Category Archives: Video Posts

These posts contain embedded video for PJ parents, children, or the entire family.

64 Years of Israel

VIDEOS: 64 Years of Israel 

Here are some fun and educational Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence) materials from PJ Library and Shalom Sesame.

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Posted in Holiday & Event Features, Video Posts

COJECO Lauds PJ Library in Russian-Speaking Communities

COJECO Lauds PJ Library in NY Russian-Speaking Communities 

COJECO video acknowledges PJ Library’s Russian engagement efforts, as more than 3,000 families with Russian-speaking backgrounds now receive free books.

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Posted in PJ Community News, PJ Program News & Updates, Uncategorized, Video Posts

Passover Laughs

A Few YouTube Passover Laughs 

This Passover, share a few good chuckles as a family.

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Posted in Holiday & Event Features, Parenting/Grandparenting Features, Video Posts

PJ Library and The Fountainheads: Dayenu!

Dayenu from PJ Library and The Fountainheads 

A Passover-related video from The Fountainheads references ‘Dayenu!’ Early PJ Library readers will know this song well after receiving their March 2012 book.

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Posted in Books & Music Features, Holiday & Event Features, Video Posts

San Francisco Bay Area Community Shares PJ Video

San Francisco Bay Area Community Shares PJ Video 

The Early Childhood Education Initiative (ECEI) of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund posts YouTube video to promote PJ Library in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Posted in PJ Community News, PJ Program News & Updates, Video Posts

Simms Taback’s ‘Joseph Had a Little Overcoat’

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat 

This month, PJ Library children in the Bagels & Lox (2 to 3 Years) Age Group are receiving the popular Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, written and illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning author Simms Taback.

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Posted in Books & Music Features, Parenting/Grandparenting Features, Video Posts

Celebrate Purim with Shalom Sesame

Celebrate Purim with Shalom Sesame 

In addition to reading Purim-related PJ Library books for Jewish children this holiday, consider watching these Shalom Sesame videos together as a family.

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Posted in Holiday & Event Features, Video Posts

‘The Golem’s Latkes’ Wins a National Jewish Book Award

‘The Golem’s Latkes’ Wins a National Jewish Book Award 

The PJ Library selection — written by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Aaron Jasinski — is named the Jewish Book Council’s winner in the Children’s Book category, earning the title a Louis Posner Memorial Award.

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Posted in Books & Music Features, PJ Program News & Updates, Video Posts

Mezuzah Inspirations for PJ Families

A Mezuzah on the Door 

PJ author Amy Meltzer talks about her motivations for writing A Mezuzah on the Door. Several Kveller.com writers offer mezuzot craft ideas for children.

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Posted in Books & Music Features, Parenting/Grandparenting Features, Video Posts

Shalom Sesame’s Tu B’Shevat Videos

Shalom Sesame's Tu B'Shevat Videos 

Here are three different holiday videos for children from PJ Library partner Shalom Sesame.

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Posted in Holiday & Event Features, Video Posts

Good Reads for MLK Day

PJ Library-Recommended MLK Books for Children 

In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, PJ Library recommends these Jewish children’s books relating directly to the values supported by Dr. King.

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Posted in Books & Music Features, Holiday & Event Features, Parenting/Grandparenting Features, Video Posts

A Look at ‘Once Upon a Shabbos’

A Closer Look at 'Once Upon a Shabbos' 

Written by Jacqueline Jules and illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn, this book is a cute adaption of an Appalachian folktale.

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Posted in Books & Music Features, Holiday & Event Features, Parenting/Grandparenting Features, Video Posts