{"title": "Social Skills Group for Children - Fall 2026 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom", "start": "2026-10-29T16:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T19:00:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "$825 for the series of 15 meetings", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["wellness"], "description": "A social skills group for children led by a licensed art therapist, offering social and emotional support to help kids socialize, establish friendships, and learn problem-solving skills in social situations. It is run as part of the Israeli Hug Center at Congregation Rodeph Sholom and is aimed at Hebrew-speaking Israeli children aged 4 to 16, divided into groups by age, who need strengthening in emotional and social skills and in bridging cultural gaps. In a small, inclusive setting, children practice social tasks through play, creation, and fun, learning to understand and solve social situations and develop social play and emotional-social conversation. The group is led by Karen Yuval, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist with a master's degree in drama therapy from New York University and experience leading children's groups in therapeutic programs in New York.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/social-skills-group-for-children-fall-2026-israeli-hug-cente-52179/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/social-skills-group-for-children-fall-2026-israeli-hug-center-at-rodeph-sholom/2026-10-29/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/006420906bbe012f1c077d48c5cbdb140e971b89989906c171c035fc51b6d8ff-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T16:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T19:00:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Young Ethical Explorers", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-01T12:30:00-05:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["community/kids/sunday-school", "religion/humanism"], "description": "Young Ethical Explorers is a Humanist Sunday school for children ages 3 to 11, meeting with an activity at 11:00am, surrounded by peace-play on the rooftop playground and a community lunch. 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Topics are treated in an age-appropriate way through discussion, storytelling, dramatization, music, art, games, and field trips, and newcomers are always welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/young-ethical-explorers-54350/", "official_url": "https://ethical.nyc/events/young-ethical-explorers-13/2026-11-01/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a834f35a365d723d21aaca78354ce4bfa22de3d016151c7b370d4ae7e8c7a5d6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Singin' Swingin' Shabbat", "start": "2026-10-31T09:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "http://www.rodephsholom.org/register/singin-swingin-shabbat", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["religion/jewish"], "description": "Singin' Swingin' Shabbat is a weekly Saturday morning celebration for children ages 0–4, their siblings, and their grown-ups. It is run by Sholom Sprouts at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. The morning opens with a 25-minute sing-along of dancing, jumping, and storytelling. It continues with bagels, kid-friendly nosh, and challah, playtime in a mini-gym, and a hands-on art activity themed to the Jewish calendar, such as painting a mezuzah or decorating a tzedakah box.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/singin-swingin-shabbat-52184/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/singin-swingin-shabbat-4/2026-10-31/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/284bf934553ba83d0e0041216d21f3c76873db6881bff10d327cfa1189492f00-600.webp"}, {"title": "Pre-Nursery Information Sessions", "start": "2026-10-20T09:15:00-04:00", "end": "2027-05-05T15:00:00-04:00", "place": "Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan", "address": "Amsterdam Avenue 334, 10023 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://operations.daxko.com/online/5384/ProgramsV2/Events.mvc/offering?guid=c64a4be0-bc41-11f1-99f1-005056924804", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "An information session about the pre-nursery programs Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. The session explains the programs' educational philosophy, gives an overview of the daily schedule, and allows plenty of time for questions. It focuses on the fall Toddler Playgroup and winter Turning 2s sessions and is ideal for families with children who will turn 2 between January and May of 2028.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/pre-nursery-information-sessions-53808/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e7fde5a7581996312b824daddeb9be804c2fe6f67d99bccf4a210b5c1eae1841-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ritual Lab Jr and Shabbat Shelanu", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T12:00:00-04:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/jewish/shabbat"], "description": "Ritual Lab Jr and Shabbat Shelanu are two family morning services for young children. 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This week, children can sculpt a whimsical animal or figure inspired by playful ceramics in the exhibition Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte. The free program takes place in the Floor 4 Studio while the Museum is closed to the public, and RSVP is recommended though walk-ups are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/after-school-art-explorers-free-drop-in-program-75690/", "official_url": "https://thejewishmuseum.org/program/110326_after-school-art-explorers-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/eae0c79382b85d92e92e2f47228a9a03afd64b09000c5eb1393d77678ee17b8e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Peer-to-Peer: ESOL Conversation Circles ...", "start": "2026-11-07T11:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/languages/language-learning"], "description": "Peer-to-Peer: ESOL Conversation Circles for Teens invites teens ages 14-17 to practice speaking English in a welcoming setting. 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