Three generations of a family explore the mystery of the High Holiday prayer, through the eyes of its youngest member. With brilliant watercolors by Shelly O. Haas.
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Grade 1-4-Kol Nidre, the opening prayer of the Yom Kippur eve service, is chanted three times, first softly, then a little louder, then very loudly. In this book, the narrator explores the reasons for the repetition and searches for the "magic" of Kol Nidre. Three times he gives possible explanations-once when he is a boy with his grandfather, once as a new father holding his baby daughter, and finally as an old man with his grandson. Each time, the narrator has a different insight into the prayer. In the final scene, he discovers that the magic of Kol Nidre is the way that it brings all types of Jews together once a year. Each double-page spread features a realistic watercolor that depicts the scene as well as a stained-glass column (also watercolor) that reflects the ideas of the text. This is an excellent discussion starter for religious schools. For younger readers, try Sadie Rose Weilerstein's K'Tonton's Yom Kippur Kitten (JPS, 1995).
Yapha Nussbaum Mason, Brentwood Lower School, Los Angeles
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Yapha Nussbaum Mason, Brentwood Lower School, Los Angeles
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A book that will hold children spellbound." -- Rabbi Jack Reimer
"Shows the hush of the synagogue, the continuity of the generations, and the sacr edness of prayer." -- Helen Mintz Belitsky, Jewish Family and Life.
"Shows the hush of the synagogue, the continuity of the generations, and the sacr edness of prayer." -- Helen Mintz Belitsky, Jewish Family and Life.
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This review is from: The Magic of Kol Nidre : A Story for Yom Kippur (Paperback)
I teach a Judaic class for fourth graders. This book explained the meaning of Kol Nidre in a serious albeit touching story. A very good book.
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Tears of joy,
This review is from: The Magic of Kol Nidre : A Story for Yom Kippur (Paperback)
A child tells of going to Kol Nidre service for the first time with his grandfather, who speaks of the ancient prayer's magic.
This most solemn prayer of the year is sung three times--asking forgiveness for promises made to God which could not be kept during the preceeding year. Years later, the child holds his own infant as Kol Nidre is sung, dusting her nose with his Tzistit, the fringe of his prayer shawl, and still failing to grasp the meaning of the magic his grandfather told of. Still later, an old man himself, with a 6-year-old grandson at his side, the magic finally comes into full focus: It is the people, who come to Kol Nidre, knowing and not knowing the significance of this mystical prayer. He can now explain the magic it has taken an entire lifetime for him to comprehend. But there is more to the secret. If you want to know, buy this book, and share the magic with your children. It will make you cry tears of joy. Alyssa A. Lappen
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