Eight Chanukah Lights

Happy Chanukah! Count up from one to eight as lights appear with each turn of the page! Watch as different families light their menorahs on every spread, and learn new words and facts about Chanukah traditions! Features real working lights.

A family celebrates Hanukkah by lighting the Menorah, eating chocolate gelt and latkes, and opening gifts.

Focusing on Chanukah, the Jewish festival of light, this book is part of pre-school series looking at Jewish festivals. This book looks at the way the festival is celebrated today, with simple text and bright illustrations of a family taking part.

A fun-filled, insightful resource for the whole family combines a step-by-step guide to celebrating Chanuka, with lucid insights that reveal how the holiday speaks to people's lives today. Includes The Story of Chanukah for the Historically Challenged; Eight Questions People Ask About Chanukah; Eight Stories for Eight Nights; Tips, Hints and Secrets for Parents to Create a Great Family Experience, and more.

A young boy counts the candles on the family Menorah and the lights he sees in the world around him on each night of Hanukkah. Includes information on the history and significance of the celebration. Illustrations.

An “inviting picture book” following a family’s Hanukkah preparations and celebrations in lively, simple verse, from the author of Moishe’s Miracle (Booklist). Laura Krauss Melmed and illustrator Elisabeth Schlossberg celebrate Hanukkah in joyful action rhymes, festive poems, and exuberant scenes of family life. From traditional holiday foods to the story of the Maccabees, they capture the warm sights, sounds, and tastes of this wintertime festival. “The verse and illustrations work well together, depicting the relatives as they gather to light the candles, share traditional foods and games, and enjoy the pleasure of one another’s company.” —Booklist This collection of brief, playful poems is likely to inspire countless religious school holiday pageants . . . [A] tender portrayal of a close-knit extended family caught up in holiday excitement.” —Publishers Weekly

A child describes how one family celebrates Hanukkah, including polishing the silver menorah, lighting the candles, having a special family dinner, and sharing gifts.

With his trademark spiritual sensitivity and deep understanding of tradition, Rabbi Pinson illuminates the holiday of Chanukah in an entirely new way. In the format of a meditation for each night of the observance, this edition is both a guide to the lighting of the menorah and celebrating of Chanukah and a manual for a deeper understanding of the holiday.