About this item
Highlights
- Hanukkah is a very busy time!
- 6-7 Years
- 8.8" x 10.3" Paperback
- 24 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Holidays & Celebrations
Description
About the Book
Kids will like the rollicking, rhyming Hanukkah take on "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly"
Book Synopsis
Hanukkah is a very busy time! Join the young rabbi as she makes festive preparations--spinning the dreidel, cooking a tasty meal, lighting the menorah, and more--in this cumulative, rhyming story reminding readers of the Hanukkah miracle of long ago! Learn about Hanukkah's festivities and rituals, and about the Jewish holiday itself.
Review Quotes
"'There Was a Young Rabbi: A Hanukkah Tale' will help children to learn about Hanukkah's festivities and rituals, and about the Jewish holiday itself." -- James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
-- (12/13/2020 12:00:00 AM)"A great holiday read-aloud." -- Miriam Aronin, Booklist
-- (9/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)"The story is sprinkled liberally with all the beloved traditions, from dreidels, chocolate gelt, and a warm family gathering at the end. Children will delight in repeating each verse as it gets longer and longer." -- Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World
-- (8/12/2020 12:00:00 AM)"The text presents not only a positive Jewish female role model able to balance both her professional and parental responsibilities, but through the rhythmic rhyme a reminder of the roots of this celebration."-- Ellen Drucker-Albert, AJL Newsletter
-- (12/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)"This highly recommended tale is fundamentally a book about family and about the strength of Jewish women, focusing on the rabbi's melding of her maternal and rabbinic roles." -- Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council
-- (8/24/2020 12:00:00 AM)