Events
jBaby LEAP Into Shabbat | Sept 18 – Nov 20, 2026
CJDS is thrilled to partner with with jBaby Chicago for LEAP into Shabbat! LEAP (Learn Experience Appreciate and Play) into Shabbat is CJDS's tot Shabbat program where children ages 0-3 and their parents have an opportunity to learn about and celebrate Shabbat. Each week your child will experience different activities and songs related to Shabbat!...
Shalom Sprouts
840 Vernon Ave 840 Vernon Ave, Glencoe, IL, United StatesA joyful caregiver-and-child program for little ones ages 20 months–4 years, Shalom Sprouts is a wonderful way to learn, play, and grow together! Each session will incorporate art, music, movement, stories, and hands-on exploration, with activities inspired by the changing seasons and Jewish holidays. Designed to nurture curiosity, creativity, and connection, Shalom Sprouts gives children...
jBaby Music for Menschkins | Oct 4 – Nov 22 2026
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation 303 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, IL, United StatesIn each of these interactive 45-minute classes, you and your little one will bond with each other and make new friends while we sing, dance, play, pretend and experiment with instruments. We will use a combination of nursery rhymes, folk songs and traditional Jewish songs as we come together to instill a love of music!...
Melton: Biblical Women—Emerging from the Margins through Midrash
300 Revere Drive 300 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL, United StatesHecktman Family JCCs of Chicago, in partnership with the Melton School, present this 10-week course led by Rabbi Marianne Novak. Participants will explore major female figures of the Bible. Through classic and modern midrashic commentary, we meet more than a dozen biblical heroines, gaining multiple perspectives on their lives, relationships, and choices, and understanding their...
Shalom Sprouts
840 Vernon Ave 840 Vernon Ave, Glencoe, IL, United StatesA joyful caregiver-and-child program for little ones ages 20 months–4 years, Shalom Sprouts is a wonderful way to learn, play, and grow together! Each session will incorporate art, music, movement, stories, and hands-on exploration, with activities inspired by the changing seasons and Jewish holidays. Designed to nurture curiosity, creativity, and connection, Shalom Sprouts gives children...
Melton: Biblical Women—Emerging from the Margins through Midrash
300 Revere Drive 300 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL, United StatesHecktman Family JCCs of Chicago, in partnership with the Melton School, present this 10-week course led by Rabbi Marianne Novak. Participants will explore major female figures of the Bible. Through classic and modern midrashic commentary, we meet more than a dozen biblical heroines, gaining multiple perspectives on their lives, relationships, and choices, and understanding their...
Shalom Sprouts
840 Vernon Ave 840 Vernon Ave, Glencoe, IL, United StatesA joyful caregiver-and-child program for little ones ages 20 months–4 years, Shalom Sprouts is a wonderful way to learn, play, and grow together! Each session will incorporate art, music, movement, stories, and hands-on exploration, with activities inspired by the changing seasons and Jewish holidays. Designed to nurture curiosity, creativity, and connection, Shalom Sprouts gives children...
Melton: Biblical Women—Emerging from the Margins through Midrash
300 Revere Drive 300 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL, United StatesHecktman Family JCCs of Chicago, in partnership with the Melton School, present this 10-week course led by Rabbi Marianne Novak. Participants will explore major female figures of the Bible. Through classic and modern midrashic commentary, we meet more than a dozen biblical heroines, gaining multiple perspectives on their lives, relationships, and choices, and understanding their...
Shalom Sprouts
840 Vernon Ave 840 Vernon Ave, Glencoe, IL, United StatesA joyful caregiver-and-child program for little ones ages 20 months–4 years, Shalom Sprouts is a wonderful way to learn, play, and grow together! Each session will incorporate art, music, movement, stories, and hands-on exploration, with activities inspired by the changing seasons and Jewish holidays. Designed to nurture curiosity, creativity, and connection, Shalom Sprouts gives children...
jBaby Kehillah Junior | Sept 26 – Nov 14 2026
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation 303 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, IL, United StatesKehillah Junior is a joyful introduction to Shabbat for young children ages 2.5 and under and their families. Each week, our song leader will lead the group in lively Shabbat music, where children can sing, dance, and wiggle to their heart’s content. The class combines structured activities like snack time, circle time, and art with...
Tot Shabbat
Open to families throughout the community, Tot Shabbat is a morning of Shabbat songs, movement, and story time for our youngest learners! We’ll dance, sing, and enjoy a Shabbat tale before celebrating together with kiddush and challah. The morning wraps up with an art activity for little hands.
jBaby Torah Tots | Oct 11 – Dec 6 2026
Temple Beth Israel 3601 W Dempster St, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin early childhood educator Abbey Weiss, for Sunday morning fun and learning this Fall. Temple Beth Israel in Skokie, is excited to welcome families with young children in our community to Torah Tots – an interactive parent/tot class that focuses on Jewish customs and celebrations brought to life through stories, art and sensory play. Each...