The Honey Bee And The Apple Tree A Rosh Hashanah Story

What happens when a friendly little bee sets out in search of a new home? Fly along and find out in this sweet Rosh Hashanah story! A heart-warming illustrated story about a beloved Jewish tradition.

What happens when a friendly little bee sets out in search of a new home? Fly along and find out in this sweet Rosh Hashanah story! A heart-warming illustrated story about a beloved Jewish tradition.

A family celebrates Rosh ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year, by eating traditional foods, attending synagogue services, and engaging in other seasonal activities.

On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it is traditional to dip apples and honey in hopes of a sweet New Year. Jews around the world share other foods as well - such as pomegranates, pumpkins, beets, and dates - foods that grow abundantly and symbolize prosperity. Author Rahel Musleah, who grew up in Calcutta, India, presents a Sephardic Rosh Hashanah seder observed throughout the world. This special service incorporates blessings, songs, and even folk tales relating to each of the eight foods eaten, and will guide participants through this joyous seder. Traditional holiday recipes are included.

Written in a warm and understanding tone, this guide takes the best in secular early childhood education and applies it to Jewish early childhood education. With extensive bibliographies as well as background information for teachers, individual chapters review developmentally appropriate practice, anti-bias education, storytelling, music, Jewish thematic units, reaching out to interfaith families, keeping kosher at school, and much more.

A Jewish family celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Includes information about the meaning and customs associated with the holiday.

Katy's favorite holiday is Rosh Hashanah, when she gets to pick apples and make applesauce with her mother. But what happends when the tradition is interrupted by the early arrival of her baby cousin?