Learning and Teaching Torah through Literature

Here are some new Pesach books that look interesting. I haven’t read them yet.

My Last Year in Mitzrayim: A Jewish Boy’s Ancient Diary by Chaim Greenbaum. Ages 9 and up.

The Ambassadors – Time for the Korban Pesach by M. Safra — graphic novel.

Just Imagine! The Miracles of Kriyas Yam Suf by M. Safra — graphic novel.

The Illustrated Haggadah from Artscroll.

Jewish children all over the world are getting excited about Pesach — a wonderful opportunity for transmitting our heritage to our children. Here is the updated Pesach book list to assist you in this task. Includes this year’s new releases. Enjoy!

Our Purim book list has Purim books for all ages. Hope you enjoy them!

It’s been a while since I posted about the new books my family and I enjoyed. Here are some we read recently.

The Chase – A Novel by Rabbi Meir Uri Gottesman is engaging, fast-paced, and full of mysticism and symbolism. At first, my daughter got it from the library, but we liked it so much that we bought our own copy. It’s a beautiful book that can be read again and again.

 

Code One by Rabbi Yitzchak Goldman is a beautifully written, fast-paced thriller with well developed, memorable charactres. It takes places in modern day Britain, but much of the plot revolves around the massacre of the Jewish community of York in the 12th century. My teenagers loved it. I read it in one sitting — I couldn’t put it down.

We are very excited about the sequel that just came out:

Code Two – A Novel. I bought it, but haven’t read it yet. With enough self-control, I might save it for Pesach :).

 

Just Imagine! The Purim Story Today … by M. Safra is a graphic novel retelling the story of Purim in modern day terms. My eight year old son loved it, and even my teenage daughters found it interesting.

Hope you enjoy these!

As we begin Sefer Shemos (Book of Exodus) this week,

here is the updated book list.

Coming up: some books my family and I enjoyed recently.

Chodesh tov!

It’s the month of Kislev, and time to get ready for Chanuka. Here is the updated Chanuka book list, in a new format.

Enjoy! And if you know of any other books I could add please let me know.

Just in time for Chanuka! The sequel to Swords and Scrolls, Spies and Scholars by Yehudis Litvak (yours truly :)) continues the story of the Maccabean revolt.

Who can be trusted in these turbulent times?
The war between the Maccabees and the Greeks rages on. Miriam ventures into enemy territory as a spy for the Maccabees. Her cousin Elisha is caught in an internal battle. Can he trust himself? Can the faithful Jews trust each other? Can they put their own differences aside as they fight for the heart and soul of their nation?

Available from the Jewish Children’s Book Club.

Hello everyone!

As I mentioned previously, the current astore format of the book list will be discontinued by Amazon in less than a week. I am trying out a new format. To keep things simple, there is a page for each category, and the books are listed on each page in no particular order.

So far, I’ve only put up pages for the five books of the Torah. Please check out the new format. All feedback is very much welcome!

Book list

Another exciting new release. According to the description, ages 14 and up.

The Family Midrash Says , The Book Of Tishrai

I saw these two books in the local bookstore — they look amazing. Each is a graphic novel. We haven’t read them yet.

Just Imagine! Your Day in Court

Just Imagine! We're Going to the Beis Hamikdash