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PlayShul
גנון

Playshul is the Oxford Jewish Congregation's weekly playgroup for children aged 0-5 and their parents. Meeting on Sunday mornings, during the school term, Playshul provides Jewish learning through play and creativity, fun and friendship.

Don't let the virus stop you from joining in the fun: come along to Zoom Playshul!   Zoom Playshul is Covid-compliant and as high spirited as ever.

Our Zoom room opens at 10.15am for children's chit-chat with teacher Louise and each other - and parents' get an occasional word in too :)
At 10.30am, we have our song to welcome each child, and then launch into about half  an hour of story-enacting, movement, singing, drawing, crafting and full-on imagining. Themed to the coming or current Festival, Torah portion, legend or other Jewish inspiration, all accompanied by tunes from virtuoso violinist Leo. Soon after 11am, it's snack time, and then some finger-rhyming before our goodbye song. 

Children aged about two and a half to five are able to be highly participative and interactive through the screen, and younger ones have fun hearing the music and the excited voices and being jiggled, bounced, tickled by a parent. It's fine to drop in and out and to breakfast-nosh throughout. Families receive a weekly email with advance details of the themed activity and the (very minimal) preparation of any materials.


Playshul is entirely non-denominational, and families from every strand of Judaism and degree of observance attend, including many interfaith families and representing numerous nationalities and languages.

Contact Louise at playshul@ojc-online.org to join on zoom now, or for details of our in-person sessions in future.
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The Oxford Jewish Centre
21 Richmond Road
Oxford OX1 2JL 
​Tel: 01865 514 356 
Tel: 07525 785 200 
Email: connections@ojc-online.org

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  • About
    • Welcome
    • History of the OJC
    • Jewish Life in Oxford
    • Contact
    • Membership
    • Room Reservations
    • Oxford Jewish Heritage
    • Privacy Policy
  • Religious Life
    • Religious Groups >
      • Children's Services
      • Egalitarian Friday Night
      • Masorti Services
      • Orthodox Services
      • Progressive Services
      • Rosh Hodesh Group
      • Sephardi Services
      • Women's Services
    • Shabbat, Festivals, and other Services >
      • Morning Minyanim
      • Shabbat
      • Festivals and High Holy Days >
        • Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
        • Sukkot
        • Simchat Torah
        • Purim
        • Pesach
        • Shavuot
        • Tisha B'av
    • Rites of Passage >
      • Brit Milah
      • B'nai Mitzvah
      • Mikveh
      • Weddings
      • Bereavement
  • Community
    • Calendar & Events
    • Pastoral Care >
      • Bless
      • Helping Hands
    • Publications >
      • OJC News
      • Menorah Magazine
      • OJC Weekly Bulletin
    • OJC Shop
    • Social Action
    • Hospitality >
      • Kosher Meals at OJC
      • Simchas at OJC
    • Eco Synagogue
    • Kosher Deliveries to Oxford
  • Social /Cultural
    • Social Activities >
      • Mosaic: ​Engaging with our Jewish identity
      • Mosaic Café
      • Midweek Activities
      • Midweek Café
      • Friendship Club
      • Young Professionals
      • WIZO
      • OxfordShir
      • Council of Chirstians and Jews
      • Anti-Racism Group
    • Annual Events >
      • Friendship Interfaith Walk
      • Kaytana
      • Interfaith Sukkah
      • Mitzvah Day
  • Education
    • Young Children >
      • PlayShul
      • Young Family Events
      • Jewish Websites for Kids
    • Youth & Teens >
      • Cheder
      • Family Events
      • Youth Club
      • Jewish Websites for Teens
    • Adult Education >
      • Judaism 101
      • Beginner & Conversational Hebrew
      • Talmud Class
      • Judaism for Non-Jews
  • Students
    • Oxford JSoc
    • Jewish Chaplaincy
    • Kosher Meals at OJC
    • Brookes University Scholarship for Israeli Student
  • Visitors/לישראלים
    • Visitors >
      • Educational Visits
      • Oxford Jewish Tours
    • הקהילה באוקספורד
  • Donate