Summary: An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WOMWieder, Joy Nelkin
Summary: A mouse upsets villagers just before Passover by stealing a crumb of bread from one house and running into another, then brings neighbors together to finish preparing for the holiday. Includes background information about the story and glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WIESummary: "As a teenager, filmmaker Pearl Gluck left her [Hasidic] Jewish community in Brooklyn for secular life in Manhattan. Many years later, Pearl's father has one wish: that she marry and return to the community . Pearl, however, takes a more creative approach to mend the breach. She travels to Hungary to retrieve a turn-of-the-century family heirloom: a couch upon which esteemed rabbis once slept....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIVLehman-Wilzig, Tami
Summary: Every Shabbat, Jacob and Soosie the horse set out to deliver Ezra and Esther's delicious challahs to their Jerusalem neighbors. But what happens when Jacob is sick? Will everyone get their challah in time for Shabbat? This heartwarming story highlights the friendship between a boy and a horse. Charming illustrations capture early twentieth century Jerusalem and its diverse residents from all...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books, an imprint of Endless Mountains Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEHSummary: Contains 12 lectures of thirty minutes each, which survey the history, traditions, and practice of Judaism from biblical times to today, with explanations of the major aspects of Jewish culture. Focuses on Judaism from within and how it is understood by its adherents, past and present. Covers topics such as the sacred books of Judaism, modes of worship, the calendar and holidays, and rites of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296 GRESummary: "This guide offers ways for families to celebrate the new Jewish year at home. Because each family is unique, the guide is designed so you can choose those parts that meet the needs and interestes of your family. Each section is devoted to a different holiday, presenting tips on preparing for the holiday and ideas for celebrating as a family" -- Page 3.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Religion RachlinOlitzky, Kerry M.
Summary: Hannah invites us all into her home for her family's Passover seder. Her diverse group of friends bring their own culture to the celebration as well. Join the crowd and explore the universal themes of freedom, hope, thanks--and delicious food. Back matter includes facts about Passover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE OLIEinstein, Stephen J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: UAHC Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296 EINEnglander, Nathan.
Summary: Stories on being Jewish set in various parts of the world. In the title story, a sex-starved husband in New York is authorized by his rabbi to visit a prostitute, In This Way We Are Wise is on the nonchalant attitude of the inhabitants of Jerusalem to terrorism, while Reb Kringle is on a Jew who works as Santa Claus in a department store.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ENGTelushkin, Joseph
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296 TELMann, Lonnie
Summary: "A coming-of-age graphic novel memoir about a young man who, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community, realizes he's gay and struggles to reconcile his faith with who he is"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 MANN, LONNIE MANLowe, Mari
Summary: A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOWGerson, Mark
Summary: "Life changing wisdom from one of Judaism's most powerful texts the Haggadah, which can be found in Jewish homes around the world, has guided Jewish families and friends through Pesach celebrations for millennia. In The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life, author Mark Gerson shows how even the most familiar passages from the Haggadah are sitting on top of buried...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.4 GERLanton, Sandy
Summary: Being the youngest in her family means that Hannah cannot do many things, which makes her unhappy, until finally, at Passover, there is a special duty only she can perform.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Pub Group 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE LANWolfson, Ron.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Lights Publishing 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.437 WOLFPaprocki, Greg
Summary: Every letter of the alphabet decribes a different aspect of Hanukkah and its celebration.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2018
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE PAPPolacco, Patricia.
Summary: After a devastating fire in the hills of Oakland, California, during Sukkoth, a Jewish family and their neighbors find symbols of hope amidst the ashes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Book for Young Readers 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC POLSilberberg, Alan
Summary: In this zany Purim story, three very determined hamantaschen--aka DETECTIVES--must find the missing megillah before the Purim play starts or the show can't go on.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SILMelmed, Laura Krauss.
Summary: Short verses describe symbols, foods, and family fun associated with the festival of Hanukkah. Includes facts about the history and traditions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2010
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE MELNambi, Shoshana
Summary: "Sukkot is Shoshi's favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the hut where her family will celebrate. But who will win the Ugandan Abayudaya community's annual sukkah contest? While only one sukkah can be the best, everybody wins when neighbors work together."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAMWolfson, Ron.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Lights Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.41 WOLGoldin, Barbara Diamond.
Summary: Young, blind Hershel finds that he has special gifts he can use to help his mother during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Includes author's notes about the holiday and its origins.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GOLKusel, Susan
Summary: In Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression, Muriel and her family have no money to prepare the seder meal until a mysterious stranger performs a Passover miracle. Includes notes on the Passover holiday, the Great Depression, and the history of the D.C. Jewish community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KUSCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE KUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KUSda Costa, Deborah.
Summary: When Isobel visits her Aunt Luisa at Hanukkah, she not only has a wonderful time, she learns some new things about this special holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Pub. 2007