"I WAS RAISED Christian, am married to a Jewish man, and we are raising our children Jewish. I originally signed up for PJ Library thinking extra books are always a good thing. I had no idea how great the books would be, not only for my children, but for me!"
PJ Parent from Bergen County, NJ
"WE LEAD SUCH a secular life that I wouldn't have thought to find Jewish books for my daughter. Receiving these books and materials is a constant reminder that I'm part of a bigger community, and I can't express how important that has been to me."
PJ Parent from San Francisco
"WHAT THE PJ LIBRARY adds for our family is a focus on Jewish values, life cycles, history, humor, and religion. The wonderful colors and images and words bring to life so many wonderful souls, real and imagined, that add to our daughters' Jewish lives and enrich our Jewish parenting."
PJ Parent from Tucson
"I REALLY CANNOT say enough about The PJ Library. My boys love the packages in the mail and are quite taken with each book. We all get excited when we see the envelopes and know that story time that night will be very special. My husband is not Jewish, and my oldest attends a Jewish preschool. So, the books are a great source of information for my husband and a catalyst for my son to share what he learns at school. We have all laughed out loud and I have cried with the memories the books inspire or the touching moments of the stories. These books have brought Judaism to life in our home."
PJ Parent from Las Vegas
"IT WOULD NOT surprise me if there is at least one parent in our small community reading a PJ Library book to his or her child every single night of the year. Do you know what that means to a small congregation? Every single night, there is a child in our community who is laughing, learning, and experiencing what it is to be Jewish. Even better, they are getting that experience from the teachers who mean the most to them -- their parents."
Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser, North Adams, MA
"I JUST WANT you to know that we are extremely pleased with our investment in the PJ Library program. These are some very tough times, and sometimes the simplest ideas can have the highest impact. Providing these books to families was a brilliant idea, and we are proud to be a part of your team."
Bernie Marcus, PJ Funder, Atlanta
"WE LOVE PJ Library. It's hard to raise children in the 'boondocks' and give them a sense of their Jewish identity. These books provide an invitation each month to talk about and explore themes of Jewish culture and religion that might otherwise go unsaid."
PJ Parent from Western Mass.
"I AM THRILLED to be part of The PJ Library, both as a professional and as a PJ family. As a professional in Jewish family education, this is a phenomenal endeavor. It is Jewish. It is educational. It is family-oriented. It makes parents happy. It makes CHILDREN happy, which makes parents really happy! It is all good, and our community is so happy to be a part of it."
PJ Parent from Detroit