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Book Synopsis New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family by : Goldie Milgram
Download or read book New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family written by Goldie Milgram and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for stories that excite the imagination, open the heart and support good values? This juried volume, the second in the award-winning Mitzvah-Centered Life Initiative, also delivers something rare--an open and inclusive approach to the wide range of Jewish expression, personal orientation and family structure. These forty-three stories reveal the nourishing spirituality of Jewish values and are designed for reading and retelling across the generations.
Book Synopsis New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family by : Reclaiming Judaism Press
Download or read book New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family written by Reclaiming Judaism Press and published by Reclaiming Judaism Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created by leading Jewish authors and storytellers for both youth and adult readers, these forty-three true and fictional stories excite the imagination and open the heart. Each tale poses challenges that highlight the life-enhancing effect of mitzvah-centered living throughout each waking day. NEW MITZVAH STORIES celebrates contemporary, inclusive Jewish values. A wide range of families and individuals will be able to find themselves in these compelling tales. Each story is followed by a Jewish Spiritual Education Study Guide with sections for reflection, discussion and action. Designed for reading and retelling across the generations. Contributing Authors: Anne Andrew, Noa Baum, Janet Berenson, Randi Ya'el Chaikind, Mitchell Chefitz, Rachel Coles, Gerald Fierst, Rinah Galper, Yehudit Goldfarb, Dan Gordon, Leslie Gorin, Daniel T. Grossman, Jill Hammer, Nancy Handwerger, Alide Huyser-Frijda, Barbara Solomon Josselsohn, Jennifer Voigt Kaplan, Melissa Klein, Geri Kolesar, Arthur Kurzweil, Alex Lazarus-Klein, Janet Madden, Cindy Rivka Marshall, Goldie Milgram, Lynnie Mirvis, Seth F. Oppenheimer, Marden David Paru, Gail Pasternack, Geela Rayzel Raphael, Jack Riemer, Barbara Rush, Cassandra Sagan, Peninnah Schram, Rebecca Schram-Zafrany, Sandor Schuman, Cherie Karo Schwartz, Howard Schwartz, Danny Siegel, Donna Jacobs Sife, Shoshana Silberman, Anna Sher Simon, Devorah Spilman, Susan Stone, Marc Young, Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff Praise for New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family "It's not so easy to know what is right or how to be a righteous person in this complicated world. If someone tells us how to live, we might not want to listen...but if they tell us a good story, we can come to the truth for ourselves. New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family is a powerful, sweet and touching collection of teaching stories that help us to find our love and know our own truth." --Rabbi Shefa Gold, author of The Magic of Hebrew Chant: Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love "These uplifting tales of magic and wonder reveal the power, heart, and soul of Jewish values. The study guide is also brilliantly conceived." --Rabbi Wayne Dosick, author of Living Judaism and The Real Name of God "A vibrant, inclusive new generation of Jewish folklore and fantasy" --Maggie Anton, author of the award-winning Rashi's Daughters and Rav Hisda's Daughter series "A wonderful collection of diverse new stories to spark the imagination!" --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of Midrash: Reading the Bible with Question Marks "Sharing these tales is a sure-fire formula for raising a mensch!" --Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox, President, NewCaje
Book Synopsis NEW MITZVAH STORIES for the Whole Family by : Reclaiming Press
Download or read book NEW MITZVAH STORIES for the Whole Family written by Reclaiming Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created by leading Jewish authors and storytellers for both youth and adult readers, these forty-three true and fictional stories excite the imagination and open the heart. Each tale poses challenges that highlight the life-enhancing effect of mitzvah-centered living throughout each waking day. NEW MITZVAH STORIES celebrates contemporary, inclusive Jewish values. A wide range of families and individuals will be able to find themselves in these compelling tales. Each story is followed by a Jewish Spiritual Education Study Guide with sections for reflection, discussion and action. Designed for reading and retelling across the generations. Contributing authors: Anne Andrew, Noa Baum, Janet Berenson, Randi Ya'el Chaikind, Mitchell Chefitz, Rachel Coles, Gerald Fierst, Rinah Galper, Yehudit Goldfarb, Dan Gordon, Leslie Gorin, Daniel T. Grossman, Jill Hammer, Nancy Handwerger, Alide Huyser-Frijda, Barbara Solomon Josselsohn, Jennifer Voigt Kaplan, Melissa Klein, Geri Kolesar, Arthur Kurzweil, Alex Lazarus-Klein, Janet Madden, Cindy Rivka Marshall, Goldie Milgram, Lynnie Mirvis, Seth F. Oppenheimer, Marden David Paru, Gail Pasternack, Geela Rayzel Raphael, Jack Riemer, Barbara Rush, Cassandra Sagan, Peninnah Schram, Rebecca Schram-Zafrany, Sandor Schuman, Cherie Karo Schwartz, Howard Schwartz, Danny Siegel, Donna Jacobs Sife, Shoshana Silberman, Anna Sher Simon, Devorah Spilman, Susan Stone, Marc Young, Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff Praise for New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family "It's not so easy to know what is right or how to be a righteous person in this complicated world. If someone tells us how to live, we might not want to listen...but if they tell us a good story, we can come to the truth for ourselves. New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family is a powerful, sweet and touching collection of teaching stories that help us to find our love and know our own truth." --Rabbi Shefa Gold, author of The Magic of Hebrew Chant: Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love "These uplifting tales of magic and wonder reveal the power, heart, and soul of Jewish values. The study guide is also brilliantly conceived." --Rabbi Wayne Dosick, author of Living Judaism and The Real Name of God "A vibrant, inclusive new generation of Jewish folklore and fantasy" --Maggie Anton, author of the award-winning Rashi's Daughters and Rav Hisda's Daughter series "A wonderful collection of diverse new stories to spark the imagination!" --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of Midrash: Reading the Bible with Question Marks "Sharing these tales is a sure-fire formula for raising a mensch!" --Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox, President, NewCaje
Book Synopsis My Basmati Bat Mitzvah by : Paula J. Freedman
Download or read book My Basmati Bat Mitzvah written by Paula J. Freedman and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the fall leading up to her bat mitzvah, Tara (Hindi for “star”) Feinstein has a lot more than her Torah portion on her mind. Between Hebrew school and study sessions with the rabbi, there doesn’t seem to be enough time to hang out with her best friend Ben-O—who might also be her boyfriend—and her other best friend, Rebecca, who’s getting a little too cozy with the snotty Sheila Rosenberg. Not to mention working on her robotics project with the class clown Ryan Berger, or figuring out what to do with a priceless heirloom sari that she accidentally ruined. Amid all this drama, Tara considers how to balance her Indian and Jewish identities and what it means to have a bat mitzvah while questioning her faith. With the cross-cultural charm of Bend It Like Beckham, this delightful debut novel is a classic coming-of-age story and young romance with universal appeal. Praise for My Basmati Bat Mitzvah "In my opinion, My Basmati Bat Mitzvah shows that everyone is different in their own way and some get the advantage of being culturally diverse. I rate the book 5 stars!" —Shivani Desai, age 13 STARRED REVIEW "The latest spunky heroine of South Asian–Jewish heritage to grace middle-grade fiction, Tara Feinstein, 12, charms readers from the get-go in this strong, funny debut." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Tara’s inquisitiveness, openness, and determination to chart her own path stand out in this warm story of family, faith and the ways people are unique yet intertwined." —Publishers Weekly "With a conversational and authentic tween voice, Tara invites readers into her world as she explores the larger issues of faith, compassion, and tradition while confronting the awkwardness that is puberty—her questions regarding God are poignant and relatable while her opinions on training bras are simply spot-on..." —The Bulletin of The Center for Children’s Books "Authors often mention but then shrink from exploring in depth their characters’ mixed religious heritage; it’s a sensitive subject that demands close scrutiny. Freedman bucks that trend, avoiding didacticism by portraying broader issues through Tara’s personality and unique circumstances. As Tara learns in this skillful exploration, an important source of her special strengths—questioning spirit, empathy and strong ethical compass—is her mixed heritage." —The Jewish Daily Forward "This story will have resonance for many children of many faiths at the cusp of religious adulthood." —Booklist "As she makes her way through these challenges, she learns a great deal about friendship, family, and heritage. Freedman handles the ethnic and religious diversity of Tara’s family and friends with a light touch, but doesn’t shrink from exploring some of the complexities of a dual heritage." —School Library Journal "This book’s well-drawn characters bring two colorful cultures to vibrant life. The contemporary urban setting, cast with touches of humor and romance, frame mature ideas of peer and self-acceptance in a familiar, lighthearted world. Middle grade girls will readily befriend Tara and pick up new cultural understanding." —Library Media Connection
Book Synopsis The Jewish Family Fun Book (2nd Edition) by : Danielle Dardashti
Download or read book The Jewish Family Fun Book (2nd Edition) written by Danielle Dardashti and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to Jewish family life and fun activities at home and on the road—updated and expanded! This celebration of Jewish family life is the perfect guide for families wanting to put a new Jewish spin on holidays, holy days, and even the everyday. Full of activities, games, and history, it is sure to inspire parents, children, and extended family to connect with Judaism in fun, creative ways. With over eighty-five easy-to-do activities to re-invigorate age-old Jewish customs and make them fun for the whole family, this book is more than just kids’ stuff. It’s about taking the Jewish family experience to a new educational and entertaining level. This new editon—updated and expanded—details activities for fun at home and away from home, including recipes, meaningful everyday and holiday crafts, travel guides, enriching entertainment...and much, much more! Clearly illustrated and full of easy-to-follow instructions, this lively guide shows us how to take an active approach to exploring Jewish tradition and have fun along the way. Topics include:The “Shake-Rattle-and-Roll” Grogger Tooting Your Own Shofar The Family Fun Seder “Kid-ish” Kiddush Cup Lip-Licking Latkes Sukkah-Building Basics How to Grow a Family Tree Visiting Jewish Historical Sites, Family Camps, and Festivals The Best (and Funnest) in Music, Books, and Websites for Jewish Families ...and much, much more
Download or read book Mitzi's Mitzvah written by Gloria Koster and published by Kar-Ben Publishing ™. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adorable puppy Mitzi visits a nursing home where she helps the residents celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year.
Book Synopsis Mitzvah the Mutt by : Sylvia A. Rouss
Download or read book Mitzvah the Mutt written by Sylvia A. Rouss and published by Yaldah Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matzah balls were never meant for a game of fetch, but try telling that to Mitzvah the Mutt when he is rescued by a Jewish family. Mitzvah's silly antics manage to charm his family and his humorous misinterpretations of the Jewish holidays will leave you laughing and begging for more. Get ready for a howling good time as you celebrate Shabbat, Hanukkah and Passover with Mitzvah the Mutt.
Book Synopsis Today I Am a Woman by : Barbara Vinick
Download or read book Today I Am a Woman written by Barbara Vinick and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The amazing tales of Jewish girls on six different continents who celebrate the Jewish ritual of becoming a woman.” —The Jewish Journal Winner, Spirituality Category, New England Festival Best Books of the Holiday Season Divided into nine regions—Africa; Asia; Australia and New Zealand; the Caribbean, Europe; the former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe; Latin America; the Middle East and North Africa; and North America—this book tells the story of each girl’s unique journey and introduction into womanhood. Gorgeously illustrated with more than 100 black and white family photographs, Today I Am a Woman also captures each area’s unique customs and how they affect the lives of Jewish girls and the local Jewish community’s traditions. “The editors scoured the globe to find powerful, varied, and moving depictions of bat mitzvah in the contemporary Jewish world. This is a rich resource for anyone interested in understanding religious diversity, folk practices, and cultural creativity through the lens of gender.” —Deborah Dash Moore, former Director of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and a Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan “The stories speak for themselves, putting Jewish girls and women on the center of the stage, into the limelight, and at the pulpit. By showcasing ritual innovation, they make a point about Judaism’s elasticity and women’s agency.” —Hasia R. Diner, coeditor of Remembering the Lower East Side
Book Synopsis The Mitzvah Project Book by : Diane Heiman
Download or read book The Mitzvah Project Book written by Diane Heiman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-09-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the world a better place through good deeds—big or small. "Thank you, really, for devoting your energies to making the world just a little bit better. By doing so, you are saying to yourself, and to others, that this whole Bar/Bat Mitzvah thing is real and important. And, this book will help you figure out great ways to put your own passions, interests, and hobbies to work for mitzvah." —from the Foreword Are you searching for a meaningful and fun mitzvah project? This inspiring book is packed with ideas to help you connect something you love to a mitzvah project or tikkun olam initiative that you can be passionate about. It is filled with information, ideas and activities to spark your imagination, as well as a planning guide to get you organized and off to a good start. Creativity and Compassion Arts & Crafts • Clothes & Fashion • Computers & Technology • Food & Cooking • Movies & Drama • Reading & Writing Putting Mitzvot in Motion Animals • Camp • Fitness • Health • Music & Dance • Sports Your World, Our World Environment • Family • Friends, Neighbors & Your Community • Global Community • Israel • Your Jewish Heritage
Book Synopsis Recipe for Disaster by : Aimee Lucido
Download or read book Recipe for Disaster written by Aimee Lucido and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this heartfelt middle school drama, Hannah's schemes for throwing her own bat mitzvah unleash family secrets, create rivalries with best friends, and ultimately teach Hannah what being Jewish is all about. With a delicious mix of prose, poetry, and recipes, this hybrid novel is another fresh, thoughtful, and accessible Versify novel that is cookin’. - New York Times Best-Selling Author Kwame Alexander Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew . . . ish. Not that she really thinks about it. She'd prefer to focus on her favorite pastime: baking delicious food! But when her best friend has a beyond-awesome Bat Mitzvah, Hannah starts to feel a little envious ...and a little left out. Despite her parents firm no, Hannah knows that if she can learn enough about her own faith, she can convince her friends that the party is still in motion. As the secrets mount, a few are bound to explode. When they do, Hannah learns that being Jewish isn't about having a big party and a fancy dress and a first kiss -- it's about actually being Jewish. Most importantly, Hannah realizes that the only person's permission she needs to be Jewish, is her own.
Book Synopsis Whose Bar/Bat Mitzvah Is This, Anyway? by : Judith Davis
Download or read book Whose Bar/Bat Mitzvah Is This, Anyway? written by Judith Davis and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1998-03-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're in the process of planning your child's bar or bat mitzvah and unanticipated issues keep threatening the joy of this "joyous occasion." Maybe you're divorced and you and your ex are fighting over how much this is all going to cost, never mind how you're going to handle the public awkwardness. Or maybe your spouse isn't Jewish and the whole question of religious meaning is coming up all over again. Or maybe you're worrying about your relatives' disapproval. They're from the city, and your plans for an informal party in the backyard will never meet their expectations. You are in the thick of a complex and pressured moment in your life, sandwiched between the needs of your emerging teenager and your aging parents, dealing with your own issues about being old enough to be the parent of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah (you were always the kid at these affairs, weren't you?), while trying to orchestrate your child's formal coming-of-age in the Jewish community. What would be crazy is if you weren't feeling stressed... For well over a decade, family therapist Judith Davis, Ed.D., has been studying the meaning of the bar/bat mitzvah in the lives of contemporary American Jewish families. In this wise and witty book, the first to focus on the psychological and development issues of the bar/bat mitzvah year, Dr. Davis shows you exactly what you can do to create magic and meaning for the whole family.
Book Synopsis Meaning & Mitzvah by : Rabbi Goldie Milgram, DMin
Download or read book Meaning & Mitzvah written by Rabbi Goldie Milgram, DMin and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve deeper into spiritual practice to find the power and meaning waiting there for you. “Spiritual practice reveals that the Garden of Eden is right where you are standing and helps you to be here, now. Therefore, Jewish spiritual practices cultivate joy, hope, resilience and understanding so that you can undertake your soul’s work in this lifetime with vision, passion and integrity.” from the Introduction This innovative guidebook makes accessible Judaism’s spiritual pathways, principles and applications, and empowers you to test their value within your own life. Each chapter provides step-by-step, recipe-like guides to a particular Jewish practice or group of practices, gives examples of how they might unfold inside your life, and shows how each can help refuel your spirit throughout the day. You’ll discover: Prayer practices for embracing the body and creation with awe, limbering up your mind, and preparing for compassionate action How to draw sustenance from the Great Mystery, the inexplicable and unknowable Source of Life How to mine the Torah’s stories, commentaries, symbols and metaphors for meaning Ways to develop your Hebrew vocabulary so you can formulate your own interpretations of sacred text How to explore and practice mitzvot as meaningful, compelling parts of your spiritual life How to view the Jewish people as a precious human resource and as a model for resilience ... and much, much more.
Book Synopsis The Christmas Mitzvah by : Jeff Gottesfeld
Download or read book The Christmas Mitzvah written by Jeff Gottesfeld and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Rosen starts to do favors for his Christian friends and neighbors on Christmas eve and day, starting a tradition of the Christmas Mitzvah, a kind deed that helps out others.
Book Synopsis The House of Twenty Thousand Books by : Sasha Abramsky
Download or read book The House of Twenty Thousand Books written by Sasha Abramsky and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender and compellling memoir of the author's grandparents, their literary salon, and a way of life that is no more. The House of Twenty Thousand Books is the story of Chimen Abramsky, an extraordinary polymath and bibliophile who amassed a vast collection of socialist literature and Jewish history. For more than fifty years Chimen and his wife, Miriam, hosted epic gatherings in their house of books that brought together many of the age’s greatest thinkers. The atheist son of one of the century’s most important rabbis, Chimen was born in 1916 near Minsk, spent his early teenage years in Moscow while his father served time in a Siberian labor camp for religious proselytizing, and then immigrated to London, where he discovered the writings of Karl Marx and became involved in left-wing politics. He briefly attended the newly established Hebrew University in Jerusalem, until World War II interrupted his studies. Back in England, he married, and for many years he and Miriam ran a respected Jewish bookshop in London’s East End. When the Nazis invaded Russia in June 1941, Chimen joined the Communist Party, becoming a leading figure in the party’s National Jewish Committee. He remained a member until 1958, when, shockingly late in the day, he finally acknowledged the atrocities committed by Stalin. In middle age, Chimen reinvented himself once more, this time as a liberal thinker, humanist, professor, and manuscripts’ expert for Sotheby’s auction house. Journalist Sasha Abramsky re-creates here a lost world, bringing to life the people, the books, and the ideas that filled his grandparents’ house, from gatherings that included Eric Hobsbawm and Isaiah Berlin to books with Marx’s handwritten notes, William Morris manuscripts and woodcuts, an early sixteenth-century Bomberg Bible, and a first edition of Descartes’s Meditations. The House of Twenty Thousand Books is a wondrous journey through our times, from the vanished worlds of Eastern European Jewry to the cacophonous politics of modernity. The House of Twenty Thousand Books includes 43 photos.
Book Synopsis The Bar Mitzvah Boys by : Myron Uhlberg
Download or read book The Bar Mitzvah Boys written by Myron Uhlberg and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming of age story that includes three generations, with love. Grandpa was never bar mitzvahed; it was wartime, and life was difficult. It's been a regret his whole life. Many years later, it's his grandson's time to go through the Jewish ritual of coming of age. The father suggests that they be bar mitzvahed together. They study together, recite together, and celebrate together.
Book Synopsis Let My Children Cook! by : Tamar Ansh
Download or read book Let My Children Cook! written by Tamar Ansh and published by Judaica Press. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Passover-themed cookbook for kids featuring over 80 easy recipes, cooking and kitchen safety tips, and four craft projects.
Book Synopsis Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics 2/E by : Cantor Helen Leneman
Download or read book Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics 2/E written by Cantor Helen Leneman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to manage the process with grace, joy and good sense. A practical guide that gives parents and teens the "how-to" information they need to navigate the bar/bat mitzvah process and grow as a family through this experience. For the first time in one book, everyone directly involved offers practical insights into how the process can be made easier and more enjoyable for all. Rabbis, cantors and Jewish educators from the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements, parents, and even teens speak from their own experience. • What's it all about? • Preparation for Parent and Child • Tutoring, stress, expectations, enjoyment, planning for children with special needs • Negotiating the ceremony and celebration • Designing a creative service, heightening the spiritual exercise, special issues related to divorced and interfaith families, planning a party that neither breaks the bank nor detracts from the inherent spirituality of the event.
