PJ Library and PJ Our Way

This year, PJ Library turns 18!

You can help us celebrate by sharing the gift of books with more families. Did you know a donation of $18 pays for an entire year of books for a child in our community?

Your commitment to our Jewish community is what makes Dayton so special! To make a donation of any amount, please complete the below form.

Thank you for your generosity!

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PJ Library

PJ Library offers the gift of free, high quality, and award-winning Jewish books each month to children ages 6 months through 8 years who live in Dayton. These books are a gift from the community to celebrate Jewish culture, values, and tradition, in the hope that these stories will become cherished parts of each child’s collection of books. PJ Library in Dayton holds regular programs and events that connect PJ Library families to each other throughout the year. Sign up today at PJLibrary.org.

PJ Our Way

PJ Our Way offers the gift of exceptional books with Jewish themes to kids ages 8½-11 – books that they choose themselves! Kids who sign up for PJOW in Dayton can access a safe and interactive website where they get to choose their own book each month. PJOW in Dayton empowers kids to help design programs and events for their families and peers. Sign up today at PJOurWay.org.

PJ Library Radio

In addition to the free books that PJ Library sends to more than 180,000 children in the United States and Canada each month, children and families will now be able to listen to the best in Jewish kids music, for free. The new service, PJ Library Radio, can be streamed at pjlibraryradio.com, the PJ Library Radio app (available for download on iTunes or from the Google Play store), or TuneIn Radio (Sonos, Xbox, Roku, Echo).

PJ Library programs are supported locally by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. And yes … PJ stands for Pajamas!

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PJ Library Coordinator

Kate Elder

Phone: 937-610-1794
Email: kelder@jfgd.net

PJ Library is going Virtual!

PJ Library Read-a-Longs with Kate, virtual playdates, and more!

Celebrating Holidays with PJ Library

PJ Library loves celebrating holidays! More specifically, PJ Library loves helping families celebrate Jewish holidays through books, programs, and music.

PJ Library Goes to Camp

Reading a bedtime story is a special ritual for children and their families, and it doesn’t have to end when kids go off to Jewish Camp.

PJ Library by the Numbers

Each month, Jewish children across the globe snuggle up and end their day with a good book. A program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, PJ Library is made possible in Dayton through a generous donor and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton.

PJ Libary Selects Dayton for Grant Initative

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Jewish Observer

Hillel Academy Destination Imagination Team heads to Global Finals

Jewish day school first-year team takes first place for instant challenges at regional and state competitions By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Not only did Hillel Academy Jewish day school field its first Destination Imagination teams this year, its third through fifth grade team earned the top spot for The post Hillel Academy Destination Imagination Team heads to Global Finals appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Registration open for int’l. Jewish genealogy conf. in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 10-14

Fort Wayne, Ind. — site of one of the largest family history research centers in the world — will host the 45th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Conference, Aug. 10-14. Only a two-hour, 15-minute drive from Dayton, Fort Wayne was chosen as the location for this year’s IAJGS conference The post Registration open for int’l. Jewish genealogy conf. in Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 10-14 appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Jewish War Vets brunch & talk

In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Memorial Day, Jewish War Veterans Post #587 will host a brunch, 10 a.m., Sunday, May 18 at Temple Beth Or with a speaker from the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Wilberforce. Buffalo The post Jewish War Vets brunch & talk appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]