Sammy Spider’s publisher, Kar-Ben, would like to send you a gift—a FREE Our Jewish Year Calendar Poster. This glossy, full-color 36×24 inch calendar has room for writing notes (student birthdays, assignment due dates or whatever else) and will take you from Rosh Hashanah through the end of the…
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Sukkot Celebrations with Michael’s Preschool Class and with Sammy Spider
Five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot begins. It is a fall harvest holiday which dates back to the time of Moses. It’s a wonderful family opportunity that you can explore with PJ Librarry and Kar-Ben Program guides which are below; and, at these links: What is your favorite fruit for…
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Yom Kippur Observances for Young Children
Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is a day on which adults fast and pray. We ask God to forgive us and we apologize to those we have wronged during the past year. At the end of Yom Kippur services, the…
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Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with Sammy Spider
Parents and their children, and teachers and their students can start the Jewish New Year with Sammy Spider. PJ Library and Kar-Ben have created guides and curriculum which are included in this blog. The celebration continues at this link “Rosh Hashanah Will Soon be Here. It’s the Beginning of the…
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Celebrate Shavuot with Sammy Spider & with a video of No Rules for Michael
Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after Passover, usually in late May or early June when the wheat harvest ripens. Shavuot which means “weeks” is also known as the “Festival of First Fruits.” In biblical times, farmers brought bread baked from the spring wheat harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem as…
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