Jewish Holidays All Year Round: A Family Treasury Hardcover – September 1, 2002

This is an amazing book to reference for learning about Jewish holidays! It’s fun to red with the kids and the recipes/activities at the end of each chapter are great to do with the kids. A friend recommended to me a little after I did my conversion and it was just better than any class I took when it came to education.

WONDERFUL BOOK THAT GIVES A GOOD CLEAR EXPLANATION OF THE JEWISH HISTORY,AND THE HOLIDAYS THEY CELBRATE AND HOW AND WHY THEY ARE CELEBRATED

Very helpful for a novice.

The Book Jewish Holidays All Year Round is a great young family book which can be a read-to book or one which allows children to learn new words themselves,it's a book which gives familiarity and background to all celebrations

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Jewish Holidays All Year Round: A Family Treasury is a great basic resource for Jewish families with young children who want to celebrate the holidays throughout the year. For each holiday there is a 2-6 page description of the holiday including the religious and historical context, as well as usual celebratory practices. Author Ilene Cooper covers the entire range of holidays from Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot and Tisha B'Av. After the explanatory text are some suggested family activities. These range from cooking Hamantashan (almost every holiday has some type of recipe) for Purim to making a model Sukkah to New Year's cards for Rosh Hashanah. Elivia Savadier's illustrations complement the text, and both are further enhanced by photographs of ceremonial objects and historical pictures.Jewish Holidays All Year Round is a great guide. You can use it to explain the importance and purpose of each holiday to your children. The activities then helps them get engaged in the celebration.

Because of the cover, I thought this book would be enjoyable for the whole family. I wanted to follow it like an instructional book. It's a little to drawn out. I would have preferred something short and to the main principles and step by step practices.

This is a great basic guide to celebrating or getting acquainted with the Jewish holidays. I wouldn't use it as a children's book, but mid - older children would certainly enjoy taking a look at it. A great tool to enhance your knowledge.