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!💕