PJ Library Buffalo

08/18/2026

A Splash of Shabbat was an evening to remember.🫶🩳 We talked about the High Holidays, sang the Shabbat blessings, and indulged in grape juice, challah, and snacks. Thanks to all of our wondering participating families! More photos coming soon! Be sure to reach out to Samantha Stevens if your family would like to start attending Jewish family-friendly events.📧[email protected]

07/24/2026

Come one, come all! The PJ Library event of the summer is here! Join us at JCC Buffalo for a Shabbat evening at the pool.☀️💦 This event is free for young families. Bring a dinner, or purchase food there. Register at the link in bio!

06/15/2026

Cloudy skies with a chance of rain didn’t deter 20 families from enjoying friendly farm animals during PJ Library’s unique Spring “Kiss a Cow” outing. And we can’t emphasize this enough...yesterday’s rain held off by MINUTES!😅

Hosted at Asha’s Farm Sanctuary in Newfane, Jewish families with young children were treated to story time with Federation’s Robin Kurss, a vegan lunch from the Sanctuary, and a tour of the farm with the opportunity to see and pet cows, sheep, and ducks, and yes, kiss a cow!🐮

PJ Library’s visit to Asha’s was the culmination of bridge building between farm owner Tracey Murphy-Cipparone and Robin. Tracey founded the Farm Sanctuary based on her Christian values that support the ethical care for exploited animals. Jewish tradition shares a similar value, za’ar ba’alei chayim (compassion for animals), which asks us to prevent animal suffering and treat all living creatures with care. Together, everyone learned about and celebrated the many ways we can treat animals with kindness!💕

04/23/2026

Happy World Book Day🎉🎉

Today is World Book Day, and at PJ Library, we're celebrating a day of giving for joyful Jewish stories.

April 23 is recognized globally as a celebration of books and their power to connect people across generations and cultures, opening windows to new worlds, people, and ideas. So today, our Chief Philanthropy Officer Lara Knuettel wrote in eJP why this celebration is so imperative and vital to the work we do at PJ Library. https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/its-on-all-of-us-to-share-the-stories-of-the-jewish-people/?utm_source=cio

01/27/2026

🌈 Buffalo families, get ready for our undoubtedly adorable kickoff for our new program ‘PJ & Me,’ this Sunday from 3 to 4 PM for families with children 0-2. Location will be provided the day before. Snacks and drinks will be available! Let’s connect and share in some wholesome Jewish joy together while our babies giggle and wiggle! 🐣

07/16/2025

🎉 Buffalo Jewish Federation is participating in Give716 - happening now! With a gift to the Federation through Give716 – you are supporting our mission of weaving threads of Jewish connection, allocating resources to our partner agencies, convening and representing Jewish Buffalo and securing Jewish life. Want to double your impact? Make your gift during one of these matching hours to be eligible for a match from local sponsors. We appreciate your support! To donate: bit.ly/BJFGive716

06/16/2025

This Friday, June 20th, is the RSVP deadline for our PJ Pals: Shabbat with our friends at CJL....hope to see you there! https://buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings

05/13/2025

Friday, May 16th is the LAST DAY to register for free dinner for our PJ PALS: Shabbat at Kehillat Ohr Tzion, 879 Hopkins Road, Williamsville! Don't miss out on our family friendly Shabbat celebration and a delicious dinner! Register here: buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings