A story of Rabbi Elijah of Vilna influenced my decision to become a Jewish educator and ultimately, a writer. He is often referred to as the Vilna Gaon or Genius of Vilna. Born in 1720, he was studying the Bible and Talmud by the age of 6. Although he grew…
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“So, I painted this small heart because I want to say, Just how much I love Shabbat. It’s my favorite day!” from “The Littlest Candlesticks”
PUBLISHED IN 2002, PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY WROTE THE FOLLOWING ABOUT “THE LITTLEST CANDLESTICKS”: “ON THE HEELS OF THE LITTLEST PAIR’S WINNING THE 2002 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD IN THE PICTURE-BOOK CATEGORY COMES THE LITTLEST CANDLESTICKS…. COUPLETS DESCRIBE A GIRL’S WISH FOR HER OWN SABBATH CANDLESTICKS, LIKE HER MOTHER AND HER OLDER…
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Reach for the Stars
I am privileged and humbled to make my story, Reach for the Stars, A Little Torah’s Journey, available and hope that children, parents and teachers will find it meaningful. The publisher, Pitspopany Press, is no longer in business and the rights to the story have come back to me. The book was…
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Yosef’s Dream is “a beautiful mix of history, religion, culture, and the power of dreams.”
Review of Yosef’s Dream “My people had lived in Ethiopia for thousands of years, but were still seen as strangers, for we were Jewish.” Yosef and his family reside in Ethiopia, part of a historically isolated and repressed Jewish culture. The author fluidly juxtaposes the Ethiopian landscape and heritage alongside…
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Publisher’s Weekly Review of King David and Akavish
King David and Akavish the Spider Rouss takes a break from her Sammy Spider series to recount a midrash story of the future King David’s encounter with a spider. While tending sheep, the boy uses a spider’s web for target practice, destroying it with his sling. After the spider, named…
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Happy Passover from Mitzvah the Mutt
Mitzvah watched Daddy carry a stack of plates into the dining room. “I’ll set the table for the Seder,” Daddy told Mommy.The children helped Zaydie fill a large plate with a variety of unusual foods. Rachel let me taste the haroset.
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