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Shalom Baby: Welcome To Our World

Maybe your family has recently grown by one, or your friends are just about to welcome a little one into their lives. Shalom Baby welcomes parents, their newborns and newly-adopted children into the Greater Washington Jewish Community. Shalom Baby provides you with:

  • Welcome to our World gift bag, full of fun and helpful gifts, information on parenting, and Jewish resources for parents and families, hand-delivered by a wonderful Shalom Baby Ambassador.
  • A connection to create lifelong friendships for you and your child.
  • Support from caring volunteers.
  • A connection to your Jewish Community and heritage.

If you are interested in receiving a Shalom Baby Welcome to Our World packet, please contact Francie Kranzberg at (301) 770-4848 or complete the form to the right in order to register for a Shalom Baby packet. This is a wonderful way for you to meet new people, make new friends, and learn about your Jewish Community and the resources available for you.

Shalom Baby welcome bags include:

  • Alef bet placement
  • Jewish holiday board book
  • Babysitter board
  • Pocket-size immunization guide
  • Cassette or CD of Jewish children's music
  • Coupons and other useful information for children and new parents

ShalomDC welcome packets

JIFFY Newsletter Title

JIFFY

Jewish Information for Families and You
Chanukkah 2008 Newsletter
 

Inside this issue:
Chailights in DC
Parenting Workshops
Chailights in Northern Virginia
Chailights in MD
Curl Up & Read
Chailights on the National Mall

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Jewish Volunteer Connection

A Jewish clearing house designed to connect you to volunteer opportunities in the community.  For more information on immediate opportunities, click here, contact volunteer@shalomdc.or or call, toll free, 1-888-246-1818. 

The Jewish Federation's 2008 Annual Report 

You can view a copy of Federation's 2008 Annual Report (in PDF format) with photos and information about how we help build a vibrant and purposeful Jewish community locally, in Israel, and around the world. more