BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:900@areyvut.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T140000 DTSTAMP:20261028T161806Z URL:https://areyvut.org/events/mitzvah-clowning-fall-2026-program-launch/ SUMMARY:Mitzvah Clowning Fall 2026 Program Launch DESCRIPTION:Last updated\, Wednesday\, October 28\, 2026 at 12:17 EST\nMitz vah Clowning Training – November 1 Program Postponed\n\nAreyvut\, in con junction with the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey (JFNNJ)\, has m ade the decision to postpone our Mitzvah Clowning training originally sche duled for Sunday\, November 1\, 2026.\n\nWe look forward to offering the p rogram at a later date.\n\nMitzvah Clowning is about much more than puttin g on a costume or making someone laugh. Through hands-on training and mean ingful volunteer experiences\, participants develop leadership\, empathy\, sensitivity\, communication skills and the ability to connect with indivi duals who are ill\, elderly or otherwise vulnerable.\n\nWe are taking this opportunity to revisit how we introduce and present the program so that i ts educational value and potential impact are more clearly understood.\n\n Interested in participating in a future training?\n\nPlease e-mail info@ar eyvut.org to express your interest and receive information when new dates are announced.\n\nWe sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and appreci ate your interest\, understanding and support.\n\nWe look forward to bring ing this meaningful opportunity to our commUNITY soon.\n[pdf-embedder url= "https://areyvut.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Mitzvah-Clowning-Flyer.pdf " title="Mitzvah Clowning Flyer"]\nThe Center for Jewish Teen Engagement a t Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey\, is a new regional hub designe d to help Jewish teens in Northern New Jersey connect\, grow and lead. The Center's teen programming in an effort to expand access to meaningful Jew ish experiences\, develop local leadership and innovate new opportunities in the region. Events powered by the CTE are open to all local teens and A reyvut is deeply honored to partner with this unique collaboration and to play a role in this inaugural year.\nBring Joy. Make Connections. Make a D ifference.\nA smile has the power to brighten someone's day\, ease lonelin ess and create meaningful human connection.\nAreyvut's Mitzvah Clowning pr ogram trains participants to become Caring (Medical) Clowns who use humor\ , warmth\, compassion and positive energy to bring joy to others. This is not a performance. Rather\, participants learn how to connect with people in a genuine\, respectful and meaningful way through conversation\, active listening\, age-appropriate humor and engaging activities.\nWhether visit ing seniors\, individuals receiving care or others who can benefit from co mpanionship\, Mitzvah Clowns remind people that they are valued\, remember ed and not alone.\n\nWhat is Mitzvah Clowning?\nMitzvah Clowning combines creativity\, kindness and service. Participants learn practical skills tha t enable them to interact confidently and compassionately with others whil e developing leadership\, empathy and communication skills that will benef it them throughout their lives.\nThrough hands-on training and meaningful site visits\, teens discover that sometimes the greatest gift they can off er is simply their presence.\nParticipants frequently tell us that they re ceive just as much from the experience as those they visit.\n\nWhat Will P articipants Learn?\nDuring the initial training participants will:\n\n\n Learn the fundamentals of Mitzvah Clowning.\n Develop effective communica tion and active listening skills.\n Learn how to engage people of differe nt ages and abilities.\n Explore how humor can be used appropriately to c omfort and encourage others.\n Build confidence interacting with stranger s.\n Understand expectations and best practices for site visits.\n Prepa re to participate in meaningful volunteer experiences.\n\nNo previous expe rience is necessary.\n\nProgram Schedule\nInitial Training\nSunday\, Novem ber 1\, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM\nParticipants will receive hands-on training an d prepare for the site visits.\n\nSite Visits\, 10:30 AM–11:30 AM\nSunda y\, November 8Sunday\, November 22\nDuring these visits\, participants wil l put what they learned into practice by bringing smiles\, warmth and mean ingful connections to members of our commUNITY.\n\nWho Can Participate?\nT he program is open to all high school students.\nWhether you have extensiv e volunteer experience or are looking for a meaningful way to give back fo r the first time\, Mitzvah Clowning is an opportunity to make a genuine di fference while developing skills that will serve you throughout your life. \n\nWhy Participate?\nParticipants will:\n\n\n Make a meaningful differen ce in the lives of others.\n Build lasting friendships with fellow partic ipants.\n Develop leadership and interpersonal skills.\n Gain meaningful ly volunteer experience while having fun.\n Increase confidence.\n Learn the importance of empathy\, kindness and human connection.\n Become part of a growing network of teens proactively committed to strengthening thei r communities through acts of chesed.\n\nProgram Fee\n$125 per participant \n\nAdditional Information\n\n No previous experience is necessary.\n Lo cations throughout Teaneck will be shared with registered participants.\n Dates are subject to change.\n Space is limited.\n Advance registratio n is required. Form below. Payment can be made after registration is compl eted.\n\nQuestions?\nFor additional information\, please contact Areyvut a t: 201-244-6702 or info@areyvut.org\n\nRegistration Form\n[gravityform i d="23" title="false" description="false"]\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Mitzvah Clowning END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR