Posts Tagged ‘Yom Kippur’
Book Review | Gershon’s Monster
by Eric A. Kimmel
Score: 5
Illustrated by John J. Muth © 2000, Scholastic, Inc. For the most part, we try to be on our best behavior throughout the year. We remember to say please and thank you. We speak kindly of and to others. We tell the truth. Of course, everyone makes an occasional mistake, and when we do we [...]
Book Review | Celebrate Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
by Deborah Heiligman
Score: 3
© 2007, National Geographic Books. Part of the National Geographic Holidays Around the World Series, this is an excellent introduction to the High Holidays for young children and their families. Pages filled with colorful pictures of Jews around the world celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur accompany simple explanatory text describing these holidays. At the [...]
Book Review | Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride
by Deborah Bodin Cohen
Score: 4.5
This is a beautiful Holiday book combining Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Israeli History into a delightful picture book. This is the story of the first train to run between Jaffa and Jerusalem. In simple prose, we learn that the train left Jaffa and picked up festival foods on its way to Jerusalem – apples, [...]
