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Partners in Parenting
Kulanu-Creating Community for Families Raising Jewish Children
March, 2009
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Greetings,
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Happy Spring! Yes spring is coming and you won't
be inside forever! Get ready for spring, make a Purim* mask and
enjoy the sunshine. Purim is coming Tuesday March 10th and the
first day of spring is 10 days later on March 20th! Bake special Purim
sweets, snuggle up on the couch with your kids with a good book or
check out upcoming community events when you want to connect with
others.
Play groups are forming now. Contact Stacey to be
connected with other Kulanu families.
*Purim is a historical holiday which celebrates Queen Esther, a
hero who saved the Jews of Persia (present day Iran). It is celebrated
by dressing up in costumes, parades, eating and sharing hamentashen,
(three cornered cookies in the shape of the villain Hamen's hat) and
making lots of noise when reading the Purim story whenever Hamen's name
is mentioned.
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3 ways to
celebrate Purim!
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 1. Have a costume party to
celebrate this fun holiday!
2. Tell the Purim story
3. Attend a Purim Carnival!
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Easy Hamentashen Recipe for Busy
Families!
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 Ingredients
1 (18.25 ounce) package moist yellow cake mix
1 cup
all-purpose flour (you may need to add more if dough is sticky)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons
water (you may need to add more if dough is stiff)
1 cup fruit
preserves, any flavor or chocolate chips
Makes 2 dozen hamentashen
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease
cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix and
flour. Stir in the eggs and water to form a stiff
dough. On a lightly floured
surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. With a water glass,
cut into 3 inch round circles
and place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Place a
teaspoon of filling into the
center of each cookie and pinch the sides to form a triangle. Moisten
with water if necessary to make
the edges stick.
3. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven,
or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool for
1 minute on the cookie sheets
before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
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Read a Book for
Purim!
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 At the Franklin Public Library:
Celebrate! A Book of Jewish Holidays
by Judith Gross
Read what this mom has to say about this book:
This book was a great introduction to Jewish holidays for my 3-year old.
I have been introducing her to the basics of the major holidays as they
come along over the past year, but the sweet, simple explanations and
pictures in this book help her remember and begin to understand."
At the Holliston Public Library:
Sammy Spider's First Purim
by Sylvia Rouss
"My two-year-old daughter LOVES this book! She really enjoys joining
in for the repetitive lines, "Mother!" and "Spiders spin
webs!" The book also does a good job teaching about the preparation
for the holiday, e.g., baking hamantaschen,(three cornered cookies in the
shape of the villain Hamen's hat) and making a costume. The boy in
the story makes a grogger (Purim noisemaker) out of a paper plate and
buttons and my daughter and I followed the suggestion and made the same
ones ourselves and they were a big hit during megillah (scroll on which
the Purim story iswritten in Hebrew) reading. I highly recommend
it." M.B.G.
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Peg shares her
story
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 I can honestly say that being involved with Kulanu has
been life changing for my daughter and I. I was not raised Jewish,
but my husband, Scott, was. We are raising our daughter, Leah, in the
Jewish faith. Kulanu has given me a sense of community and
friendship. My daughter goes to Torah Tots [which we found through
Kulanu] and loves her friends she has met there. I am very grateful
for finding this connection and look forward to learning and growing
through the years with other Kulanu friends.
- Peg Wilson, mother of Leah, age 4
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Mark Your
Calendars!
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Kulanu
March
8
Family Purim
Party
3:00-5:00 PM
Join us at PINZ Entertainment in Milford
for a reat Purim costume party & parade. We have a private room
reserved with bowling lanes, billiard tables, comfy couches, so there's
something for everyone. Meet some new families and reconnect with old
friends. Subsidized by Kulanu, this event is only $18 per family and
includes entertainment, bowling shoes and a dairy dinner. Bring the whole
family!
Let us know if you are
joing us!
Temple Beth Torah
March 4 Veggie
Tales movie "Esther" followed by a kid friendly dinner 4
pm
$7 in advance, $8 at the door. Baby sitting for little siblings $5
for the evening
March 8 Purim
Carnival 10:30 am-12:30 Tickets
$5/child
March 9 Pizza and
Pasta Purim Dinner 6 PM
Megillah Reading 6:45
DJ and Dancing 7:30 - 9 PM
March 13 Small World Shabbat
6:30 pm
March 22 Cindy Rivka Marshall,
Storyteller 4 PM
Tickets: $5/person, ages
2+
For more
information contact Stacey
David, Early Childhood Chair
508-440-5299
Temple Beth Torah
Temple Etz Chaim
March 8
Purim Carnival 11 am - 12:30 pm Medway Middle School $5
per person
(max $20 family)
March 9 Purim
Dinner 6 pm Temple
Etz Chaim
Musical Megillah 7 pm
March 18 Early Childhood
Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Temple Etz Chaim
March 21 Tot Shabbat and Breakfast 9
am Temple Etz Chaim
For more
information contact Elana Jacoby
Temple Etz Chaim
Jewish
Family Network
a collaboration of the JFS of Metrowest and the JCC's of Greater
Boston with generous support from CJP and the Metrowest Jewish Planning
Committee
March 1 Purim on Parade 10:00 -
11:30 AM Heritage of Framingham
RSVPJewish Family
Network or Diane at 508-879-3300 $10/family
Program for children up to age 6
March 3 Yeladim Yoga
5 week yoga class for children ages 3-5 Temple Beth
Am
Tuesdays March 3-31 1 -1:45 PM Registration: Mindee 508-875-3100
X22
$50/child
March 8 Understanding the Special Education
Process for Eligibility Determination: Preparing for
an initial IEP meeting Presentation by Reva Tankle, PhD, Clinical
Neuropsychologist and
Special Needs Advocate Sunday, March 8 7:00-8:30 PM
Jewish Family Service of
Metrowest This program is free and open to all To RSVP or learn
more about Opening
Doors contact Mindee
Meltzer 508-875-3100 X22 or mmeltzer@jfsmw.org
March 15
March 19 Create a Fun Family Friendly Seder-This
is an adults only program
Sunday March 15 7:00-8:30
PM
Congregation Etz Chaim Franklin
Thursday, March 19 7:00 -8:30 PM
Whimsy's Framingham
This program is free and open to all adults RSVP,Jewish Family Network
or Diane
508-879-3300
March 29 Why is this Night Different?
A Passover Family Adventure for families with children up to age 6
Sunday, March 29th 10-11:30
AM Danforth Museum, Framingham
RSVP Jewish Family
Netwok Diane 508-879-3300 $10/family includes admission
to
the museum from Noon-5 PM
MetroWest
Jewish Day School
March 8 Maccabee Club
(ages 4-5) Sunday, March 8 @ 9:30 a.m. Bake hamentashen.
March 10 Community Purim Ball
will be held on Tuesday March 10 at 4:00pm. Join the exciting
crowd for Bonapart the Magician, a costume parade, games, crafts and
goodies. For a
Purim mitzvah, please bring kosher soup to donate to Lucy and Joe's Food
Pantry at
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest.
March 18 Whimsical Wednesdays
(ages 2-4) March 18 at 9:15 a.m. is hour of fun for 2-4 yr
olds. Parents and grandparents, please join the fun!
March 24 Open House
Tuesday March 24th, 7:00 PM Come and see MWJDS's wonderful
classrooms and staff, in a setting which delivers an integrated Judaic
and general
studies education.
To attend any of
these free programs or for more information
Contact Admission Director, Sara Sinai or 508-620-5554
MetroWest Jewish Day School
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Jewish
Community Connections
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Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
475 Franklin Street
Framingham, MA 01702
508-875-3100
JFS of Metrowest
Strengthening Lives, Building Community
Your social service agency if you need help caring for an aging parent,
adopting a child, locating community resources, volunteering and more.
JFS/MW provides services throughout the life cycle for people of all
ages, faiths, and backgrounds.
Temple Etz Chaim (Reform)
900 Washington Street
Franklin, MA 02038
508-528-5337
www.temple-etzchaim.org
Temple Beth Torah (Conservative)
162 Washington Street
Holliston, MA 01746
(508) 429-6268
www.bethtorah.org
Charles River Hadassah
MetroWest Jewish Day School
29 Upper Joclyn Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
508-620-5554
MetroWest Jewish Day School
Interfaith Family.org
Metrowest JCC
29 Upper Joclyn Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
508-879-3300
Metrowest JCC
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Purim is a time or remembering and rejoicing. You
can have fun at home or have even more fun by joining a community
celebration. Children (and some adults) come to the synagogue
dressed up in costumes to listen to the Purim story being read out
loud. It is the one time of year that it is ok to make lots
of noise in the synagogue! Check out all the events happening in March!
All families are both alike and different. Share your story what
makes your family special and the rewards and challenges of raising
Jewish children.
Be happy! It's Purim!
Malka and Mindee
Malka Young and Mindee Meltzer
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
email: myoung@jfsmw.org
phone: 508-875-3100
web: http://www.jfsmw.org
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