I Am Not Afraid
Coming February 21, 2023 In this creative retelling of Psalm 23, a child imagines scary shadows chasing away her sleep and peace as she reaches out to God her Comforter. […]
SALLY OPENED DOORS
Sally Priesand, the first American woman to be ordained a rabbi, opened doors for Jewish women’s full participation in Jewish life in this third book by Sandy Sasso about courageous […]
THE GOOD FOR NOTHING TREE
A tiny fig tree needs time to grow. But how much time? All four seasons go by…and there are no figs. The seasons pass again. Still no figs! Is the […]
THE RAVEN AND THE DOVE, THE BIG FISH, AND THE STUBBORN DONKEY: ANIMALS IN THE BIBLE
From the snake in the Garden of Eden to the lost sheep in Luke’s parable, stories about fish and birds, rams and goats abound. We read about them, but they […]
A VERY BIG PROBLEM
A Very Big Problem is a Junior Library Guild Selection. In the beginning, God’s garden is beautiful and peaceful, but it doesn’t stay that way. Everyone has something to say! Rain […]
JUDY LED THE WAY
Papa, why can there be no music in the synagogue? Why do men and women sit separately? Why don’t women read the Torah? Do I have to believe in God? […]
REGINA PERSISTED: AN UNTOLD STORY
From a young age, Regina Jonas loved to read stories from the Bible. She loved to read Hebrew. She wanted to be a rabbi. There had never been a woman […]
WHEN GOD GAVE US WORDS
Words. There are long words and short words, nice words and mean words. There are silly words, scary words, and hard-to-spell words. There are so many words in our world! […]
THE STORY OF AND: THE LITTLE WORD THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Poor and: the word everyone takes for granted. So tiny, so common, so easily overlooked. Yet if it weren’t for and, so much would fall apart! Who knew such a little word […]
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?
“Be careful of the Blues. We are better than they are. They are not our neighbors.” Blues and Yellows just don’t mix, and that’s how it’s always been. No one […]