Books in Building Jewish Life series

Designed to help celebrate and enrich the holiday season, Hanukkah discusses the holiday s origins, reasons for the Hanukkah candles and customs, and provides everything from recipes to family activities. There are songs in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish (with clear transliterations), recipes for Hanukkah foods particularly all sorts of luscious latkes useful information on the arts and crafts of Hanukkah, the calendar and its relationship to Christmas time, and games played at Hanukkah. Putting the holiday in a larger, timely context, December Dilemmas deals with ways in which a Jewish family can cope with Christmas. Throughout the book, representative Jewish families explain their customs and ideas about observing Hanukkah, while vividly expressing their personal feelings about the holiday. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Also available:Building Jewish Life: Rosh Ha-Shanah Mahzor - ISBN 093387328XBuilding Jewish Life: Purim - ISBN 0933873123Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:- Torah and Bible- Talmud- Jewish teaching- Jewish parenting- Jewish ethics and values- Jewish holidays- the Jewish lifecycle- Israel- Hebrew- Jewish prayerTorah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.

In BJL Rosh ha-Shanah & Yom Kippur children explore the symbols of the High Holy Days and the spiritual concepts of 'awe',' repentance' and 'atonement' . Information is provided about and activities for Rosh ha-Shanah (the Jewish new year), and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, and includes an essay for parents.Also available:Building Jewish Life: Shabbat - ISBN 0933873514Building Jewish Life: Sukkot and Simhat Torah - ISBN 0933873131Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:- Torah and Bible- Talmud- Jewish teaching- Jewish parenting- Jewish ethics and values- Jewish holidays- the Jewish lifecycle- Israel- Hebrew- Jewish prayerTorah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.

Passover is living history. Every symbol of the Seder has its own story to tell. This book helps families use the Seder to remember what it was like when we were slaves in Egypt. A guide for parents is included.Also available:Building Jewish Life: Shabbat - ISBN 0933873514Building Jewish Life: Sukkot and Simhat Torah - ISBN 0933873131Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:- Torah and Bible- Talmud- Jewish teaching- Jewish parenting- Jewish ethics and values- Jewish holidays- the Jewish lifecycle- Israel- Hebrew- Jewish prayerTorah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.

Purim is both a fun and meaningful holiday. Making lots of noise when Haman's name is read teaches us that when we work together we are stronger than evil. The triumphant story of Esther teaches us that every person can be a hero. Purim is both a fun and meaningful holiday. Making lots of noise when Haman's name is read teaches us that when we work together we are stronger than evil. The triumphant story of Esther teaches us that every person can be a hero.Also available:Building Jewish Life: Shabbat - ISBN 0933873514Building Jewish Life: Sukkot and Simhat Torah - ISBN 0933873131Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:- Torah and Bible- Talmud- Jewish teaching- Jewish parenting- Jewish ethics and values- Jewish holidays- the Jewish lifecycle- Israel- Hebrew- Jewish prayerTorah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.

Children delve into the symbols and meanings of the two fall holidays- Sukkot and Simhat Torah- that immediately follow Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur. Sukkot is a harvest festival. Simhat Torah celebrates the ending and beginning anew of the yearly Torah reading cycle. The text is designed for children to read alone, or to read with parents to understand the values that come from these two holidays. Parent essay is included.Also available:Building Jewish Life: Shabbat - ISBN 0933873514Building Jewish Life: Passover - ISBN 0933873166Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:- Torah and Bible- Talmud- Jewish teaching- Jewish parenting- Jewish ethics and values- Jewish holidays- the Jewish lifecycle- Israel- Hebrew- Jewish prayerTorah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.