The Jewish Children's Bible - Genesis
The Jewish Children's Bible - Exodus
The Jewish Children's Bible - Leviticus
The Jewish Children's Bible - Numbers
The Jewish Children's Bible - Deuteronomy
The Jewish Children's Bible - 5 Volume Gift Set
By Sheryl Prenzlau
A special section, Midraashim: Tales of our Sages, provides parents and teachers with additional information that helps clarify the Biblical events described in Genesis.
The five-volume set of The Jewish Children's Bible has an additional unique quality: It presents a full color edition of the appropriate Megillah or Jewish Holiday story read during the year. Exodus includes The Children's Haggadah, Leviticus includes The Book of Esther, Numbers include The Book of Ruth, and Deuteronomy includes Jonah and the Whale.
One of a series of five oversize and gorgeous volumes, this and the other volumes present the main stories of each book of the Torah in simplified language. Even very difficult concepts are rendered understandable to young children so that they can join in discussing the parshah (weekly Torah portion) each Shabbat. There's also a section of midrash (stories of the sages) to further engage inquiring young minds. Written from an Orthodox point of view, this volume and the series is suitable for everyone and is a monument to the work of its adapter, the Jerusalem-based author of the "Kid Sister" series. The artwork by Russian-born Smekhov, chief illustrator for The Temple Institute in Jerusalem, is quite breathtaking--realistic without being anachronistic, exciting without being stereotypical. My prediction is that children will actually enjoy every page, regardless of the topic covered, and will be eager to learn about their Biblical history, whether at home or at school.
G-d's Garden :
Children's Stories Grown from the Bible
By Adam Fisher
G-d's Garden invites readers and listeners to live with and in the biblical text, to ask questions and imagine answers: What happened to Joseph on his way to Egypt? What occurred in Moses' childhood to create in him the compassion and sensitivity to others' suffering that were the necessary qualities of a leader chose by G-d?
Each story is accompanied by:
- An introduction with key information about the story's biblical background
- Values drawn from the story (The story of Joseph the dreamer demonstrates the value of helping others while dealing with our own hardships. The story of Joshua emphasizes our need to protect people in danger, and to ensure that children, the sick, and the elderly are cared for.)
- Discussion questions linking the story to contemporary life
- A list of story-telling props and tips
A values index and a glossary increase the effectiveness of G-d's Garden as an educational tool.
In the classroom, as part of a family Shabbat service, or as the source of a weekly bedtime story, God's Garden will entrance children of all ages in the wonder of Torah.
To Everything
By Bob Barner
Teasers, Twisters, and Stumpers:
A Bookful of Tricky Torah Riddles
By Yaffa Ganz
Torah : The Growing Gift
By Steven E. Steinbock
Teacher's Guide Also Available
A Child's Bible:
Lessons from the Torah
By Seymour Rossel
The classic narratives come to life for young children in simple words, refined by Jewish scholarship both ancient and modern.
Each story is accompanied by:
- Peshat--"What does it mean?"
- Drash--"What does it teach?"
- Remez--"A Lesson about Torah"
- Colorful illustrations that depict the Biblical world
Contents:
In the Beginning, In the Garden, The Terrible Crime, Noah and the Flood, A Tower in the Sky, Abram Walks with G-d, The Sad Tale of Sodom, Abraham's Gift to G-d, Rebecca, Twins and Tricks, Jacob Takes Two Wives, Jacob Returns Home, Joseph's Coat, Joseph and the Dreamers, Come Down to Egypt, Moses in the Basket, Moses and the Bush, The Ten Plagues
Gamebook for a Child's Bible:
Lessons from the Torah
A Child's Bible:
Lessons from the Writings and Prophets
By Seymour Rossel
The classic narratives come to life for young children in simple words, refined by Jewish scholarship both ancient and modern.
Each story is accompanied by:
- Peshat--"What does it mean?"
- Drash--"What does it teach?"
- Remez--"A Lesson about Torah"
- Colorful illustrations that depict the Biblical world
Contents:
Crossing the Sea of Reeds, The Supreme Gift, An End to Wandering, Deborah Judges Israel, Gideon and the Trick, Samson, The Scroll of Ruth, Samuel and Saul, David in the Days of Saul, David and Bathsheba, King Solomon Judges, Elijah and the Priests of Baal, Jonah, Jeremiah, The Book of Job, The Scroll of Esther, The Book of Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah