Best judaism books for children according to redditors
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best judaism books for children. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best judaism books for children. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
My wife and I use this book for Shabbat. It's for little kids, but since I grew up nearly secular, my wife is non-jewish(may convert, but not till phd cmplt) , and we'll have kids soon enough (hopefully) it's been nice. We're expanding the song selection (the book just give suggestions, not actual lyrics), soI'm making side-by-side-by-side translations/transliteration so our families will be able to keep up when visiting. We also don't work on Shabbat, but that's about as much progress as we've made thus far. Still a huge leap from completely ignoring Shabbat like when I grew up.
Kashrut right now just means no pork, no shellfish, no meat and milk (but where meat only means animals that produce milk). Not perfect by far, but still moving in the right direction.
Time to read This book
/squees at Miss Piranha Pants
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) are actually the Torah so you technically have that. If you want another book that is specifically the Torah, here's one.
If the Twin Terrors are anti-Catholic, Tomie dePaola does some very nice books on saints.
If you want Celtic tales, this one looks cool.
Some Native-American tales are here and here.
Hey. I saw a book on my shelf & I thought of you. It's huge & heavy but literally explains every single thing in detail with instructions, definitions, etc.. and it's not boring. The new is $18 but the "like new" is $6 馃槒
But yeah, maybe check it out.
The First Jewish Catalog: A Do-It-Yourself Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/0827600429/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_j5aKDbCWDTSM2
http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Fun-Book-Jewish-Time/dp/1580233112/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1310448001&sr=8-15
My advice would be to include your participants as much as possible. Delegate certain easy-to-make food items with specific recipes (explain about food restrictions during the holiday) - I think I had guests bring things like hard-boiled eggs, veggies and mashed potatoes. Also I had each of them bring a bottle of wine and a pillow.
Agree with everyone that says to keep the ritual. Most people unfamiliar with Jewish practices will find the rituals to be fascinating and fun, so stick to the traditions. Find a haggadah that fits with your values - you can find tons of different ones. My family has used this one for years and years. There are also funnier ones - my uncle has a book of passover jokes that are indexed to the appropriate time in the dinner, and he pulls out a couple of those that he likes at random times.
A Picture Book of Hanukkah by David Adler?
there is a cassette as well
you can see the illustrations here