In this Hanukkah manual for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history, rituals, activities, songs, and recipes provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. The book includes brief reflections to read aloud before reciting the candle-lighting blessings on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah.
Categories: Chanuka
Added on: August 27, 2019 - More: Comments & Reviews
In this Hanukkah manual for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history, rituals, activities, songs, and recipes provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. The book includes brief reflections to read aloud before reciting the candle-lighting blessings on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah.
Informative, Accurate Simple to Understood Book on Chanukah Since they weren’t brought up in a Jewish home, we wanted to introduce our grandsons to the tradition of Chanukah. We wanted a book that was informative, accurate and simple to understand. “Light the Menorah!: A Hanukkah Handbook” fit the bill perfectly!This is an attractive, easy to read book. It allowed us to share the traditions of Chanukah with our grandsons in a way that wasn’t burdensome or boring.
A Beautiful Book! I bought a copy of this charming book for my nephew for Hanukkah and he’s going to love it. The illustrations are warm and comforting, and Jules writes thoughtful poems and informative but lyrical reflections for each of the 8 nights of Hanukkah. There’s a “More About Hanukkah” section at the end, as well as instructions for a dreidel game, Hanukkah songs, recipes and crafts. Overall, an excellent addition to a child’s library no matter what religion he or she practices!
Wonderful guide for celebrating Hanukkah with children Most Hanukkah books are focused on the frivolous fun of Hanukkah (dreidels and latkes and lighting the menorah), but this book provides stories, prayers and reflections about the history of the holiday and re-focuses readers on more meaningful things. For each night there is a blessing and meditation–something for children to think about and for families to discuss. The illustrations are also beautiful. I highly recommend this for Jewish families or for teachers who are looking to build a…