On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Cathy Goldberg Fishman

Book Overview

"Every year, people we know send cards to wish me and my family a happy and healthy New Year. La Shana Tova, they say in Hebrew."
How can you tell when it is time for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? The young girl in this story can tell when her family receives cards wishing them a happy New Year. They gather together to light candles for the holiday meal and say blessings over apples and honey. They go to synagogue to pray and hear...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689838921
• ISBN13: 9780689838927
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A gentle and beautifully illustrated holiday book

This sweet book is best for very young children, who will enjoy the mild and simple text and its young siblings' observations of the "birthday of the world," and more. The beautiful and inventive mixed-media illustrations will speak to parents and kids alike. Definitely worth reading and admiring.