Purim is one of our favourite festivals; dressing up, parties, sweets, being told to make loads of noise in shul, I mean what’s not to love!? And all these best bits about Purim are featured in our latest picture book from PJ Library, Purim is Coming! A bright and colourful book written by Tracy Newman,... Continue Reading →
The Jewish festival of Passover falls in the spring and celebrates the Jewish people being freed from slavery in Egypt. The story of Passover tells us that when the Jews left Egypt they left in such a hurry they didn’t have time to let their bread rise. Instead, they ate unleavened bread called matzah. The... Continue Reading →
Once a month we get a very special bit of book post. It comes in a big white envelope with the blue logo of PJ Library in the top corner and is always met with excitement from my boys. Inside the envelope we know there will be a brand new book to add to our... Continue Reading →
Tu Bishvat is a Jewish festival that celebrates trees and the start of spring. During this festival we appreciate trees and the environment through planting new trees and eating fruits that grow on them. And of course, we have some books to share that are perfect for this festival. It's Tu B'Shevat by Edie Stoltz Zolkower, illustrated... Continue Reading →
Over the past few years we've built up a fairly well stocked collection of books to help us celebrate Chanukah. Here are eight of our favourites, one for each night of the festival! We've also been getting busy with lots of Chanukah play activities which we've added in too, enjoy! Elmo's Little Dreidel by Naomi Kleinberg, illustrated... Continue Reading →
Sukkot is a Jewish harvest festival that begins just after the start of the new Jewish year. In preparation for Sukkot Jews build a sukkah (a temporary hut) which we decorate, eat in and sometimes sleep in for the whole week of Sukkot. As with all our festivals we have some great picture books to... Continue Reading →
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year is one of the biggest holidays in the Jewish calendar so of course we like to read books to help us celebrate and understand the meaning of the holiday. Here are some of the books we've been reading as well as some fun activities to try. Engineer Ari and... Continue Reading →
Shavuot is the Jewish festival celebrating the return of Moses from Mount Sinai after receiving the ten commandments. To help us celebrate, PJ Library sent us Sadie and the Big Mountain by Jamie Korngold and Julie Fortenberry, published by Kar-Ben Publishing. Sadie and her classmates are getting ready to celebrate Shavuot with a hike up their own Mount Sinai. Everyone is... Continue Reading →
The Jewish festival of Passover (or Pesach) falls in the spring and celebrates the Jewish people being freed from slavery in Egypt. Families spend lots of time preparing for it and getting their homes ready. One way we've been preparing is by reading books of course! Here are some of our favourites: Is It Passover... Continue Reading →
Purim is one of our favourite Jewish festivals, here's why: You get to wear fancy dress. People give you lots of sweet treats. You are TOLD to make as much noise as you can! (An additional reason about why this festival is great for grown ups too is that you are pretty much commanded to... Continue Reading →
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