Celebrate the holiday with wonderful songs, recipes, and games.
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Listen to Podcast on Diversity in Jewish KidLit
January 27, 2015 was Multicultural Children’s Book Day. It seems like good timing to share some thoughts on diversity within Jewish children’s literature. Sylvia Rouss, Mira Reisberg, Joni Sussman and Ann Stampler spoke at the 2014 Association of Jewish Libraries conference on a panel responding to the Pew study “A Portrait of…
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Worth Considering Again — Food for Thought on Tu B’Shevat
I wrote this blog when I was still teaching, and I think it’s worth looking at a second time: The school where I work has a policy that allows for the use of food in sensory experiences. One of our teachers recently asked one of our maintenance men to fill…
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Mitzvah the Mutt’s First Interview
I am thrilled to let you know that Mitzvah the Mutt has been chosen as a PJ Our Way selection! PJ Our Way is the newest chapter of PJ Library. PJ Our Way gives kids ages nine through eleven the opportunity to choose a book each month. This is Talya’s…
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Ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Young Children
[quote text_size=”small” author=”From Fun With Jewish Holiday Rhymes by Sylvia Rouss, UAHC Press, 1992″] Rosh Hashanah will soon be here. It’s the beginning of the year.We go to temple and listen to the shofar’s sound. We eat a special challah –its shape is round.We eat apples dipped in honey sweet. They…
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A WORLD OF BLESSINGS & CHERISHED MEMORIES are ON SALE
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