The protagonist of this new juvenile novel finds the answer to these and other questions in the unlikeliest of places-the office of a cantor, the religious official who leads the singing in Jewish prayer services. The book begins on a gray afternoon. An unnamed ten-year-old boy is wandering the halls of a strange synagogue while his father registers him and his brother for Hebrew school. Suddenly he finds himself in the messiest-and most intriguing-office he has ever seen. And somewhere within this chaos is Cantor Eli Jacobs.
The boy and the cantor talk only once. In the course of their brief conversation, however, they touch on topics as concrete as the words to a Little Richard song and abstract as the nature of time. Cantor Jacobs also helps the boy reconcile one of the most harrowing and problematic stories of the Bible. And through this new interpretation of an old tale, the boy comes to better understand some of the more troubling aspects of his own imperfect family.
The title of this touching story, SING TIME, refers to a phrase the boy sees in a framed picture on Cantor Jacobs' wall. These words-and their unique message-become part of an unexpected gift from the cantor that steers the boy down a path he might never have taken.
Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.
We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.
Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.
Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.
Some of the areas we publish in:
- Torah and Bible
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- Jewish holidays
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