High Holidays
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Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride
by Deborah Bodin Cohen
Part of the High Holidays series
A Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours. Engineer Ari's train is coming to Jerusalem collecting goodies along the way to celebrate the Jewish new year, and he learns an important lesson along the way.
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Tashlich at Turtle Rock
by Susan Schnur
Part of the High Holidays series
Annie is excited about the Tashlich ceremony on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, when her family will walk to Turtle Rock Creek and throw crumbs into the water, as symbols of mistakes made the past year. As Annie leads her family through the woods stopping at favorite rocks, bridges, and waterfalls in her family's own Tashlich ritual, they think about the good and bad things that happened during the past year, and make plans for a sweeter new year. This story focuses on ecological connections to the Tashlich ceremony and encourages families to customize the ritual and commune with nature at the New Year.
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All About Rosh Hashanah
by Judyth Groner
Part of the High Holidays series
With its delightful folktales, songs, and blessings, this illustrated introduction to Rosh Hashanah captures the essence of the holiday of renewal.
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Happy Birthday, World
A Rosh Hashanah Celebration
by Latifa Berry Kropf
Part of the High Holidays series
This book is a child's first introduction to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in a context a young child can understand and enjoy – a birthday party for the world!
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It's Shofar Time!
by Latifa Berry Kropf
Part of the High Holidays series
It's Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It's time to learn new things, wear new clothes and taste new fruits. It's time to toss crumbs into the water and say, "I'm sorry." It's time to hear the sounds of the shofar. Join pre-schoolers as they prepare to celebrate the holiday. Fifth in the "It's Holiday Time" series.
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I'm Sorry, Grover
A Rosh Hashanah Tale
by Tilda Balsley
Part of the High Holidays series
Brosh can't find his blue cap, and suspects that one of his friends has taken it. When Grover returns the lost item, Brosh is glad that the High Holidays offer him a chance to say, I'm sorry."
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What's the Buzz?
Honey for a Sweet New Year
by Allison Maile Ofanansky
Part of the High Holidays series
Visit a bee farm, and follow the bees as they carry kisses" from flower to flower and return to their hives with their tummies full of nectar. Learn how the honey is extracted from the combs and makes its way from the hive to the table, to be enjoyed with slices of apples for a Rosh Hashanah treat.
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The Secret Shofar of Barcelona
by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Part of the High Holidays series
Symphony conductor Don Fernando longs to hear the sounds of the shofar. Like other conversos during the Spanish Inquisition, he has to hide his Jewish religion and pretend to follow the teachings of the church. But when he is asked to perform a concert celebrating the new world, he and his son Rafael devise a clever plan to usher in the Jewish New Year in plain sight of the Spanish nobility.
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Apples and Pomegranates
A Rosh Hashanah Seder
by Rahel Musleah
Part of the High Holidays series
On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it is traditional to dip apples and honey in hopes of a sweet New Year. Jews around the world share other foods as well - such as pomegranates, pumpkins, beets, and dates - foods that grow abundantly and symbolize prosperity. Author Rahel Musleah, who grew up in Calcutta, India, presents a Sephardic Rosh Hashanah seder observed throughout the world. This special service incorporates blessings, songs, and even folk tales relating to each of the eight foods eaten, and will guide participants through this joyous seder. Traditional holiday recipes are included.
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Talia and the Rude Vegetables
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Part of the High Holidays series
How can a vegetable be 'rude'?" Talia wonders, when she mis-hears her grandmother asking her to gather root" vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew. As Talia digs in the garden, she collects the twisted, ornery carrots and parsnips-the rude" vegetables that she thinks her grandmother wants-and finds a good home for the rest.
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What a Way to Start a New Year!
by Jacqueline Hechtkopf
Part of the High Holidays series
Beginning the New Year in a new city isn't easy, and it definitely isn't starting out very well for Dina and her family! But when they're welcomed by warm and generous hosts in their new community it becomes a very happy New Year for all.
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All About Yom Kippur
by Judyth Groner
Part of the High Holidays series
This comprehensive, illustrated introduction to Yom Kippur makes the concepts of forgiveness, repentance, and starting over easy to grasp, and complements each with words and music to holiday songs and classic folk stories.
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