (Sept 4-6) for summers last hurrah at URJ OSRUI in Oconomowoc, WI.

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Think swimming, ropes course, meals cooked for you, activities planned for you, and scheduled childcare and adult schmoozing. It’s the perfect way to end your summer.

Register here: https://www.juf.org/event/pj-library-family-camp-at-osrui-september-4-6-2026/

06/09/2026

It’s always a great day to share Jewish values at the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade!

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✊KAVOD / כבוד / RESPECT

☮️SHALOM BAYIT / שלום בית / PEACE IN THE HOME

👯B’TZELEM ELOHIM / בצלם אלוהים / IN GOD’S IMAGE

💟V’AHAVTA L’REIACHA KAMOCHA / ואהבת לרעך כמוך / LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

Join JUF Young Families on Sunday, May 17 at 4 PM at the Chicago History Museum 🏛️ for a hands‑on afternoon full of fun!...
05/12/2026

Join JUF Young Families on Sunday, May 17 at 4 PM at the Chicago History Museum 🏛️ for a hands‑on afternoon full of fun! Kids will meet actors portraying famous Jewish Americans 🥼⚾✍️🎓, explore the museum 🔍, enjoy interactive activities 🎨🧠, and snack on classic Jewish American food favorites 🥯🍪. Come celebrate Jewish pride 💙, American stories 📖, and family fun 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 — explore, play, and make history together! 🎊 See you there!

https://www.juf.org/event/juf-young-families-celebrates-jewish-american-heritage-month/

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