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A handbook of activities outlining program ideas which have been tried and tested in the field in Jewish communities throughout the world. Topics include: Jewish identity, Israel, and other related Jewish issues.
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This book contains 100 Israeli folk dances outlining each dance step by step. Also serves as a breakdown of levels suggested for children, beginners, intermediate and advanced.
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This book uses Hebrew as a vehicle for Jewish identity and as a way of uniting Jews everywhere. Activities range from games with follow-up discussions to suggestions for camp programs and simulation games based on the life of Eliezer Ben Yehuda.
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Jewish proverbial wisdom has been woven over the centuries into a tapestry of maxims, aphorisms and pithy sayings, all reflecting the sweep of Jewish history, religion, ideas and everyday life. In these proverbs are the longings, strivings, trials and tribulations, and joys and griefs of the Jewish people. They mirror philosophy and wisdom as well as satire and criticism with, of course, a lot of ...
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A nature film describing Israel using Biblical references and quotes. Photographs and commentary cover the varied geographical regions of Israel and link nature to the Jewish calendar.
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DuNour takes us on a journey to the Garden of Eden and introduces us to popular Biblical favorites (such as Adam and Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah and his sons) and less discussed ones, including the serpent, Lillith.
We are brought into the story many moons after the flood, and visit with witnesses to the destruction. We see the destruction through one of G-d’s angels Adiel (originally Aziel), who...
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A comic book adventure of a brother and sister who travel to Jerusalem from abroad and, along with their Israeli cousin and become involved in a complicated treasure hunt. Along the way, the youngsters see the connection between their religious knowledge and the sites in Jerusalem.
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This newsletter highlights the activities of the AJL (the Association of Jewish Libraries). It includes letters to the editor, job listings and book reviews.
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According to 'Publishers Weekly,' "Organizing jokes by all the crucial categories-women, men, mothers, grandmothers, and rabbis-this book, as Billy Crystal puts it in his foreword, is "a big, bubbling pot of borscht." King, currently starring as MGM's big boss in the off-broadway production Mr. Goldwyn, casts new and familiar material in his own mold; as one of the "Rules for Jewish Living" notes:...
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Presents 23 traditional Jewish concepts and values in the format of a Hebrew alphabet book. Each letter introduces a Hebrew word/concept that starts with that letter, a transliteration and its English translation. The concepts are explained by examples of how we use them today and through references to traditional sources, legends, famous sayings and quotations.
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This site, geared for young children, offers children the opportunity to download coloring pages, learn the Hebrew alphabet and listen to music.
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We learn in the first chapter (of the first tale, “Truth Shall Spring From the Earth”) that Aleppo Tales is “a story diffused amid the lives of the entire community, its scholars and its leading townsfolk, its tradesmen and printers of book.” The author’s grandfather – unintentionally initially – revealed this story to him, through the various tales contained in the book. His grandfather hadn’t ...
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This book covers topics ranging from how the Jewish calendar came into existence to religious and cultural holidays and festivals, fasts and `Jewish life experiences’, to a brief exploration of Jewish books (from the Torah to Agnon!).
The treatment of each topic includes the following: the main story associated with the topic is told, as are a variety of myths and stories from tradition;...
