NJ Maarif School

Dear Maarif Families,  We at Maarif School hope that you and your families had a wonderful Eid celebration. Although it was not how most of us have celebrated before, and we missed seeing friends and family in the masajid, in'sha'Allah you were able to find the sweetness and light in the day.  Our Sr. Zeyap put together a wonderful video of   greetings  which  you can see here. I am reminded that our love for each other and our love of Allah SWA is what keeps us strong as a community. While the world may be facing a pandemic and many details are unknown and unknowable to us right now, we can always count on the support, prayers, and friendship of our Maarif community, Masha'Allah. For this we are very thankful.  Allah hafiz,  Sr. Ozlem and Sr. Pam 

Assalamu alaikum, to all our Maarif Community! We pray this post finds you and your families and friends healthy and safe. We also pray that Ramadan is going well for you and that you are gaining all the blessings of this most holy of months. Governor Murphy announced earlier this week that no NJ schools will reopen before the end of the school year. We all miss our students very much and pray that in'sha'Allah we are all reunited in the fall semester. In these strange and unprecendented times, we want to make sure that our children are not unduly affected by the uncertainty and fear that surrounds the pandemic. As adults, it is out job to comfort and guide our children. Here is an article from the  Healthy Children blog  to help us all navigate at home. Here are some of the highlights of the article: Since our children look to us for answers, it's vital that we talk to them honestly about the pandemic. Whatever they can imagine may be far worse and scary than the...