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Rosh Hashanah

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Mea­sur­ing a Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story
Linda Elovitz Marshall; Zara Gonzales Hoang, illus.
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High Hol­i­day Books for Young Readers

Michal Hoschan­der Malen
September 19, 2022
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The Rosh Hashanah Recipe
Laura Gehl; Olga and Aleksey Ivanov, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Miri­am and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story 
Eric Kimmel; Tamara Anegon, illus. 
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Chil­dren’s
Apples, Apples, All Year Round: A Cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish Holidays
Barbara Bietz and June Sobel; Ruth Waters, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Some­thing New for Rosh Hashanah
Jane Yolen, Christine Battuz (Illustrator)
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Chil­dren’s
Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Vis­it with Grandma
Annette Schottenfeld, Jennifer Kirkham (Illustrator)
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Excerpt: Jew-Ish

Jake Cohen
September 1, 2021
Essay

The World is Round: Jew­ish Children’s Books Wel­come the New Year

Emi­ly Schneider
September 26, 2019
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Excerpt: Saba­ba

Adeena Suss­man
September 23, 2019
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Chil­dren’s
Once Upon an Apple Cake: a Rosh Hashanah Story
Elana Rubinstein (auth.), Jennifer Naalchigar (illus.)
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Chil­dren’s
Jack­ie and Jesse and Joni and Jae: A Rosh Hashanah Story
Chris Barash, Christine Battuz (Illus.)
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This is Real and You Are Com­plete­ly Unpre­pared: The Days of Awe as a Jour­ney of Transformation
Alan Lew
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Big Sam: A Rosh Hashanah Tall Tale
Eric A. Kimmel; Jim Starr, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Rosh Hashanah is Coming!
Tracy Newman; Viviana Garofoli, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Lit­tle Red Rosie
Eric A Kimmel; Monica Gutierrez, illus.
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