HeyJaredThe Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)
The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005.Host: Heidi RabinowitzSponsors: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca…
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Sukkot x 3 (opens the original)
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Like most Jewish holidays, the meaning of Sukkot is multi-layered: it commemorates the ancient harvest pilgrimage to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, but it also represents the temporary dwellings used during the Exodus from Egypt. In modern times we tend to think of it as a chance to reconnect with nature, gives thanks for our blessings, and gather with community. In terms of kidlit, Sukkot is the winning-est holiday of the season this year, with multiple titles coming out at the same time! We exp
Diving Deep on Rosh Hashanah (opens the original)
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Tashlich is the Rosh Hashanah custom of tossing bread or other small objects into moving water, to throw away our "sins" or our negativity. But today we're going to learn about something different — reverse tashlich, in which we remove our sins from the water. We'll explore the picture book biography, Diving Deep on Rosh Hashanah: Reverse Tashlich for a Better World by Rachelle Burk, which profiles Rabbi Ed Rosenthal and his Jewish scuba-diving ocean cleanup project, Tikkun HaYam, or Repair the
New Faces: Derek Stordahl at Behrman House/Apples & Honey Press (opens the original)
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Behrman House has been publishing Jewish educational materials and children's books for over 100 years, and up until now, has been a family-run business. But David Behrman and his wife Vicki Weber are about to enter their well-deserved retirement, and they are passing the business out of the family into the capable hands of their friend and colleague Derek Stordahl. I spoke to all three of them about the history, and the future, of Behrman House and its children's imprint, Apples & Honey Press .
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