A New Mom -- "Thank you again for the wonderful gifts, warm wishes, and the local congregation information for the naming service for my daughter Ava. Although, I am not very religious, I do believe in tradition and I'm excited to pass on the tradition of giving my daughter a Hebrew name."

Shalom Baby is a program to welcome newborns into our Jewish community by delivering a goody-filled basket to families in the hospital. Shalom Baby baskets are filled with an assortment of baby items and gift certificates, as well as a resource guide and Shalom Baby booklet to help families connect with synagogues, pre-schools, and other resources for Jewish living.

Shalom Baby is often a family's first connection to Jewish services and programs in the community. "Reaching out to the community is a nice thing to do," says new mother Becky Rosenheim. "It made a difference because this is a time that we won't forget!"

A small committee of Women's' Division volunteers coordinate a network of 25 "deliverers" who bring welcome baskets of supplies and information to new mothers at area hospitals and at home.

For more information about the program, please contact Alyssia Berkowitz at the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, or call 408-357-7433.

 

Shalom Baby Basket Recipients Speak Out

"When someone came to my door, it gave me a great feeling and made me want to get more involved in the Jewish community," was second-time mom Michelle Lohn's reaction to "Shalom Baby," an outreach program for new mothers sponsored by Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Greater San Jose.

A small committee of Women's' Division volunteers coordinate a network of 25 "deliverers" who bring welcome baskets of supplies and information to new mothers at area hospitals and at home.

Included in the basket are an assortment of baby items and gift certificates, as well as a resource guide and Shalom Baby booklet to help families connect with synagogues, pre-schools, and other resources for Jewish living.

Shalom Baby is often a family's first connection to Jewish services and programs in the community. "Reaching out to the community is a nice thing to do," says new mother Becky Rosenheim. "It made a difference because this is a time that we won't forget!"

For more information about the program, please contact Alyssia Berkowitz at the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, or call 408-357-7433.

 

Sign up to deliver baskets!

If you have an interest in doing a mitzvah by welcoming new Jewish babies into our community, contact Women's Philanthropy at (408) 357-7433.

Contact Women's Philanthropy

For more information on Women's Philanthropy activities, or to volunteer, contact
Alyssia Berkowitz Director, at (408) 357-7433.

Women's Philanthropy
c/o Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032-0100

Torah Study

Women's Philanthropy sponsors a monthly Torah study hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater San Jose's Community Chaplain Rabbi Leslie Alexander. For more information contact Alyssia.

"I would like to think that someday, when our dreams have been fulfilled, they will say that it was women giving of their ideas and resources that made the difference."
–Golda Meir

Mission statement

The Mission of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley is to raise and to allocate funds needed to maintain and strengthen Jewish identity, Jewish community and Jewish life, and to work toward meeting the needs and concerns of the Jewish community locally, in the United States, in Israel and throughout the Diaspora and to develop leadership. More


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