Retells the story of Joseph, who is rewarded for honoring the Sabbath by being generous to others even after he, himself, becomes poor.
Eleven stories about Mendel Rosenbusch, a poor but wise man who lives behind the synagogue in a small Czech town and who is visited one night by the angel Rafael.
When the move to Chicago leaves twelve-year-old Rosie without friends, she is thrilled when her brother asks her to fill in for his baseball team, even if it means dressing up like a boy.
Sammy Spider's First Book of Jewish Holidays (Very First Board Books)
by Sylvia A Rouss
While trying to find the reason why his shofar doesn't work, Avi has a magical adventure that teaches him the true meaning of Rosh Hashanah.
Summer of My German Soldier (Lrs Large Print Cornerstone)
by Bette Green
An emotional, thought-provoking book from multi-award-winning author Bette Greene. When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, 12-year-old Patty Bergen learns what it means to open her heart. Although she's Jewish, she begins to see a prison escapee, Anton, not as a Nazi--but as a lonely, frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own, who understands and appreciates her in a way her parents never will. And Patty is willing...
MIS 130 Apellidos / My 130 Last Names (Serie Morada)
by Irene Vasco
The Ziz, a huge bird that is clumsy but good-hearted, accidentally destroys a vegetable garden, and when he asks God for advice he learns the importance of apologizing.
As the Shapiros prepare to welcome a new family to their neighborhood, Sammy, a young spider who lives in the Shapiro's house, is blown by the wind into the neighbor's yard and entertains little Moti, who speaks to him in Hebrew.
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pin. She's just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she's anxious to fit in with her new friends, so when they form a secret club to talk about boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have a religion. And Margaret can't tell them the truth: that she can talk to God anyway, about everything that's on her mind--in...
A prisoner in a Nazi labor camp, Herman soon loses the will to go on. Then a young girl appears on the other side of the barbed-wire fence--an angel bearing food and hope. Based on a true story.
Growing up in a shtetl in Russia, Nathan is always singing, and when he hears a famous opera soloist perform in a nearby town one day, he realises that music could be his future. But he’ll need to travel far from his loved ones and poor village in order to pursue that cherished goal. With his family’s support he eventually journeys all the way to New York City, where hard work and much excitement await him. His dream is coming true, but how can he be fully happy when his family is all the way ac...
