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Items with the tag:

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Chil­dren’s
Yitzi and the Giant Menorah
Richard Ungar
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Chil­dren’s
Cater­pil­lar Yom Kip­pur (Jew­ish Nature)
Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
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Yos­si and Laibel’s Shab­bos Surprise
Dina Rosenfeld; Norman Nodel, illus.
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The Jew­ish Book Coun­cil 2017 Hanukkah Gift Guide

Here at the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, we firm­ly believe that a good book makes the per­fect Hanukkah gift. In case you don’t have time to peruse our vast archive of book…
JBC Staff
December 1, 2017
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Chil­dren’s
No Nap­time for Janie!: A Hanukkah Tale
Margie Blumberg; Renee Andriani, illus.
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30 Days 30 Authors: Sylvia Rouss

Cel­e­brate Jew­ish Book Month with #30days30authors! JBC invit­ed an author to share thoughts on #Jew­Lit for each day of Jew­ish Book Month. Watch, read, enjoy, and…
Sylvia Rouss
November 19, 2017
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The Miss­ing Let­ters: A Drei­del Story
Renee Londner; Iryna Bodnaruk, illus.
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The Sec­ond Amend­ment, Yom Kip­pur, and the Las Vegas Massacre

Car­ol Zoref
October 10, 2017
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Fic­tion
High Hol­i­day Sutra
Allan Appel
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Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm
Linda Glaser; Aleksandar Zolotic, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
The Best Sukkot Pump­kin Ever
Laya Steinberg; Colleen Madden, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Lit­tle Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale
Gloria Koster; Sue Eastland, illus.
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Excerpt: There Was a Rab­bi of Kiev

Howard Jacob­son
July 25, 2017
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Judah Mac­cabee Goes to the Doctor
Ann D. Koffsky; Talitha Shipman, illus.
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Purim Chick­en
Margery Cuyler; Puy Pinillos, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Yom Kip­pur Shortstop
David A. Adler; Andre Ceolin, illus.
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