Summer Specials The first day of Summer Specials took members to the Andy Warhol Museum! The visit was interactive as friends “printed” a custom Friendship Circle pattern onto their own tote bags. We are so glad to have reconnected with one another over the summer break! J&R Visit Friendship Circle spent Monday morning with the middle school group at J&R… Read More
Summer Meet & Greet Under 18 Friendship Circle families spent a wonderful day together at Wightman Park on Sunday to play kickball, play on the playground, tell riddles, color and paint large summer canvases, and jump rope! Lily and Leo kept us running after kickballs during the game as they launched some heavy kicks, and Tamar and Maya had fun getting… Read More
Summer Meet & Greet Members got together for cozy crafts and a fabulous candy bar to enjoy a hot summer day this week on Monday afternoon. Alia really enjoyed playing Headbandz with Reese and getting some cotton candy. Toby loved trying the different flavors of lollipops. Micah and Pearl made some magazine collages and vision boards with interesting artwork and cool… Read More
FOTT Book Club This week Friends on the Town had their last book club of the year. We rounded out the year by reading about a Giant Squid! In addition to reading about this giant sea creature, friends shared what their favorite sea creatures were. We also made ocean paintings on seashells.
Summer Meet & Greet Our first Summer Meet & Greet was sunshine and smiles on the rooftop as well as through town on our walk to Rita’s! Griffin and Menucha Leah enjoyed playing with fun inflatables and taking silly pictures. We listened to music, played lawn games, and got together to strut down Murray Ave to get our Italian Ice… Read More
April 24, 2025
FOTT Wellness April 2025 FOTT’s Baking Night was a delicious success! Members gathered for an evening of fun, flavor, and fueling our bodies. We kicked things off with engaging nutrition conversation cards, sparking great discussion about our fun and healthy habits. Then, we rolled up our sleeves to whip up three protein-packed treats: cookie dough, puppy chow, and rice krispie… Read More
April 18, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY Tonight begins the last days of Passover. These are days that commemorate the splitting of the Sea of Reeds (being approximately a week after the Jewish people were freed) as well as celebrate — strangely, in anticipation of—the future Redemption. Much is discussed about what “the Redemption” means and people tend to have… Read More
April 17, 2025
JOY Program Passover 2025 On Tuesday, April 8 the Friendship Circle partnered with the Branch and Merakey for an in-person gathering focused on Passover. The goal of JOY Programming is to bring together adult members of the community to celebrate Jewish holidays together. During this program, residents of Merakey learned about the meaning of Passover from Rabbi Mordy and enjoyed… Read More
