Posts Tagged ‘customs’

Book Review | Hanukkah Around the World
by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Score: 3

It is always fascinating to learn how other Jewish communities around the world celebrate their Jewish holidays. In this companion volume to Passover Around the World, we learn many new and interesting facts about how the customs and traditions of Hanukkah are interpreted and celebrated.

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Book Review | Passover Around the World
by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Score: 3

Illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf.
© 2007, Kar-Ben Publishing.
This is a lovely book explaining the different ways that Passover is celebrated in various countries throughout the world. The customs are so varied that I believe that matzah may be the only unifying factor in the celebrations!  Nonetheless this book provides students with a number of enlightening versions [...]

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