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"In the late 1800s, Annie Kopchosky sets out to achieve the unprecedented feat of biking around the world"--
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"A little girl and her grandmother spend Friday afternoon preparing for Shabbat by making challah. In hours full of laughter and love, they mix the ingredients, braid the dough, let it rise, and set the table, and finally, enjoy a scrumptious family dinner and the bread they made together. A challah recipe is included in the back for those who want to bake along"--
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"Rhyming text takes readers through Jewish holidays, including Tu B'Shevat, Purim, and Chanukah, and their related special dishes. Back matter includes a glossary describing each holiday, along with easy, kid-friendly recipes of the featured dishes"--
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Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind.
"Brings to life a not too distant...
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In this "holiday hybrid story, ... children's author and editor Arthur A. Levine pairs with ... illustrator Kevin Hawkes to offer a mythical, magical take on the way Jewish families came to give and receive gifts over Hanukkah, just as their Christian neighbors do at Christmas, thanks to a loving spirit named Nate Gadol working behind the scenes--together with a certain jolly old soul"--Publisher marketing.
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When we take a Sunday car ride to the orchard that's nearby, and pick fruit for Daddy's applesauce, and more to bake a pie, Rosh Hashanah is on its way.
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"In her small Jewish village in 19th-century Russia, only boys are taught to read and write, but Rochel-Leah is determined to overcome any barrier in order to learn"--
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A young girl with a Jewish mother and a South Asian father learns more about her family's history and embraces her multifaceted identity.
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"A community grows as neighbor helps neighbor in this heartwarming story inspired by the Golden Ladder, a Jewish approach to charity intended to create a fair society"--
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"It's that time in the Passover Seder when it's Grandpa Murray's job to break the matzoh and hide the afikomen for the kids to find. But what happens when you hide the afikomen too well? Search as hard as they can, Nathan, Simone, Andrew, and David can't track it down anywhere. The kids may have to turn the house upside down if they want to get their reward and finish the Seder meal."--
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"The true story of how the first Passover celebration in the White House came to be"--
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Leelee and her dog perform mitzvahs around the house to get ready for Shabbat.
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"For fans of All-of-a-Kind Family, here is the true story of how Sarah Brenner, a poor girl from New York City's Lower East Side, became Sydney Taylor: dancer, actress, and successful children's book author. Sarah Brenner might have come from an all-of-a-kind family (five sisters who all dressed alike), but she was always one of a kind. Growing up in a Jewish immigrant family on New York's impoverished Lower East Side, Sarah loved visiting the library,...
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A young girl explores the Jewish philosophy of tikkun olam and is inspired to make a positive change in the world as she fixes her local park and inspires other community members to help.
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"Look at this baby...what a genius! And such a shayne punim, too! From the top of baby's adorable head to the tips of their toes, there's nothing for a grandma not to adore in her little bubbeleh. Sweet Babe takes babies and their bubbies, not to mention grandparents of every stripe, on a delightful read-aloud journey that practically cries out for frequent cheek-squishing and keppie (head)-kissing in this irresistible celebration of the connection...
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"Inspired by the climate movement anthem "The Tide Is Rising," this story is full of hope and determination for rising up to meet the climate change challenges of our day"--
17. Too many golems
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Struggling with his Hebrew lessons, Abi takes an old scroll to help him practice and accidentally summons ten golems--who agree to come once a week to help him with his Hebrew.
18. Two New Years
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A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
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"Children in different costumes arrive at the Purim party with food and wonder who will bring the hamataschen"--
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"Zayde is babysitting Ruthie for the first time by himself. Mommy has left a list of things for Zayde and Ruthie to do before the seder, but who exactly is babysitting whom?"--