Rosh Hashanah is the autumn holiday when Jewish families combine religious worship with festivity to celebrate the Jewish New Year. This story's family visits their synagogue where the Shofar is blown to encourage the congregation to perform good deeds in the new year. Later, at the family table, the kids share apples and honey with Mom and Dad. This delightful picture book depicts a typical Jewish family as they celebrate one of the year's most important holidays. The traditional warmth of the Jewish holidays are reflected in cheerful and attractive little stories that speak not only to Jewish children but to boys and girls of all faiths. On the last two pages of each book, the traditions and meanings of the holiday are summarized for parents to relate to their children. There are attractive color illustrations on every page. (Ages 3-7)
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PreSchool-In this pleasant offering, a family celebrates the Jewish New Year by putting on new clothing, eating apples dipped in honey, and listening to the sounds of the shofar in the synagogue. They also observe the ceremony of Tashlich and throw crumbs that symbolize sins into the river. Observant families might find the book useful, but others will find it too brief to help in understanding the holiday. The notes at the end provide some additional information. Cohen's soft, colorful illustrations depict the season and the traditions.
Susan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Susan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Double-spread illustrations showing a family observing Rosh Hashanah will engage the interest of young children, whether or not they themselves are familiar with the holiday. Each action is described by a few simple sentences that are suggestive rather than explanatory. This approach is an appealing one to take with preschoolers, who will learn enough about Rosh Hashanah to make them cognizant of it as a Jewish holiday."
—Jewish Book World, 2003
—Jewish Book World, 2003
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Nice Early Reader About Rosh Hashanah,
By Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Apples and Honey (Festival Time) (Paperback)
I am an ESOL teacher and use these books all the time to teach kids about others' holidays and work on reading at the same time. Kids enjoy them and love to share their experiences.
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