Reading already has many benefits, and now one group in Montgomery County is adding one more: building intergenerational relationships. KleinLife: Montgomery County holds weekly storytimes that help connect children and senior citizens. “The benefits of intergenerational reading are multitude,” said Gail Korostoff, program director for KleinLife Montgomery County. “The reading,…
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Adopt Mitzvah the Mutt and Save 50%
Save up to 50% on Mitzvah the Mutt Mitzvah the Mutt Matzah balls were never meant for a game of fetch, but try telling that to Mitzvah the Mutt when he is rescued by a Jewish family. Mitzvah’s silly antics manage to charm his family and his humorous misinterpretations of…
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Association of Jewish Libraries reviews Sammy Spider’s First Wedding
Sylvia Rouss has worked her magic again, bringing the popular Sammy Spider to his first Jewish wedding. Charming full-page color illustrations are sure to delight young audiences. Sammy’s human friends, the Shapiros, are invited to a wedding to which he gets a free ride on top of one of the chuppah poles. Children…
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Kirkus Review of Sammy Spider’s First Wedding
SAMMY SPIDER’S FIRST WEDDING Author: Sylvia A. Rouss Illustrator: Katherine Janus Kahn The very busy spider who has celebrated many Jewish holidays now adds a festive ceremony to his catalog of experiences. The little eight-legged one watches as Mr. Shapiro and his family build a chuppah, or Jewish wedding canopy,…
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Hanukkah Celebrations with Sammy Spider
For over 25 years , children at home and in their classrooms have celebrated Hanukkah with Sammy Spider. This year, Sammy and I visited children in Ventura and Beverly Hills. Happy Hanukkah to all our friends.
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FIVE LITTLE DREIDELS HAS BEEN SET TO MUSIC
Thanks to Hazzan Sheldon Levin, Cantor of Neve Shalom, Metuchen, NJ and Robert Moss Adult Education Director, Neve Shalom, my Hanukkah poem, Five Little Dreidels (click here to visit the poem), is now a song. Enjoy!!
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