Suggested Resources

Resources for Everyone
Resources for Adults
Resources for Teens
Resources for Kids

• Jewish Council for Public Affairs Webinars — Jewish Values Series During a Pandemic
  1. Coronavirus and Israeli Democracy: Crisis and Opportunity with, with Yossi Klein Halevi
  2. Antisemitism and Hate on the Internet During a Pandemic with Oren Segal and Aryeh Tuchman, ADL Center on Extremism
  3. The Jewish Community and the Pandemic with Asaf Bitton, M.D., Global Health, Harvard Medical School
  4. Jewish Values During A Pandemic, Rabbi David Wolpe, Max Webb Senior Rabbi, Sinai Temple, CA

• Beth Am Clergy recommendations for ways to stay intellectually and spiritually engaged.
• San Francisco Jewish Film Festival's The Cinegogue Sessions
• WZO's Department of Diaspora Affairs Presents iVision Live: Daily E-Sessions About Israel with a changing schedule of sessions
• The Quarantine Book Club, Presented by the Jewish Women’s Archive & JewishLIVE
• Valley Beit Midrash Learning Library: Over 3,200 hours of Jewish learning, right at your fingertips!
• URJ's We’ve Been Here Before: Spiritual Wisdom for Enduring Coronavirus, by Rabbi Paul Kipnes
• HaMaqom | The Place: Now Offering a Spring Festival of Jewish Learning: Dozens of FREE one-shot virtual classes on a wide range of topics for anyone to join.

• Beth Am Recommended Shabbat at Home Resources:
  • Funfetti Challah Recipe
  • Shabbat Family Favorites Spotify Playlist
  • Join Rabbi Heath each Friday at 5:00 PM for Tot Shabbat-style songs and blessings. Learn more about this Zoom videoconference.
• RJ On the Go: Jewish Life in Your Family Life
• Homeshuling Under Quarantine — A URJ Parenting Page
• ParentsPlace Online Services During Coronavirus
• Audible is offering free streaming for kid, tween and teen books.
• PJ Library is for kids through age 8 and PJ Our Way picks up for kids ages 9-12. Click on “Sign Up” at the top of those webpages to sign your child up. You can also follow PJ Library on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as well as the Facebook age-specific family groups PJ Library Families and PJ Our Way Parents.
• Common Sense Media has excellent resources to help you and your family take in rapidly changing news, meditate and de-stress, elevate moods and activity, and encourage a device-free dinner.
• Matan Kids released the social story “I Have a Question about Coronavirus,” which features the complete story with straightforward text and clear illustrations, a short picture story, and suggestions for parents and caregivers written for the adults in a child’s life, helping them continue the conversation about the Coronavirus Pandemic.
• Check out Waves of Gratitude on Facebook, where families are making inspirational sidewalk chalk drawings for their neighborhoods to boost everyone’s spirits and finding creative ways to thank those who are still working.
• Missing camp? Check out Jewish Camp at Home, featuring awesome live videos to bring the camp experience into your own home.