Tu BiShvat 2022 will begin in the evening of Sunday, January 16 and ends in the evening of Monday, January 17. Tu B’Shevat is the Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot literally ‘New Year of the…
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Hanukkah Readings with Sylvia Rouss
Join Hanukkah Story Time with Sylvia Rouss, recorded live at the Hebrew Educational Alliance, Denver, CO. Sylvia reads two of her favorite Hanukkah stories, Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah and The Hanukkah Fable of Little Dreidel and Silvier Menorah. Story time starts at 4:30 into the video.
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Hanukkah as a Flannel Board Story
This is my flannel board story and illustrations that I used when I taught 3 and 4 year old children about Hanukkah. I hope it will be helpful to you with your students or your children. A long, long time ago a mean king ruled over the Jewish people in…
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My First and My Newest Hanukkah Books
Now a new video by Morah Elana, Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah was my first Hanukkah book and it was published almost 30 years ago. Click here to buy Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah at Kar-Ben in time for Hanukkah. Click on the link below the image to read about my newest…
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God and Prayer, a Book Review of Sammy Spider’s First Book of Prayers
God and Prayer Since his first appearance (a very long time ago), Sammy Spider has experienced the panoply of Jewish experiences. He has lived through the entire year of holidays, attended a Bar Mitzvah, and even took a trip to Israel with his human “friend” Josh. In this book, the…
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