Hanukkah
By Natalie Rosinsky
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Holidays are a time of tradition, sharing, and fun. This series explores the history, customs, and symbols of the holidays. Young readers will learn how the holidays have changed over time and how they are celebrated around the world. Each beautifully illustrated history is also filled with interesting and unusual facts about the holiday and emphasizes the holiday as a time of sharing. Additional resources in each book include activities to do on the holiday and where to get more information. A glossary and index are also included in each book.
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Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
By Shari Lewis
Video also available
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Accompanying song book to the
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah video.
Songs Include:
Chanukah,
Chanukah Prayer,
The Chanukah Song,
The Chanukah Story,
Eight Nights of Chanukah,
Hava Nagila,
Heiveinu Shalom Aleichem,
My Dreidel,
O'Chanukah, O'Chanukah,
Oif'n Pripitchik,
Potato Latkes,
Something to Celebrate,
Tumbalalaika,
Tzena, Tzena,
Zum Gali, Gali,
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The Kvetchit :
A Hanukkah Tale
(Book and Cassette)
By Larry Butchins
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I am a children's librarian and I love using the story around Chanukah time. I read it to a group of children, and then play the cassette tape so they can listen to all the kvetches (complaints). Then I invite the children and their parents up and ask them to recite their favorite kvetch into the tape recorder. At the end of the program, I play back all the complaints and everyone loves listening to themselves!
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Hanukkah:
Festival of Lights
By Jeff O'Hare and Arthur Friedman
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The probably record-winning subtitle tells it all--this softcover will be
worn out in no time if an appreciative family uses all of its enticing
pages to celebrate the holiday. The author disarms us on the very first
page by explaining how someone "with a name like O'Hare could write a book
about Hanukkah" and shares that his Catholic father converted to Judaism
before marrying his Jewish mother and then was "so anxious to learn all the
customs and traditions...that extra emphasis was placed on doing everything
right." So he's entitled to pass all this on, and more. These brightly
colored pages are filled with games, crafts, stories, maps, recipes, songs
with music, mazes, puzzles, gifts to make and a light-hearted spirit that
fits in perfectly with that ever-present symbol, the candles of Hanukkah.
It even includes a 20-year calendar so you'll always know when your
favorite holiday is coming. The only things I didn't care for were the
unsmiling father in the full-page illustration of an otherwise-happy family
lighting its menorah, and the prominently displayed challah on the same
page. Challah for Hanukkah? Bring on those half-hidden latkes Mom is
carrying instead and the picture will sparkle!
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Hanukkah is so much more than candles and dreidels. It is one of the most
joyous celebrations for Jews all over the world, based mainly upon the
reclamation of the Holy Temple. Yet many families are unaware of the full
story of Hanukkah or the meaning behind the symbols of this holiday.
Hanukkah, Festival of Lights explores the many aspects of the
holiday, from the very first Hanukkah in the ancient temple to today's
modern celebrations. In Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, you'll find the
prayers and traditions that are central to the holiday, along with stories,
games, recipes, crafts, and songs--all designed to enhance the enjoyment of
the entire family during this happy time.
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Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
(A Window Storybook)
By Berthe Amoss
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Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of the
Jews in their battle for religious freedom in ancient Israel. The window
story book is a Chagall-like depiction of the former Warburg mansion,
home of The Jewish Museum, with a fiddler on the roof. Open the eight
numbered windows in sequence on the mansion to reveal the wondrous story
of the Maccabee heroes. The Jewish Museum, founded in 1904, is the
largest museum devoted to the study of Jewish culture in the Western
Hemisphere, and its collection is one of the three finest in the world.
Since 1947 The Jewish Museum has been housed in the landmark Warburg
mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The window story was co-produced
by The Jewish Museum and More Than A Card, Inc. under the auspices of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It measures 11 x 15 and has an
easel back. It comes in a resealable poly bag.
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Just Enough Is Plenty :
A Hanukkah Tale
By Barbara Diamond Goldin
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An old peddler joins Malka's family for the first night of the Hanukkah
celebrations--one in which there is "just enough" food for the family,
but they gladly share with him. The next morning, they find the
peddler has gone, leaving a a sackful of gifts--and Malka is
convinced that he was Elijah.
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The Little Menorah Who Forgot Chanukah
(Book and Cassette)
By Jerry Sperling
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Through a unique book and cassette, the meaning of the Chanukah
celebration is revealed to young readers. The tape includes a
narration of the story, original songs by Jerry Sperling, and
traditional blessings over the Chanukah candles.
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Like a Maccabee
By Raymond A. Zwerin |
The authors use a puppet-show format to retell the
story of the Macabbees and their revolt against
religious oppression. They also describe the
qualities that made the Macabbees special, such
as determination, helping to fix what was broken,
courage, and thankfulness to G-d, and ask the
readers if they have those qualities too.
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Chanukah : Piano Solos for Kids
By Robert Schultz
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A glorious collection of music for the Feast of Lights! Contains 11 traditional
Chanukah favorites arranged by Robert Schultz in 5 finger format for beginners,
with hand placement diagrams and fingerings, with lyrics. Songs include: Al Hanism *
Baruch Shel Chanukah * Henerot Halalu * I Have a Little Dreydl * Lichvod Hachanukah *
Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages) * My Candles and others.
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The Young Maccabees:
A Hanukkah Adventure Story
By Reudor
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The Story of Chanukah for Children
By Beverly Charette
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A children's book about Chanukah. Do you know why we celebrate Chanukah?
In all the ways we'll celebrate this Festival of Lights, remembering our
ancestors who fought to keep their rights. Lively illustrations and simple
rhyming text teach children the history and meaning of this significant holiday
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