ibliographies from our Temple librarian, based on various subjects… Check this page often for updates.RESOURCES ABOUT GOD
Because Nothing Looks Like God
By Lawrence Kushner and Karen Kushner; illustrated by Dawn Majewski
Provides a spiritual framework for the questions and interesting answers.
Does God Hear My Prayer?
By August Gold, photo illustrated by Diane Hardy Waller
Child-centered answers to the question; ecumenical and multicultural.
First He Made the Sun
By Harriet Ziefert; illustrated by Todd McKie
The story of the six days of Creation in rhyme for young children;
an answer to “What does God do?”
God’s Paintbrush
By Sandy Eisenberg Sasso; illustrated by Annette C. Compton
Offers a series of simple scenarios and questions through which
readers can reflect upon the nature of God and one’s own relationship with God.
I Learn About God
By Howard Bogot and Daniel B. Syme; illustrated by Marlene Lobell Ruthen
Small-format book about God for young children; although the illustrations are
in black and white, the text is useful for teachers and parents.
Let’s Talk About God
By Dorothy K. Kripke; illustrated by Christine Tripp
A very useful guide for parents and teachers with an outline of questions children ask.
What Is God?
By Etan Boritzer; illustrated by Robbie Maran
Answers the question from an ecumenical perspective.
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RESOURCES ABOUT ISRAEL
My Cousin Tamar Lives in Israel
By Michelle Shapiro Abraham; illustrated by Ann D. Koffsky
Let’s Visit Israel
By Judye Groner
Sammy Spider’s Israel Fun Book
By Sylvia Rouss
The Weight of the Sky
By Lisa Ann Sandell
Light Years: A Novel
By Tammar Stein
Israel By Jill DuBois and Mair Rosh
Cultures of the world
Ariel Sharon
By Norman H. Finkelstein
Israel
By Adam Garfinkle
Modern Middle East nations and their strategic place in the world
Israel in Pictures
By Margaret J. Goldstein
Jerusalem or Death: Palestinian Terrorism
By Samuel M. Katz
Jerusalem Sky: Stars, Crosses and Crescents
By Mark Podwal
Israel
By Jennifer Rozines Roy
Discovering cultures
Ilan Ramon: Jewish Star
By Devra Newberger Speregen
When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir
By Valérie Zenatti; translated by Adriana Hunter
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
By Simone Elkeles
The Dog of Knots
By Kathy Walden Kaplan
Real Time: A Novel
By Pnina Moed Kass
Sara’s Journey
By David L. Shapiro
Fodor’s Israel
Edited by Linda Cabasin, Ruth Craig and Caroline Trefler
Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide
By Jeffrey Goldberg
City of Oranges: An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa
By Adam LeBor
Aliya: Three Generations of American-Jewish Immigration to Israel
By Liel Leibovitz
From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
By Bernard Lewis
The Ethiopian Jews of Israel: Personal Stories of Life in the Promised Land
By Len Lyons; photographs by Ilan Ossendryver; foreword by Alan M. Dershowitz
Jerusalem 1913: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
By Amy Dockser Marcus
Maneuvering Between the Headlines: An American Lives Through the Intifada
By Helen Schary Motro
The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East
By Abraham Rabinovich
The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace
By Dennis Ross
A Dream of Zion: American Jews Reflect on Why Israel Matters to Them
Edited by Jeffrey K. Salkin
Your Travel Guide to Ancient Israel
By Josepha Sherman
Ilan Ramon: Israel’s Space Hero
By Barbara Sofer
Israel at 60: A Pictorial and Oral History of a Nation Reborn
By Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald S. Strober
Gideon’s Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad
By Gordon Thomas
The Story of a Life
By Aharon Appelfeld; translated from the Hebrew by Aloma Halter
Israel Through My Lens: 60 Years as a Photojournalist
By David Rubinger with Ruth Corman; foreword by Shimon Peres
Broken Wings/Knafayim Shvurot [DVD]
By Nir Bergman
Hebrew dialogue, English subtitles
Cast a Giant Shadow [DVD]
Directed by Melville Shavelson
Cup Final: Gemar Gavia [DVD]
Screenplay by Eyal Halfon based on an idea by Eran Riklis; directed by Eran Riklis
Hebrew and English with English subtitles
Children of Jerusalem: Asya [VHS]
By Beverly Shaffer
From the National Film Board of Canada
Exodus [VHS]
Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo; produced and directed by Otto Preminger
Academy Award, 1960, Best Score
Exodus 1947 [VHS]
By Elizabeth Rodgers and Robby Henson; a co-production of Maryland Public Television and Cicada Films
Families of Israel [VHS]
By Families of the World
Grandpa’s Tree [VHS]
Jewish Holiday Series
Jinja’s Israeli Safari [VHS]
Children’s video about animals with songs in Hebrew; starring Jinja the lion cub
The Land of Israel [VHS]
Children’s Television Workshop; released in the U.S. by Yellow Giraffe Productions
Shalom Sesame series
Israel: A Nation is Born [VHS]
With Abba Eban; produced by Israel Heritage in association with Thirteen /WNET; produced and directed by Neville Meyer; written by John Lord
Israel in Dance: On and Off Stage With the Shalom Tel Aviv Dance Company [VHS]
Israel Television; produced by Yossi Landau; written and directed by Amos Ettinger
Pillar of Fire: A Television History of Israel’s Rebirth [DVD]
Israel Broadcast Authority
Promises [DVD]
Presented by the Promises Film Project; written, produced and directed by Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg
Soundtrack in Arabic, Hebrew and English with English subtitles
Shalom Sesame, Shalom Sumsum [DVD]
Produced by SISU Home Entertainment, Inc.; producer, Lynn Kestin Sessler; head writer, Mark Saltzman; writer, Louise Gikow
Rehov Sumsum is a co-production of the Israeli Educational Television, Children’s Television Workshop; soundtrack in English and Hebrew
The Story of the Yom Kippur War [VHS]
Or-Yehuda, Israel; distributed by Doko Entertainment Ltd.
Under the Domim Tree [VHS]
Produced by Gila Almagor and Eitan Evan; directed by Eli Cohen; screenplay by Gila Almagor and Eyal Scher; additional writing by Eli Cohen; music by Benny Nagari
In Hebrew
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RESOURCES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS
Dinosaur on Hanukkah
By Diane Levin Rauchwerger; illustrated by Jason Wolff
A dinosaur comes to a young boy’s house to join him in celebrating Hanukkah. (Preschool)
The Eight Nights of Chanukah
By Lesléa Newman; illustrated by Elivia Savadier
Chanukah comes to life as a young child’s family gathering grows bigger and bigger as the holiday progresses; can be sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas. (Preschool)
Hanukkah Lights
By Ben Lakner
Recalls what Hanukkah represents as Jason and Sarah celebrate the holiday’s lights and nights; help find the missing candles, light the menorah, play dreidel and open presents. (Preschool; on board pages)
Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights
By Leslie Kimmelman; illustrated by John Himmelman
An extended family celebrates the eight nights of Hanukkah. (Preschool)
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah!
A family and their animal friends celebrate the holiday.
English verse adapted to an Israeli Hanukkah melody. (Preschool; on board pages)
It’s Hanukkah!
By Jeanne Modesitt; illustrated by Robin Spowart
Large mouse family joyfully celebrates Hanukkah;
includes information on the history of the holiday and some of its traditions. (Preschool)
It’s Hanukkah Time!
By Latifa Berry Kropf; photographs by Tod Cohen
Preschoolers invite their grandparents to a Hanukkah party and celebrate by lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, making Israeli doughnuts (sufganiyot) and telling the story of the Maccabees; includes facts about Hanukkah and a recipe for sufganiyot. (Preschool)
Hooray for Hanukkah!
By Fran Manushkin; illustrated by Carolyn Croll
Menorah describes a family’s joyous celebration of this Jewish holiday,
from the first night to the eighth and last; a great read-aloud. (Preschool)
Let There Be Lights!
By Camille Kress
(Toddlers; on board pages)
Light the Candles: A Hanukkah Lift-The-Flap Book
By Joan Holub; illustrated by Lynne Cravath
A candle is added to the menorahs on each page as the holiday is explained.
(Toddlers; a lift-the-flap book)
Runaway Dreidel!
By Lesléa Newman; illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker
In this rhyming tale in the style of The Night Before Christmas, a family’s preparations for Chanukah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel. (Preschool)
The Runaway Latkes
By Leslie Kimmelman; illustrated by Paul Yalowitz
When three potato latkes escape Rebecca Bloom’s frying pan on the first night of Chanukah, everyone, including the cantor, the rabbi and the mayor, joins in the chase.
(Preschool to First Grade)
Spin the Dreidel!
By Alexandra Cooper
Invites young readers to join a family in celebrating Chanukah by playing dreidel and explains what each of the symbols means. (Preschool; on board pages with dreidel in spine)
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
Arthur Yorinks’ The Flying Latke
By Arthur Yorinks; illustrated by William Steig
A family argument on the first night of Chanukah results in a food fight
and a flying latke that is mistaken for a flying saucer. (Kindergarten to Fourth Grade)
By the Hanukkah Light
By Sheldon Oberman; illustrated by Neil Waldman
When the family gathers to celebrate Hanukkah, Grandfather tells his own story of the holiday from World War II. (Second Grade format; Fourth Grade through Fifth Grade content)
The Chanukah Guest
By Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Giora Carmi
On the first night of Chanukah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna’s house and
receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi.
(Kindergarten through Second Grade)
The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate
By Janice Cohn; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Describes how people in Billings, Montana, joined together to fight
a series of hate crimes against a Jewish family. (Fourth Grade and up)
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
By Eric Kimmel; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah; one of the most popular books. (Kindergarten through Fifth Grade)
It’s a Miracle! A Hanukkah Storybook
By Stephanie Spinner; illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Every night of Hanukkah, Grandma tells a story at bedtime; includes the Hanukkah legend. (Kindergarten through Fourth Grade)
Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story
By Fran Manushkin; illustrated by Robin Spowart
When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah,
they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.
(Second Grade to Fourth Grade)
The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story
By Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Katya Krenina
When an old lady swindles him out of his magic dreidels, Jacob tries to get them back in time for the family’s Hanukkah celebration. (Kindergarten through Second Grade)
On Hanukkah
By Cathy Goldberg Fishman; illustrated by Melanie W. Hall
Describes the history and celebration of the holiday. (Kindergarten to Second Grade)
Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale
By Marilyn Hirsh
A wandering peddler teaches the villagers how to make potato pancakes from a crust of bread; an old favorite. (Preschool through Second Grade)
The Story of Hanukkah
By Norma Simon; illustrated by Leonid Gore
Explains the history and traditions that are a part of Hanukkah.
(First Grade through Third Grade)
The Story of Hanukkah: A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Book
By Lisa Rojany; illustrated by Holly Jones
Explains the origin of the holiday of Hanukkah through a lift-the-flap, rebus format.
(Second Grade through Fourth Grade)
Toby Belfer Never Had a Christmas Tree
By Gloria Teles Pushker; illustrated by Judith Hierstein
Living in a small Louisiana town where hers is the only Jewish family, Toby Belfer gives a party for her friends in order to explain Chanukah, including the story of Judah Maccabee, the significance of the menorah, how to make potato latkes, and how to play the game of dreidel. (First Grade to Third Grade)
When Mindy Saved Hanukkah
By Eric Kimmel; illustrated by Barbara McClintock
A tiny Jewish family living behind the wall of a synagogue must battle a frightening cat if they want candles for their Hanukkah menorah. Look for the Temple Emanu-El reference! (Preschool through Second Grade)
Zigazak! A Magical Hanukkah Night
By Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Jon Goodell
Two evil spirits wreck havoc on the town of Brisk’s Hanukkah celebration, until the town’s wise rabbi puts a stop to their mischief; a great favorite.
(Second Grade through Fifth Grade)
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Anthologies, Crafts, Recipes, Songs and More for the Holiday
Eight Tales for Eight Nights: Stories for Chanukah
By Peninnah Schram and Steven M. Rosman; illustrations by Tsirl Waletzky
Eight traditional tales from around the world introduce the customs and meanings of Chanukah. (Seventh Grade to Adult)
Hanukkah Crafts
By Judith Hoffman Corwin
Explains the history and customs connected with Hanukkah and provides ideas and instructions for making greeting cards, gift wrappings, presents, decorations and holiday treats. (First Grade to Third Grade)
Hanukkah Fun
By Judy Bastyra; illustrated by Catherine Ward
A brief history of Hanukkah accompanies recipes, craft projects and other activities to help celebrate this holiday. (Third Grade through Sixth Grade)
Hanukkah, Festival of Lights:
Celebrate With Songs, Decorations, Food, Games, Prayers and Traditions
By Jeff O’Hare; illustrated by Arthur Friedman and Mary F. Rhinelander
A compilation of songs, games, recipes and stories help children understand and celebrate the meaning of Hanukkah. (Preschool to Second Grade)
Hanukkah Ha-Has: Knock-Knock Jokes That Are a Latke Fun
By Katy Hall & Lisa Eisenberg; illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
(Preschool to Third Grade; a lift-the-flap book.)
A Hanukkah Treasury
Edited by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Emily Lisker
Stories, songs, recipes and activities related to the celebration of Hanukkah.
(Second Grade to Fourth Grade)
Happening Hanukkah: Creative Ways to Celebrate
By Debra Mostow Zakarin; illustrated by Amanda Haley
(Third Grade through Sixth Grade)
The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories From Chelm
By Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein
Drawing on traditional Jewish folklore, these Hanukkah stories relate the antics of the people of Chelm, a famous town of fools. (First Grade to Fourth Grade)
Pearl’s Eight Days of Chanukah
By Jane Breskin Zalben
Eight stories and activities during each night of Hanukkah introduce the holiday and its practices; includes descriptions of related recipes, crafts, songs and games.
(First Grade to Third Grade)
The Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah
By Isaac Bashevis Singer; illustrated by Irene Lieblich
Beautiful and moving stories for each night of the holiday. (Fourth Grade and up)
The Spotted Pony: A Collection of Hanukkah Stories
Retold by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher
Eight stories, with a shammes story for each, to be read on the eight nights of Hanukkah. (Fourth Grade to Sixth Grade)
The Stone Lamp: A Hanukkah Collection
(Eight Days of Dark, Eight Nights of Light)
By Karen Hesse; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
A collection of eight poems, each taking place on a different night of Hanukkah and following the calamitous history of Jews from 12th century England to 20th century Israel.
(Fourth Grade to Fifth Grade)
While the Candles Burn: Eight Stories for Hanukkah
By Barbara Diamond Goldin; illustrated by Elaine Greenstein
A collection of eight stories illuminating the meaning and the miracles of Hanukkah.
(Second Grade to Fourth Grade)
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PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
A Child’s First Book of Jewish Holidays
By Alfred J. Kolatch; illustrated by Harry Araten
Grandpa and Me on Tu B’Shevat
By Marji E. Gold-Vukson; illustrations by Leslie Evans
The Great Kapok Tree:
A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
By Lynne Cherry
The Littlest Tree
By Sylvia Rouss; illustrated by Ari Binus
The Lorax
By Dr. Seuss
Planting a Rainbow
Written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Sammy Spider’s First Tu B’Shevat
By Sylvia Rouss; illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
A Seder for Tu B’Shevat
By Harlene Winnick Appelman and Jane Sherwin Shapiro; illustrated by Chari R. McLean
Solomon and the Trees
By Matt Biers-Ariel; illustrated by Esti Silverberg-Kiss
The Tiny Seed
By Eric Carle
A Tree Full of Mitzvos
By Dina Herman Rosenfeld; illustrated by Yoel Kenny
It’s Tu B’Shevat
By Edie Stoltz Zolknower; illustrated by Richard Johnson
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
Anno’s Magic Seeds
Written and illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno
Behold the Trees
By Sue Alexander; illustrated by Leonid Gore
The Chocolate Chip Challah Activity Book:
An Interactive Guide to Winter, Spring and Summer Holidays (Book 2)
Written and illustrated by Lisa Rauchwerger
The Day the Rabbi Disappeared: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic
Retold by Howard Schwartz; illustrated by Monique Passicot
God’s Garden: Children’s Stories Grown From the Bible
By Adam Fisher
Greening the Holidays
By Ellen Bernstein and Honey Vizer
Listen to the Trees: Jews and the Earth
By Molly Cone; illustrated by Roy Doty
The Little Leaf
By Chana Sharfstein; illustrated by Rochelle Blumenfeld
The Never-Ending Greenness
By Neil Waldman
The Seven Species
By Matt Biers-Ariel; illustrated by Tama Goodman
Tastes of Jewish Tradition:
Recipes, Activities and Stories for the Whole Family
By Jody Hirsh, Idy Goodman, Aggie Goldenholz and Susan Roth;
foreword by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
TEENS & ADULTS
Discovering Natural Israel
By Michal Strutin
Ecology and the Jewish Spirit:
Where Nature and the Sacred Meet
Edited and with introductions by Ellen Bernstein
The Jewish Gardening Cookbook:
Growing Plants and Cooking for Holidays and Festivals
By Michael P. Brown; illustrated by Laura C.Martin
The Natural History of the Bible:
An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures
By Daniel Hillel
A Person is Like a Tree:
A Sourcebook for Tu BeShvat
By Yitzhak Buxbaum
Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice:
Holy Days and Shabbat
By Goldie Milgram
Seder Tu Bishevat: The Festival of Trees.
By the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Spirit in Nature: Teaching Judaism and Ecology on the Trail
By Matt Biers-Ariel, Deborah Newbrun and Michal Fox Smart
The Splendor of Creation: A Biblical Ecology
By Ellen Bernstein
Teach Them Diligently: A Midrash on the Jewish Educator’s Year
By Bonnie K. Stevens
Torah of the Earth:
Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought (Vol. 1)
Biblical Israel: One Land, One People
Rabbinic Judaism: One People, Many Lands
Edited by Arthur Waskow
Tree and Shrub in Our Biblical Heritage
By Nogah Hareuveni; translated from Hebrew and adapted by Helen Frenkley
Trees, Erth and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology
Edited by Ari Elon, Naomi Mara Hyman and Arthur Waskow
Hochmat Lev: Wisdom of the Heart
Expanding the Jewish Mind, Learning Through Art Projects
Edited by Mareleyn Schneider
MUSIC & VIDEO
Celebrate With Cindy: Jewish Holiday Music for Children [CD]
Produced by Cindy Paley Aboody; orchestrations, arrangements and musical direction
by Uri Ophir
Grandpa’s Tree [VHS]
By Ergo Media Inc
It’s Jewish Holiday Time [CD]
By Paul Zim
Shirim Al Galgalim: New Jewish Songs for Young Children [CD]
Performed by Debbie Friedman
Together [CD]
Performed by Julie Silver
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY
A Biblical Garden
By Carol Lerner; translated from the Hebrew Bible by Ralph Lerner
Let the Earth Teach You Torah:
A Guide to Teaching Jewish Ecological Wisdom
By Ellen Bernstein and Dan Fink
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Beni’s Family Treasury: Stories for the Jewish Holidays
By Jane Breskin Zalben
Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale
By Barbara Diamond Goldin; illustrated by Erika Weihs
A Costume for Noah: A Purim Story
By Sue Remick Topek; illustrated by Sally Springer
Festival of Esther: The Story of Purim
Retold by Maida Silverman; illustrated by Carolyn S. Ewing
Goldie’s Purim
By Jane Breskin Zalben
Here Come the Purim Players!
By Barbara Cohen; illustrated by Shoshana Mekibel
It Happened in Shushan: A Purim Story
By Harriet K. Feder; illustrated by Rosalyn Schanzer
It’s Purim Time!
By Latifa Berry Kropf; photographs by Tod Cohen
The Mitzvah Girl
By Beverly Mach Geller
The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story
By Leone Adelson; illustrated by Naomi Howland
On Purim
By Cathy Goldberg Fishman; illustrated by Melanie W. Hall
The Purim Costume
By Peninnah Schram; illustrated by Tammy L. Keiser
The Purim Parade
By Katherine Janus Kahn
Purim Play
By Roni Schotter; illustrated by Marylin Hafner
Queen Esther Saves Her People
Retold by Rita Golden Gelman; illustrated by Frané Lessac
Queen Esther the Morning Star
By Mordicai Gerstein
Raisel’s Riddle
By Erica Silverman; illustrated by Susan Gaber
Sammy Spider’s First Purim
By Sylvia A. Rouss; illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
The Animated Megillah
By Ephraim Siddon and Rony Oren
Artscroll Youth Megillah: New Simplified Translation and Comments
By Nosson Scherman with Meir Zlotowitz; illustrated by Michael Horen
Esther
By Miriam Chaikin; illustrated by Vera Rosenberry
Esther’s Story
By Diane Wolkstein; illustrated by Juan Wijngaard
Holiday Treats
By Esther Hautzig; illustrated by Yaroslava
Make Noise, Make Merry: The Story and Meaning of Purim
By Miriam Chaikin; illustrated by Hitz Demi
Make Your Own Megillah: The Story of Purim
By Judyth Saypol Groner
The Purim Goat
By Yuri Suhl; illustrated by Kaethe Zemach
The Silver Megillah
By Shanedy Kesserman; illustrated by Alex Tirado
The Whole Megillah (Almost)
By Shoshana Silberman; illustrated by Katherine Kahn
TEENS & ADULTS
Every Person’s Guide to Purim
By Ronald H. Isaacs
Holidays in Song
Compiled, edited and arranged by Velvel Pasternack
In the Jewish Tradition: A Year of Foods and Festivities
By Judith B. Fellner
The Megillah: The Book of Esther
Translated by Meir Zlotowitz
Megillat Esther
By JT Waldman
(Graphic novel in English; includes Hebrew text of Esther)
Purim Megillah
By Sol Scharfstein
The Purim Anthology
By the Jewish Publication Society of America
The Talmud for Beginners: Volume 2
By Judith Z. Abrams
(Includes a Talmudic commentary of the Scroll of Esther, or Megillat Ester)
Tastes of Jewish Tradition:
Recipes, Activities and Stories for the Whole Family
By Jody Hirsh, Idy Goodman, Aggie Goldenholz and Susan Roth;
foreword by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
MUSIC & VIDEO
Aleph Bet Boogie [CD]
Performed by Rabbi Joe Black
Celebrate With Cindy: Jewish Holiday Music for Children [CD]
Produced by Cindy Paley Aboody; orchestrations, arrangements and musical direction
by Uri Ophir
Classic Jewish Holiday and Shabbat Songs:
23 Songs (Lyrics Included) [CD]
By Theodore Bikel
It’s Jewish Holiday Time [CD]
By Paul Zim
The Jewish Holidays Video Guide [VHS]
By SISU Home Entertainment
Purim Songs: In Hebrew for Children and Toddlers [CD]
By Matan Ariel and Friends
Shanah Tovah (A Good Year): Songs for Jewish Holidays [CD]
Performed by Debbie Friedman
Shirim Al Galgalim: New Jewish Songs for Young Children [CD]
Performed by Debbie Friedman.
Shiron L’gan: Songs for Youth Ages 2-5 [CD]
By Transcontinental Music Publications
Shiron L’yeladim: Songs for Youth Ages 6-9 [CD]
By Transcontinental Music Publications
The Whole Megillah [VHS]
By Ergo Media Inc.
ADDITONAL RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY
The Five Scrolls:
Hebrew Texts, English Translations, Introductions and New Liturgies
Translations edited by Albert H. Friedlander; introductions co-edited by Herbert Bronstein and Albert H. Friedlander; liturgies edited by Herbert Bronstein; illustrated and designed by Leonard Baskin
The Babylonian Talmud v.1
Translated into English with notes, glossary and indices under the editorship of
Rabbi Dr. I. Epstein; foreward by the Very Rev. the Chief Rabbi Dr. J.H. Hertz
Hilchot Ta’aniot and Hilchot Megillah VaChanukah
(The Laws of Fasts [and] The Laws of [Reading] the Megillah and of Chanukah):
A New Translation With Commentaries and Notes
Original text by Moses Maimonides (1135-1204); translated by Eliyahu Touger
The Megillah: [Megillat Ester]
Illustrated by Jossi Stern; calligraphy by Noah Ophir
Talmud Bavli: The Schottenstein Edition
The Gemara: The Classic Vilna Edition
Elucidated by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman
PLANNING FOR A PERFECT PASSOVER
The New York Times Passover Cookbook:
More Than 200 Holiday Recipes From Top Chefs and Writers
Edited by Linda Amster
A definitive source with excellent recipes from around the world
Passover Desserts
By Penny W. Eisenberg
The Passover Table: New and Traditional Recipes
for Your Seders and the Entire Passover Week
By Susan R. Friedland; photography by Penina; food styling by Erez Harper
Passover food for serious foodies.
Spice and Spirit: Kosher for Passover Cookbook
By the Lubavitch Women’s Organization
All those recipes you remember from your grandparents’ table; an excellent resource.
PASSOVER & SEDER RESOURCES
The Journey Continues: The Ma’yan Passover Haggadah
Edited by Tamara Cohen, Sue Levi Elwell, Debbie Friedman and Ronnie M. Horn
The Haggadah written for and used by the famous Women’s Seders.
Haggadah for the Liberated Lamb
By Roberta Kalechofsky
The seder for vegetarians.
A Night of Questions: A Passover Haggadah
Edited by Joy Levitt and Michael Strassfeld; illustrated by Jeffrey Schrier
A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices
By Mishael Zion and Noam Zion; illustrations by Michel Kichka
On Wings of Freedom: The Hillel Haggadah for the Nights of Passover
Edited by Richard N. Levy
The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah
Edited by Sue Levi Elwell
Passover: The Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration
By Ron Wolfson with Joel Lurie Grishaver
Preparing Your Heart for Passover:
A Guide for Spiritual Readiness
By Kerry M. Olitzky
The Women’s Passover Companion:
Women’s Reflections on the Festival of Freedom
Edited by Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector;
foreword by Paula E. Hyman
The Women’s Seder Sourcebook:
Rituals and Readings for Use at the Passover Seder
Edited by Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector
PLANNING A SEDER FOR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN
(Suggestions from our rabbis and members of the Department of Lifelong Learning)
A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah (Compact Edition)
By Naom Zion and David Dishon
Includes the text for the seder along with commentaries and many ideas of how to include the whole family in the celebration of Passover.
My Very Own Haggadah: A Seder Service for Young Children
By Judyth Robbins Saypol and Madeline Wikler; illustrated by Chaya Burstein
The coloring-book format has a section on getting ready for the holiday, followed by a child’s length seder; children will enjoy being able to color in the pages; includes songs and blessings. (Ages 5-8)
A Family Haggadah
By Shoshana Silberman; illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
This Haggadah follows the traditional seder order, uses gender-neutral language and is geared to the reading level of school-age children. Transliterations and translations of Hebrew blessings and prayers are included, as are additional discussion questions, songs, crafts and games.
Telling the Story: A Passover Haggadah Explained
Adapted by Barry Louis Polisar; illustrated by Sierra Hannah Polisar
Designed to guide Passover participants through the seder while educating them about the practice; details the meaning of the ceremony in the past and present; allows those with little or no experience conducting a seder to do so with confidence. A phonetic version of the Hebrew text is also included to aid those unfamiliar with Hebrew pronunciation.
RESOURCES TO ENRICH YOUR PASSOVER & SEDER EXPERIENCE
The Seder Activity Book
By Judy Dick
With quiet games and activities that actively involve children in the Passover seder, The Seder Activity Book helps children follow the leader and discover why and how we celebrate Passover. (Ages 8-11)
Paul Zim’s Passover Seder Sing-a-Long Simcha [CD]
Passover music presented in a clear, singable format;
great for learning blessings and songs for the seder.
Make Your Own Passover Seder:
A New Approach to Creating a Personal Family Celebration
By Alan Kay and Jo Kay
Helps you put together a seder that reflects the particular needs and interests of your family. The Kays offer new ideas and many options based on their experiences and taken from hundreds of seders from around the globe. Suitable for all groups and families whether Reform, Orthodox, Conservative or Reconstructionist.
Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion
Compiled by Eric A. Kimmel
This is a beautifully illustrated anthology of stories, songs, poems, art and prayers about Passover. Beloved storyteller Eric A. Kimmel, author of Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins, presents three millennia of Jewish life around the world in a rich and accessible resource for the whole family.
Creating Lively Passover Seders:
A Sourcebook of Engaging Tales, Texts & Activities
By David Arnow
A thorough guide for preparing for Passover and putting together a seder; discusses the history of Passover, the development of the seder and its components.
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