• Mar 27 - Foundation for Jewish Studies Downtown Thursday Study Course
• Mar 27 - JCCNV  Thursday At The “J” - Active Retirees
• Mar 28 - Camp Shemesh Shabbat Celebration in Amherst, MA
• Mar 29 - Benefit Concert to Aid Victims of African Genocide
• Mar 29 - Keshet Child Development Center's 7th Annual Silent Auction
• Mar 29 - The Foundation for Jewish Studies Rockville Wednesday Lunch & Learn presents
• Mar 30 - In honor of Israels 60th - Israeli vs. American Culture
• Mar 30 - Family Fun Day at Gesher Jewish Day School
• Mar 30 - Shaare Tefila Congregation To Show The Film “A Treasure in Auschwitz”
• Mar 30 - The Potomac Chapter of Hadassah will hold a Mah Jongg Tournament
• Mar 30 - Temple Beth Torah - Torah Tots Monthly Program for 2’s & 3’s and their parents
• 2008 Earth Day: Spring into Action - DCJCC Seeking 200 Volunteers
• April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month become a CASA Volunteer
• Legacy Heritage Fund is proud to announce the launch of its SMART Board Project
• Documentary Feature Praying With Lior at the Avalon in DC
• JCCNV International Jewish Film Festival which will take place from April 29th through May 15
• Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland
• “Yiddishe Mamas: The Truth About the Jewish Mother.” Perfect Mother’s Day Gift in Documentary Planning Stage
• Congregation Sha'are Shalom Preschool now registering students for 08-09 school year

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Family Fun Day, Sunday, March 30

Activities Include Literacy, Arts, and Music for families with young children

(Fairfax, VA) – Gesher Jewish Day School will celebrate Community Family Fun Day on Sunday, March 30, from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Located at 4700 Shirley Gate Road in Fairfax, Northern Virginia’s Jewish community day school will host a day of fun for the whole family.  The event consists of wholesome family activities and entertainment including Passover games and projects, a moon bounce and a Lego room. 

Author Jacqueline Jules and illustrator Janus Kahn, of “Sammy Spider” and “Ziz” fame, will visit with their puppets for reading and book signing at 2:00 in the Gesher library.  The day will also include a magic and comedy show presented by Mr. Twister with music by Sally Heckelman.

And just in time for the Jewish Festival of Passover, Gesher will also feature holiday learning stations, games, art projects, and a matzo factory which showcases the creation of unleavened bread.  The day culminates with a free raffle drawing featuring fun items for your family seder! 

For general event information, please visit www.gesher-jds.org or call (703) 962-9216.

*2008 EARTH DAY: SPRING INTO ACTION*

Sunday, April 13, 2008
10 am-2:00 pm
The Washington DC Jewish Community Center is seeking 200 volunteers for a large scale environmental project on April 13. Volunteer to clean up trash from the river and wetlands, remove exotic invasive plants and renew recreation areas. All at Spring into Action! Volunteers will be on land or in the water and on the wetlands, using boots, gloves, rakes, shovels and kayaks to help restore the aquatic gardens to their original beauty. Find out more and register online at www.washingtondcjcc.org/volunteer

*Family friendly event

Legacy Heritage Fund is proud to announce the launch of its SMART Board Project.  Legacy Heritage Fund will partner with Jewish schools to make SMART Boards available to their students.  SMART Boards are whiteboards that that have touch sensitive screens and are interactive tools that invite student participation in the learning process. Interested schools are invited to apply to participate in this project (applications available online). Schools which are accepted will, at no cost, receive one or more SMART Boards and staff training to achieve proficiency in their use of the equipment.  Consistent with the mission of Legacy Heritage Fund to support Jewish education, the SMART Board Project brings the power of a new dynamic educational tool to the classroom. SMART Boards positively affect learning by helping to raise the level of student engagement, motivation and enthusiasm within the classroom.  Legacy Heritage Fund is excited about partnering with Jewish schools throughout the United States and hopes that this project will facilitate the use of technology to advance Jewish education.  To get more information and an application please visit the SMART Board Project on our website http://www.legacyheritage.org/sbp_intro.html.