Seven Good Years: A Yiddish Folktale by Shoham Smith
Illustrator: Eitan Eloa Translator: Ilana Kurshan When a magician offers a poor man and his family seven years of good luck, he is surprised that they have no use for a life of wealth....
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An Invitation to Passover by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky and Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen
Illustrator: Mariia Kolker When Hannah’s extended family isn’t able to join her for their traditional Passover seder, she invites her diverse group of friends to experience the holiday with her. From Ha-joon’s Korean kimchi,...
The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda by Shoshana Nambi
Illustrator: Moran Yogev Sukkot is Shoshi’s favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the hut where her family will celebrate. But who will win the Ugandan Abayudaya community’s annual...
The Melody by Oded Burla
Translator: Ilana KurshanIllustrator: Assaf Benharroch This seems to be a simple story of a melody in search of a singer, but look a little closer and you will find echoes of an ancient Jewish...
A Persian Passover by Etan Basseri
Illustrator: Rashin Kheiriyeh Ezra and Roza are helping to prepare for their Passover celebration. Ezra is proud to be in charge of bringing his family’s flour to the synagogue to be baked into matzah...
My Israel and Me by Alice Blumenthal McGinty
Illustrator: Rotem Teplow Join us on a journey to meet the people of Israel. Throughout history, many have felt a deep connection with this tiny desert land. Everyone leaves a unique mark on Israel...
The Candy Man Mystery by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky
Illustrator: Christina Mattison Ebert In a synagogue, everyone plays an important role: the rabbi, the cantor, the teachers, and even the congregation. But some synagogues are lucky enough to have a candy man. Everyone...
Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma by Annette Schottenfeld
Illustrator: Jennifer Kirkham When Max and Emily’s spunky Savta comes from Israel for a Rosh Hashanah visit, she’s got some surprises up her sleeve. Max just wants to hurry up and get started, but...
A Snake, a Flood, a Hidden Baby: Bible Stories for Children by Meir Shalev
Illustrator: Emanuele Luzzati Translator: Ilana Kurshan A Snake, a Flood, a Hidden Baby: Bible Stories for Children features six popular stories from the Hebrew Bible retold with whimsy by one of Israel’s most celebrated...
The Rabbi and the Painter by Shoshona Weiss
Illustrator: Jennifer Kirkham Based on stories handed down from the past, this is the tale of a unique relationship between the 16th Century Venetian painter Tintoretto and Rabbi Leon Modena also known as Yahuda...
