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Hello PJ Library family,

Hopefully your November has gone well and you are enjoying some extra family time this week. Today might be a great day for deals in the stores, but don't lose sight of this season of thanks - there are so many ways to teach gratitude to your children! Read on for more tips below.

Jennie Gates Beckman, 402-334-6445
Director of Community Engagement & Education

What's Coming Up?!?
 
Hanukkah for Houston
Where: JCC Main Entrance When: Sunday, Dec. 10 from noon-2 pm Details: PJ Library will again take over the Kripke Jewish Federation Library during this festive community celebration. Face painting, crafts, storytelling, carnival games, and this year, a service project! Kosher lunches will be available for purchase from Star Catering.  More info: see this article or check here for updated information.
SAVE THE DATE:

Little Hands, Big Hearts: A Family Day of Caring 
Where
: Friedel Jewish Academy  When: Sunday, Jan. 7 from 10-11:30 am  Details
Join PJ Library for a morning of service activities on the Omaha JCC campus for Pre-K children and their parents (and/or grandparents!) . Timed so you can drop older siblings at religious school and come have special time focused on your littles. Learn how even tiny hands can start giving back!   More info: Contact Jennie Gates Beckman.
Other Events & Resources in Our Community: 
PJ Books This Month
Parent Reads

Here are eight activities that will help the entire family go beyond saying "thank you." 
Help your kids learn about gratitude and giving thanks, or hakarat hatov, in this video episode of Shaboom!. 

Instead of asking "how was your day," try out some of these conversation starters.
Tikkun Olam, or repairing the world is made fun with family-friendly projects.
PJOW1PJ Our Way

 PJ Our Way partner Dov Smiley is creating a PJ Our Way comic and wants your kids' superheroes to be included!
The PJ Our Way lineup is expanding to include additional award-winning books, special editions, historic reprints, and more.  

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A Special Thank You To Our Generous Donors: 

The Dorothy and Myer S. Kripke Institute for Jewish Family Literacy
Mort Richards Youth Program Fund
Murray H. and Sharee C. Newman Supporting Foundation