On Hanukkah
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0689845790 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Full color.. The author tells the story of one family's celebration of the Festival of Lights in this perfect companion to On Passover and On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
This is an excellent books for Jews and non-Jews alike. A Customer This book is a delight--it is beautifully illustrated and gently describes the traditions and history of Hanukkah through the eyes of a child. Cathy Goldberg Fishman is a natural teacher.
Jews who did not want the light of our knowledge lost would still get together and study. They played the game of dreidel to disguise what they were doing." And so the family puts the menorahs in a window to be "a light of knowledge in the darkness." Melanie W. (Ages 5 to 8) --Gail Hudson. This is teaching at its best: giving children a familiar and beautifully illustrated context for absorbing complicated ideas such as symbolism, persecution, and the joy that comes from religious freedom. Starting with the first nigh