JACOB?S HANUKKAH SURPRISE!
JACOB?S HANUKKAH SURPRISE!

Author: Shoshana Moscovitz

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2012-11-14

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1477229590

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A heart-warming story of a young boy who celebrates his birthday and Hanukkah together. Jacob turned six years old on the first day of Hanukkah. His parents wanted this year to be extra special for him, so they gave him a most welcome surprise! This surprise became Jacob's best friend and they seem to be quite inseparable. However, the following day, when Jacob was about to blow out the candles on his birthday cake and make a wish, he was astonished to find out that he had lost his surprise. Immediately, everyone was up and about looking for it. What was Jacob's surprise that became so dear to him? And will they ever find it in time to make his birthday wish? Find out in Jacob's Hanukkah Surprise! Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, is a wonderful and meaningful holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Jews celebrate this holiday by placing the Hanukkah Menorah in front of a window for everyone to see. Hanukkah is the most beautiful time at night in Jerusalem when you see in every window the colorful candles alight in the Hanukkah Menorahs. It is truly a magnificent sight! Hanukkah is also one of the most popular Jewish holidays for kids. They get to take part in all of the traditional customs that are associated with Hanukkah - eating potato latkes and jelly doughnuts, singing the Three Blessings while lighting the candles in the Hanukkah Menorah, playing the Dreidel game, and best of all, receiving the gifts and Hanukkah Gelt. Featuring Hanukkah song lyrics (Hebrew and transliterations). Excellent for reading and singing along with your child after lighting the candles every night for the Hanukkah Festival of Lights. This book also features the love that kids have for their pets, especially dogs, and how a child, his family and friends can bond with a loveable little pet puppy. Friends for life! A great book for animal lovers. Ages 4-8 Happy Chanukah!

Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles
Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles

Author: Nicole Katzman

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512491845

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Jacob loves his autistic brother, Nathan, but when Hanukkah comes, Jacob worries that Nathan might embarrass him in front of his new friend. What if Nathan blows out the Hanukkah candles?!

An Adventure in Latkaland
An Adventure in Latkaland

Author: Karen Fisman

Publisher: Jora Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0981265006

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Ideal for young readers who are outgrowing the typical Hanukkah picture books, this short, illustrated chapter book tells the story of Jacob Stern and his family, who are visited by a mysterious stranger on the first night of Hanukkah. The stranger leaves behind a golden dreidl as a gift, and late that night, with a magical spin, a girl named Sarah appears to take Jacob on an extraordinary adventure in Latkaland. The two must draw on their wits, courage, and history lessons as they embark on a humorous and exciting journey inspired by the story of the Maccabees.

Hanukkah Bear
Hanukkah Bear

Author: Eric A. Kimmel

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2013-07-10

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 0823429717

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Bubba Brayna’s legendary latkes lure an unexpected visitor into her home in this playful Hanukkah tale from a master storyteller. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, and on the first night of Hanukkah, the scent of her cooking wakes a hungry, adorable bear from his hibernation. He lumbers into town to investigate, and Bubba Brayna—who does not see or hear very well—mistakes him for her rabbi. She welcomes the bear inside to play the dreidel game, light the menorah, and enjoy a scrumptious meal. However, after her well-fed guest leaves, there's a knock at the door—it's the rabbi, and all of Brayna's other friends, arriving for dinner. But there are no latkes left—and together, they finally figure out who really ate them. Lively illustrations by Mike Wohnoutka, portraying the sprightly Bubba Brayna and her very hungry guest, accompany this instant family favorite, a humorous reworking of Eric A. Kimmel’s earlier classic tale, The Chanukkah Guest. A traditional recipe for latkes is included in the back matter, along with interesting, digestible facts about the history and traditions of Hanukkah. A 2013 National Jewish Book Award Winner, this book is perfect for a holiday story time with children— either in the classroom or at home, as an introduction for young readers to the traditions and customs of Hanukkah, and as a classic to return to year after year.

Gittel's Journey
Gittel's Journey

Author: Lesléa Newman

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-02-05

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1683353692

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Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the address is illegible! How will she find her family? Both a heart-wrenching and heartwarming story, Gittel’s Journey offers a fresh perspective on the immigration journey to Ellis Island. The book includes an author’s note explaining how Gittel’s story is based on the journey to America taken by Lesléa Newman’s grandmother and family friend.

The Hanukkah Gun
The Hanukkah Gun

Author: Kevin Gonzalez

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0595366139

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The Hanukkah Gun and Other Secondhand Sol Old West Tales is a collection of short stories about a nontraditional, Jewish hero in the late 19th-century Arizona Territory. A seller of secondhand goods, Solomon Pliskin is closer to 5-feet-4 than the classic height of heroes, 6-feet-4. Slight and self-deprecating, balding and bearded, he wears a wool suit, not buckskins and chaps. He dons a bowler, not a Stetson. Faith and family, not firepower, are his best defense against the dangers of the frontier. With a gun molded from Hanukkah gelt, he foils a bullying bigot; trying to do a mitzvah on Rosh Hashanah, he rescues an innocent Indian from a lynch mob. And with a crock of chicken soup as his only weapon, he prevents a drunk from ventilating a Sephardic Jew from San Francisco, even thought he is lording it over Pliskin. As one fellow Jew notes of Secondhand Sol: "For such a small man, he sure sits tall in the saddle." People of all beliefs can discover and enjoy universal themes in his adventures. As Pliskin says, all good men and their families, regardless of their faith, deserve light in their lives.

Comfort Food
Comfort Food

Author: Kate Jacobs

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-05-06

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1440630658

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Now in paperback from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Friday Night Knitting Club... Shortly before turning 50, TV cooking show personality Augusta "Gus" Simpson discovers that the network wants to boost her ratings by teaming her with a beautiful, young new co-host. But Gus isn't going without a fight-whether it's off-set with her two demanding daughters, on-camera with the ambitious new diva herself, or after-hours with Oliver, the new culinary producer who's raising Gus's temperature beyond the comfort zone. Now, in pursuit of higher ratings and culinary delights, Gus might be able to rejuvenate more than just her career.

Jeremy's Dreidel
Jeremy's Dreidel

Author: Ellie B. Gellman

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512490261

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At the dreidel-making workshop, Jeremy’s friends think he’s molding a secret code on his clay dreidel. But he’s really making a special gift for his father, who is blind. How will he get his friends to appreciate his special dreidel?

The Hidden Story of Jacob
The Hidden Story of Jacob

Author: Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781797554167

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Reading the Bible in the original Hebrew allows us to notice many things that remain invisible in English translations. This brief book pulls back the layers of translation traditions by looking into the original Hebrew text of the story of Jacob and his children. By rereading and, therefore, rethinking the original Hebrew text from the largest sections of Genesis we get to relive one of the greatest stories ever told. Get ready for it. It's power may just take you by surprise.

Problems in Purimville
Problems in Purimville

Author: Karen Fisman

Publisher: Jora Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0981265014

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Just days before the Purim holiday, Jacob and Sarah respond to an urgent cry for help and find themselves on a remarkable adventure in the muddled and mixed-up land of Purimville, where something has mysteriously gone awry. In a world full of tasty hamantashen, marvelous costumes, and very noisy graggers, the two children must rely on their wits and courage in order to solve the troubles facing Purimville. A humorous fantasy and adventure story accompanied by engaging illustrations, this nontraditional tale will teach children about Purim symbols and lore and the value of believing in their own strengths and abilities.