Sammy Spider’s First Rosh Hashanah (focus on sizes to reinforce holiday symbols as you teach size relationships, small, middle-sized, and large). Use a picture of Sammy Spider or a spider puppet. Ask children to help Sammy Spider find the smallest apple, the middle-sized challah, the biggest bowl of honey, the…
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Ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Young Children
[quote text_size=”small” author=”From Fun With Jewish Holiday Rhymes by Sylvia Rouss, UAHC Press, 1992″] Rosh Hashanah will soon be here. It’s the beginning of the year.We go to temple and listen to the shofar’s sound. We eat a special challah –its shape is round.We eat apples dipped in honey sweet. They…
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A Song of Rosh Hashanah Greeting
Rosh Hashanah’s Here by Sylvia Rouss (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell) Rosh Hashanah’s here. Rosh Hashanah’s here. Shanah To-vah, Rosh Hashanah’s here. The shofar’s sound is loud. The shofar’s sound is loud. Shanah To-vah, the shofar’s sound is loud. The challah’s shape is round. The challah’s…
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Holiday Reading Round-Up
Holiday reading round-up for kids by Lisa Silverman, Jewish Journal The good news for Jewish children’s books this year is the occasion of the 20th anniversary of beloved picture book character Sammy Spider. There is even a colorful plush toy available on the publisher’s Web site (karben.com). Sammy’s creator, the…
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A Rosh Hashanah memory from my soon to be published children’s story “Chair-ished Memories” “Okay, Bubbie, now, it’s my turn,” I looked at my Grandfather’s big chair at the head of the table. “Just before Rosh Hashanah, Zaydie took me to the grocery store to buy apples and honey so…
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If you are a teacher, parent, librarian or someone just interested in expanding the experiences a child can have with one of my books, you can visit my Curriculum pages. A sampling of activities: For Sammy Spider’s First Rosh HaShanah, you can use a picture of Sammy Spider and ask…
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