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The High Holy Days are here and for many of us, as individuals, it’s a time to reconnect with family, get in touch with cultural traditions, attend services for one’s spiritual, emotional and/or social needs (after all, we are a social people) reflect inward, seek forgiveness and strive to do better. But as a group, the PJTC Men’s Club Board constantly asks “How can we do/be better?” For the year 5782, to us it means providing gifts...Read more...

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It's time to order your High Holy Day baked goods.

This year PJTC Sisterhood is offering three varieties of one pound round Challahs, two varieties of Rugelah (@13 count) and an Apple Pound Cake.  All choices are pareve and are all provided by Continental Bakery of North Hollywood.

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Are you a rule follower or a rule breaker? Maybe an occasional rule bender? What makes you choose to break a rule?

In this weekend’s Torah portion, Parashat Re’eh, Moses makes the choice very black and white — follow God’s commandments and receive blessings or ignore the rules and suffer curses. However,...Read more...

PJTC has re-imagined its approach the High Holy Days, taking the best of the creativity we used to approach last year's virtual experience, and combining that with the tried and true High Holy Days programming we are now able to do in person once again (following safety protocols, of course!).

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We are very excited to hold our first ever SJC theater party on Sunday August 8 dinner at Momed, the popular modern Mediterranean restaurant in Atwater village at 5 p.m. followed by viewing the play “Waiting,” a somewhat shortened version of PJTC member Daniel Olivas’ award-winning play “Waiting for Godinez.” The full-length play had its local, covid-appropriate streaming debut as a dramatized...Read more...

We are thrilled to introduce you to Emily Fischer, our new Assistant Director of Youth Engagement & Education!

Emily brings a youthful perspective backed by experience as both a Youth Director and Early Childhood Educator from Congregation B'nai Israel in Tustin, CA to the position at PJTC. While she grew up in NFTY,...Read more...

As you may know, Sisterhood has a variety of income sources.  To name a few: membership dues, the High Holy Day Greeting Book of greetings and business ads, Tribute cards and Happy Purim Mishloach Manot greetings all help to finance Sisterhood’s ability to support PJTC operating expenses, youth activities and local community needs. Additionally, we are always pleased to receive unsolicited donations throughout the year, but primarily...Read more...

Dr. Charles and Barbara Weisman are making Aliyah to Israel in early July 2021. Long time members of PJTC, we wish them the best in this new journey.

We’ve spent countless hours by the pool, played all of the playdates, conquered all of the waves with our boogie boards, and successfully juggled getting our work done and having the kids at home so far this summer...Read more...

Friends In Deed is proud to announce they have been named 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year for Senate District 25 by Senator Anthony Portantino!  Senator Portantino’s 25th District encompasses portions of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.   

PJTC is proud to be part of the community that has assisted Friends in Deed for many years, and continuing to do so with continuing support from Sisterhood.

Admittedly I don’t read much for recreational purposes given that reading was what I needed to do professionally, but the opening paragraph from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens could be used to sum up the pandemic year we all experienced: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”

While the underlying meaning which prompted Dickens to write these words might best be left to...Read more...

Join us for Back to School with Foothill Unity Center

We know its scorching hot and the kids just got out of school but Foothill Unity is busy collecting for their back to school drive that is scheduled August 9-13. Help Foothill to meet its ambitious goal of providing 2,000 local students with backpacks and supplies for the upcoming school year.

It’s never too early to do a mitzvah so please join us by donating before...Read more...

In July we will begin to transition from pandemic isolation to in-person events and meetings. Zoom may continue to be a platform for some meetings, due to the convenience factor, but the interactions that take place in a live setting are both invigorating and stimulating of new ideas. We may poll our members and prospective members this month to confirm this plan for emerging. Please watch for our very short poll....Read more...

Do you have a son or daughter off to college, away from home for the first time? The mission of Sisterhood’s College Outreach Program is to keep our young people in touch with our PJTC community as well as encourage them to observe and enjoy the Jewish holidays across the miles.

We are seeking the names of new students going away to college for the first time...Read more...