Story Hour with PJ Library

Richmond Jewish Foundation is providing a Genesis Fund grant to the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond to help bring PJ Library to Richmond. The PJ Library program sends Jewish-related books and CDs every month to children from age six months to 5 and a half years of age. PJ Library was created by The Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Harold once heard that Dolly Parton was distributing books to new-borns in Tennessee. He ran with the idea and now PJ Library provides books and CDs to over 100 communities. What an amazing way to create a solid foundation of not only literacy, but also our Jewish heritage and values. If we, as a Jewish community, reach out to young couples when they have children, there is a small window of 3-5 years for influencing their future educational choices and their Jewish identity. Click here for more about PJ Library.