Get Together FAQs

We encourage you to celebrate Jewish life together with your friends — there are many fun and easy ways to Get Together for Shabbat or Havdalah, volunteering and Jewish holidays. Check out our ideas page!

If you are a PJ Library subscriber, you have received an email from gettogether@pjlibrary.org with a unique link to your personalized Get Together Report.

If you cannot find your email, please click here to request your unique link.

*Please note it can take 7-10 business days to receive a response.

If you are not yet a PJ Library subscriber, please click HERE to sign up!

A Get Together is all about celebrating Jewish life, no matter how you do Jewish. 

1. Choose a Jewish holiday, tradition, or value as a theme for your gathering. 
2. Invite two or more Jewish families (other than your own) to your place, or anywhere else you'd like to gather. 
3. Take at least one photo of your gathering.* 
4. Have fun at your Get Together! 
5. Submit a Get Together report within 30 days of hosting your event to receive a reimbursement of $100. Each household can request reimbursement for up to FIVE (5) Get Together events in 2026! 

*If religious observance prevents you from taking photos during Shabbat and Jewish holidays, we encourage you to submit photos taken ahead of time, such as supplies, prep work with your kids, or even afterward (i.e., the evidence of a happy gathering!) and include those in your Get Together report. 

A Get Together cannot be: 

• A family gathering 
• Themed around a secular holiday 
• The celebration of personal milestone events (e.g., birthday, anniversary, bris, or baby naming) 
• Jewish organizational outings/events, or events open to the community. 
• Intended primarily for non-Jewish attendees 
• Political in nature 

Please Note: We reserve the right to decline reports that show indications of AI-generated content. You also cannot combine multiple reimbursements for the same Get Together. 

All current PJ Library and PJ Our Way families in the US and Canada are eligible to host a Get Together!

If you are not yet a PJ Library subscriber, click HERE to become one today! Once your subscription is approved, you’ll receive more details about our Get Together microgrant program within 30 days.

You can submit Get Together reports on up to five (5) qualifying events and receive $100 in reimbursement for each Get Together held between January 2026 and December 2026  (and we hope you will!). That’s $500 per household!! Important note! We reserve the right not to issue reimbursements for gatherings that don’t meet our Get Together parameters, including the right to decline reports that show indications of AI-generated content. Please make sure your gathering qualifies before you host; a Get Together cannot be:

• A family gathering
• Themed around a secular holiday
• Get Togethers do not include the celebration of personal milestone events (e.g., birthday, anniversary, bris, or baby naming)
• Jewish organizational outings/events, or events open to the community.
• Intended primarily for non-Jewish attendees
• You also cannot combine multiple reimbursements for the same Get Together.
• Political in nature

We've provided a few themes and suggestions for Get Together events you could host, but if you've got another idea for a great gathering centered around Shabbat, Jewish holidays, culture, or values, we'd LOVE to support it! Your Get Together must also meet the following criteria:

• Invite at least two other Jewish families (other than your own), no more than 10 families.
• Center your Get Together around Shabbat, Jewish holidays, culture, or values.

You are required to have at least two other families raising Jewish children (other than your own) attend your gathering. You can host up to 10 families at your gathering. Please keep in mind that Get Togethers are intended to bring small groups of people together to deepen, renew or create new friendships.

Not sure who to invite to your Get Together? Think about families from your child’s school, camp or activities that you don’t know very well (yet). Or make it a reunion from your preschool class as the kids get older. You can also always ask your local PJ Professional to connect you with other local families; they would be delighted to make the connection!

Definitely not! (Although we’re also happy to help fund a repeat Shabbat or other Jewish practice among the same group of friends.)

We would love for your PJ Our Way kids to Get Together with their friends, too! Parents need to submit the Get Together Report on behalf of their child. The Get Together can be for families or PJOW kids only. The Get Together still needs to meet the following criteria:

• Including people from at least two other Jewish families (other than your own), no more than 10 families.
• Centered around Shabbat, Jewish holidays, culture, or values.

If you are a PJ Library subscriber, you have received an email from gettogether@pjlibrary.org with a unique link for your Get Together Report.

If you cannot find your email, please click here to request your unique link.

*Please note it can take 7-10 business days to receive a response.

If you are not yet a PJ Library subscriber, please click HERE to sign up!

In order to qualify for a Get Together reimbursement, you MUST submit at least one photo of your Get Together.

• 1-3 photos showcasing your Get Together.
• Photos must be original (no AI-generated images). People are always encouraged, and faces are always optional!
• If your Get Together falls on Shabbat or another Jewish holiday and it's your custom not to take photos, please send us a photo of the prep work, table setting, supplies, or some other aspect of your Get Together.

Note: Photos will not be used without your explicit permission.

You can request reimbursement for up to FIVE (5) Get Together events per household in 2026! 

You will receive an email shortly after your Get Together Report is approved asking you to select your preferred method of reimbursement (virtual or physical debit card).

If you choose the physical option, you will receive the debit card loaded with reimbursement funds 7-10 business days after your Get Together Report is approved. There is no activation required for the card. The cards will be sent to you in a simple envelope. Virtual cards should arrive in your email inbox 3-7 business days after your report is approved.

For Canadian residents: The card will be issued in USD. It can be used at retailers across Canada. A 2% conversion fee applies for purchases in Canada.

Please treat reimbursement cards like cash. Electronic debit cards have a 3 month expiration date. Physical debit cards have a 6 month expiration date. If either type of card expires with a balance there is an $18 fee deducted from the card to reissue it.

Please visit together-pjlibraryrewards.org/CardLogin to request a replacement card.

No, you do not have to wait for reimbursement to host and report on your next Get Together! Remember that you can host Get Togethers and receive reimbursement up to five (5) times through December 31, 2026.