Family kits

Shabbat Together

Each kit is built around one theme, like patience or kindness. You get a short note for parents, three questions for the table, a 10 to 15 minute game, printable cards, and one small mission for the week ahead.

  1. Before ShabbatPrint and cut the cards. Listen to the story in the car or at bedtime.
  2. At the tableAsk the questions and play the game. Nothing to write, cut or switch on.
  3. During the weekTry the mission together, then share how it went next Shabbat.
Count the Stars! Abram and Sarai under a sky full of stars, a family kit for parashat Lech LechaIncluded with MembershipNew · Oct 20
Shabbat Together

Abram's Journey: Count the Stars

This week's Torah portion is Lech Lecha. Travel Abram's road together on a map with 10 stops, make his choices at each one, earn stars along the way, and count them under God's promise. Plus real questions for the Shabbat table about courage, peace and doing what's right.

Ages 6 to 8, 9 to 1230 to 35 minutes
Notice the Good: a family kit about gratitudeIncluded with MembershipNew · Oct 18
Shabbat Together

Gratitude: Notice the Good

Follow the trail of people behind one ordinary thing, then practice a real, specific thank-you. Built around hakarat hatov, recognizing the good.

Ages 6 to 815 to 20 minutes
Who Needs Me? A family kit for parashat Noach about caring for animalsIncluded with Membership
Shabbat Together

Noah's Ark: Who Needs Me?

This week's Torah portion is Noach. A three-clue animal challenge with points, a care question for every animal grounded in the Bible and the Sages, and real dilemmas for the Shabbat table about the people and creatures who depend on us.

Ages 6 to 8, 9 to 1225 to 30 minutes
Pause, Breathe, Choose: a family kit about patienceFree
Shabbat Together

Patience: Pause, Breathe, Choose

A Shabbat table game about the few seconds between "something went wrong" and "what I do next." With Hillel's famous story of patience.

Ages 6 to 815 to 20 minutes
Make Room for One More: a family kit about welcoming othersIncluded with Membership
Shabbat Together

Kindness: Make Room for One More

A role-play game about welcoming guests, the new kid, and anyone standing on the outside. Built around hachnasat orchim, the mitzvah of bringing in guests.

Ages 6 to 815 to 20 minutes

Coming next: Honesty: A Brave Little Truth on Oct 25.

These kits are built around themes, not the weekly Torah portion, so you can use any of them any week. Shabbat customs differ between families. Do what fits your home, and ask your rabbi if you're not sure.