In the spirit of the ancient Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming the Sabbath) tradition of going into the fields to welcome the Sabbath, come to an outdoor Shabbat picnic and sing-along. Bring a picnic dinner. Challah, grape juice and dessert provided. Event held on Friday, June 22 from 6-7:30pm on the Whittemore-Robbins House Lawn located behind Robbins Library (700 Massachusetts Avenue) in Arlington. Geared for families with children ages 2+ years. No charge. Open to the entire community.

Register at bostonjcc.org/metronorthstars. For more information, contact metronorth@jccgb.org or 617-841-8009. Programs north of Boston are presented in collaboration with Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Boston with support from Combined Jewish Philanthropies. All JCC arts and humanities offerings are programs of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts.