Tanta Teva And The Magic Booth

Ages 8-10

When Marc meets a strange little old lady in the woods at night, she uses her magic sukkah to take him back in time, where he learns things about Biblical history that he never heard in Hebrew School.

When a Long Island synagogue is defaced with a swastika and an anti-semitic slogan, a teenage brother and sister try to solve the mystery with the help of their rabbi and a Holocaust survivor.

Lost in the forests and plains of Eastern Europe lies the little town of Chutzp. Their lies and stories have an echo--a dark, reverse echo--of the Hasidic tales discovered and told by the masters. Like the schlemiels of Chelm, the Chutzper Hasidim somehow blunder their way through life, scattering scraps of Jewish tradition as they go. Whether in their travels, their work, their relationship to other Jews, to non-Jews, or even to God, the Chutsper Hasidim are simple, literal and to the point--even if they are not always sure what that point is...

Explains the customs which make the Jewish sabbath a holy and joyful day.

Over the last three years, Carol Starin has written a column for the Torah Aura Bulletin Board. These suggestions for teachers and educators are organized by topic and offer thousands of ideas for classroom management, holiday celebrations, lesson planning, and more.

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Introduces the different festivals celebrated in the Jewish faith.