Shabbat On The Stoop is About Your Jewish Family
Let's share a Shabbat experience for tots 2-7 years-old and families linking Shabbat, Jewish values and mindfulness.
Songs, stories and tools to manage stress, build focus and foster gratitude with a goal to growing resilience and optimism in your child and your family.
Dates for 2023-24: 10/14, 10/28, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16, 1/6, 1/20, 2/3, 3/2, 3/16, 4/6, 5/4, 5/18.
11:30-12:15 at Forest Hills Jewish Center
Our Promise to You
Shabbat on the Stoop is about new high-quality opportunities for you to engage Jewishly.
We want to
-Be a place for families with young children to connect to each other, and to the resources available at FHJC and the PJ Library.
-Nurture and support your family by providing Jewish content and tools that foster mindfulness and resilience.
-Expand the Jewish experiences of your family beyond Shabbat and holiday songs and rituals by grounding mindfulness tools in Jewish thought and values and encouraging their use throughout the week.
Put the 'ahh' in Shabbat
Shabbat On The Stoop welcomes all Jewish families, whatever your background, knowledge, family make-up, or observance may be.
Forest Hills Jewish Center
Forest Hills Jewish Center is an egalitarian, Conservative congregation that is a welcoming home for Jews of all genders, backgrounds, colors, abilities and life stages who yearn for a connection to our tradition.
Early Childhood Program
Our child-centered Early Childhood Program including 3K and Pre-K programs provide a warm, well-balanced, and nurturing general education, and offer a rich Judaic curriculum as well.
Religious School
Our K-12 Religious School engages children and families in a creative and meaningful exploration of our Jewish traditions, community, prayer and Hebrew so that each child can thrive.
PJ Library
Many of the books we read at Shabbat on the Stoop are from PJ Library. PJ Library sends free, award winning children's books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children from birth through 12 years old. Sign up for PJ Library – at no cost to your family – at ny.pjlibrary.org
Our Facilitators
Marcy Mirkin
Marcy has been living and working in Forest Hills for over 20 years. She is the music specialist in FHJC's Religious School and leads the school minyan as well as Junior Congregation.