News & Updates

The Mothers Circle Seder Survival Guide is Coming to a Town Near You!

With Passover coming early this year (the first Seder is the evening of Monday, March 25, 2013), The Mothers Circle offers you a great free opportunity to learn how to share this holiday with your family.
Check back soon for a list of cities that will be hosting this year's Seder Survival Guide, a free holiday prep class to help you prepare your home for Passover and to share it with your children.
Stay tuned!

The Mothers Circle Seder Survival Guide Goes Live!

Don't live near an in-person class? Join us on-line! The Mothers Circle is coming to you this Passover planning season, with a live on-line version of the Seder Survival Guide Holilday Prep Class!
Through this free online live session, you will be able to access the curriculum, resources, and expertise of The Mothers Circle developers and facilitators, interact with mothers like you across North America, and learn how to bring Passover into your home, prepare a seder, and share the holiday with your children.

Seder Survival Guide: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM EST

Click here for more information and to register.

 

Great New Game to Celebrate Passover with the Whole Family!

Passover Bingo, a fun and educational board game, brings the story of Passover to life through this classic game. Click here to read more about the game, and for a special JOI discount code to purchase one for your Passover seder today!

 

The Mothers Circle Self-Guide:

Additionally, we are now proud to offer The Mothers Circle Self-Guide, a practical tool to accompany the book How to Raise Jewish Children…Even When You’re Not Jewish Yourself by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Paul Golin. Those who use the Self-Guide will be able to reflect on the stories, recommendations, and questions posed in How to Raise Jewish Children…, as well as further articulate their goals and determine the choices they will make as they raise their Jewish children. By creating an introspective guide that a mother can work through alone at any given time, JOI hopes to serve more mothers who, whether due to geography or other commitments, may have previously felt alone in the venture to raise Jewish children.


 

How You Can to Get Involved in The Mothers Circle

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I am interested in:
The Mothers Circle Listserve:
A free moderated email discussion group where women of other religious backgrounds raising Jewish children can share experiences, ask questions, and get practical answers.
The Mothers Circle Self-Guide:
A free worksheet of helpful questions to supplement the book, How to Raise Jewish Children-Even When You're Not Jewish Yourself (download the first three chapters free).
The Mothers Circle Course:
A free, in-person, 16-session educational course that explores the "how-tos" and meaning behind Jewish practices, ethics, and holidays, offered in communities across the U.S. and Canada.
The Mothers Circle Mini-Course:
A free, in-person, three-session workshop that provides an overview and guide to Jewish parenting.
The Mothers Circle Holiday Prep-Classes:
Free, in-person, one-time events before the major Jewish holidays that demonstrate the practical as well as meaningful aspects of the holiday and how to share them with children.