New
Jewish
Educational Resources:
Spring 2005
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Israeli Textbooks
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Israeli Children’s Literature
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Judaic Children’s Literature
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Textbooks/Workbooks
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Teacher Resources
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Videos and DVDs
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CDs
New DVDs in English:
Early Childhood and Elementary:
Alef Bet… Blast-Off! (4 programs in 1) $39.95
(Rosh
Hashanah/Chanukah/Purim/Passover)
Devil’s Arithmetic $29.95
Diary of Anne Frank $29.95
Lamdeni: Teach Me the Alef Bet $19.95
Molly’s Pilgrim $34.95
Rambam: The Story of Maimonides $23.95
Silly Tales of Chelm and other stories $24.95
Spanish Inquisition $24.95
Stories My Zaydy Told Me $24.95
Veggie Tales: Esther $24.95
New DVDs in Hebrew:
Early Childhood and Elementary
Barney: Misparim $24.95
Barney: Tzvaim $24.95
Eliezer ViHagezer $32.95
HaKeves HaShisha Asar $24.95
Itamar Mitayel Al Kirot $24.95
Kaspion $24.95
Kitty Kitty
Kit Boom Boom $24.95
(Songs in Hebrew and English)
Ma’aseh B’Chamisha Balonim $24.95
Meah Shirim Rishonim
I $24.95
Meah Shironim Rishonim
II $24.95
Shalom Lach
Orachat $24.95
Sippurei HaTanach $24.95
New DVDs in English : Junior High – Adult
Anne Frank: The Life of a
Young Girl $39.95
Devil’s Arithmetic $29.95
Diary of Anne Frank $29.95
Follow Me: The Story of
the Six Days War $29.95
“This
spectacular 100 minutes DVD makes the sights and sounds of
Genocide $24.95
Good Evening, Mr.
Wallenberg $33.95
Hiding and Seeking $36.00
Homage to Chagall $34.95
Unlikely Heroes $29.95
Schindler’s List $29.95
The Story of the Yom
Kippur War $29.95
New DVDs in Hebrew: Junior
High – Adult
Charlie Va’Chetzi (with English subtitles) $32.95
Hershele $29.95
Kedma (optional English
subtitles) $34.95
Kuni Lemel in Tel Aviv $29.95
Mivtza Yonatan $39.95
Noa at 17 (English subtitles) $32.95
Policeman (Ephraim Kishon) $29.95
***Shirat Naomi: A rare collection of Naomi Shemer’s songs including the stories behind the songs. $39.95
Summer of Aviya $24.95
Under the Domim Tree (English subtitles) $29.95
Wooden Gun (English subtitles) $32.95
New CDs (and some old
favorites):
I’ve Got
That Shabbat Feeling $18.50
Gan Shirim: A
70 new Jewish songs for
children $25
(Songbook
available, as well)
Good Morning, Good Night:
Jewish Children’s Songs for Daytime and
Bedtime $16.95
Kulam Sharim Naomi Shemer $17.95
Matisyahu “Arise” $18.50
Naomi Shemer:
HaShirim HaYafim $19.95
Paul Zim
“Together”:
The
Friday Night Shabbat Sing-A-Long $16.95
Shabbat Shalom! Jewish children’s songs for Sabbath at home $16.95
Shlock Rock for Kids: Vol.III “We’re
in the Band” $18.50
Sing Shalom: Songs for the
Jewish Holidays $18.50
Very Best of
Zamir Chorale of
Judaic Literature:
Early Childhood and Elementary:
A Moving Tale: A Trainload
of Inspiration from the Parables of our Sages
by Gadi Pollack (Feldheim) $17.95 HC
God’s World by Sylvia Rouss (Pitspopany) $16.95 HC/$9.95 SC
Hayyim’s Ghost retold by Eric A. Kimmel (Pitspopany)
$16.95 HC/$9.95 SC
In the Promised Land:
Lives of Jewish Americans by Doreen Rappaport (HarperCollins)
$15.99 HC
It Happened in Chelm retold by Florence B. Freedman (Shapolsky) $9.95 HC
Kibitzers and Fools: Tales
My Zayda Told Me (coming soon!)
By Simms Taback (Viking) $16.99 HC
Littlest Tree by Sylvia Rouss (Pitspopany) $16.95 HC/
$9.95 SC
Noah and the Ziz by Jacqueline Jules (Kar-Ben) $17.95 HC
Once Upon a Tale: Twelve
Illustrated Parables from the Dubno Maggid (Feldheim) $17.95 HC
Rachel’s Library by Richard Ungar (Tundra) $15.95 HC
Bible Stories by Jean Marzollo (Little Brown) $15.95 HC
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
David and Goliath
Jonah and the Whale (and the
worm)
Miriam and Her Brother Moses
Serena’s Secret: Searching
for Home
by RaeAnn Harris and
Seventh Day by Deborah Bodin Cohen (Kar-Ben)
$16.95
HC/$6.95 SC
Sholom’s Treasure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer
By Erica Silverman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) $16 HC
Travels of Benjamin of Tudela by Uri Shulevitz
(Farrar,
Straus, Giroux) $17 HC
Two by Two by John Winch (
Wise…and Not So Wise: Ten
Tales from the Rabbis
Selected and retold by Phyllis Gershator
(JPS) $15.95 HC
Judaic Literature: Young
Adult:
Albert Einstein by Stephanie McPherson
(Lerner) $18.95
HC
Ariel
$7.95
SC
Duel: A Mystery by
Hannah Senesh:
Her Life and Diary
– The First Complete Edition
(Jewish Lights) $24.99 HC
Hebrew Kid and the Apache
Maiden by
Robert J. Avrech (Seraphic Press) $14.95 HC
Hero by Martha (Attema) $4.99 SC
Rosie in
Rosie in
Rosie in
$4.99
SC
Just Call Me Joe by Frieda Wishinsky (Orca)
$7.95 SC
Zayda Was A Cowboy by June Levitt Nislick (JPS)
$9.95 SC
Israeli Children’s
Literature:
(Sample pages may be
viewed on our website.)
Aryeh Ba’Lailot by Meir
Shalev (Am Oved) $14.95
Bentzi V’Saba Eldo by David McKee (Am Oved)
$12.95
Dai La’Neshikot by Emma
Ein Nesichim B’Shaat
Ha’Seuda by Nava Makmel-Atir (Korim) $11.95
Gamadatzuv by Avirama
Golan (Yediot) $13.95 HC
HaArnav SheIbed Et
HaZanav by Drora Handelsman-Berger
(Handelsman) $13.95 HC
HaTzaif HaRach Shel
Savta Rachel by Dorit Orgad (Korim) $12.95
Lamah Zebra by Mor
Greenstein (Korim) $12.95
Maaseh B’Tzav, Kelev
U’Shnei Yeladim…by Rivka Magen
(Korim) $12.95
Otiyot B’Mitz Shtuyot by Rinat
Hoffer (Zimora-Betan) $17.95
Ran BehChavit by Chana
Horne (Yediot Achronot) $13.95
Roni V’Nomi ViHaDov
Yaakov by Meir Shalev (Am Oved) $15.95
Sippurei HaTorah Ba’Charuzim
series by
Tomer Sarig (Zabar)
Series of 9 books,
each told in Hebrew rhyme.
Includes: Briat
Ha’Olam;Tevat Noach;Yaakov V’Esav;
Yaakov V’Rachel;Yosef
V’Echav;Yosef B’Mitzrayim;
Bnei Yaakov B’Mitzrayim;Moshe;Yetziat Mitzrayim
Tic Tac Moo: Shvitat HaParot by Doreen Cronin (
Yaakov by
Audrey Bergner/Hebrew: Leah Goldberg (Poalim) $14.95
Yom Ha’Em
HaSameach Shel Clifford by Norman Bridwell/Hebrew:Miran Meir (Poalim) $15.95
Calendars from Kar-Ben: 2004-2005:
Jumbo
Jewish Calendar $12.95
Executive
Jewish Calendar $7.95
Calendar
Repro Pak $12.95
Mini
Pocket Calendar $1.95
New Israeli Textbooks:
(Sample pages may be viewed on our website.)
Nitzanim Shel Otiyot:
A new component to the popular “Nitzanim”
series.
This
engaging workbook teaches letter recognition, beginning vocabulary and block
writing.
$12
Sharim V’Lomidim Im
Naomi Shemer:
A
workbook featuring selected poetry, background and exercises.
Please
see attached flyer at this back of this booklet, for a more in-depth
description of this book.
$19.95
Ivrit Esrei – Part II
A
Beginner’s Ulpan Book that is the sequel to the
well-received
Ivrit Esrei I
Ivrit Mi’Braishit I
Engaging and systematic beginning Hebrew language text.
This
revised edition included a Hebrew-English dictionary in the back of the book.
New from Torah Umesorah:
Building a Better Me: A
character education program that teaches acquisition of good middos.
For
middle and elementary grades
By
Malkie Gurkow and Chanie Pinson $25
Building a Better Me:
Student Workbook $9.95
Yemei Kedem: English Edition
Questions on the period from the Creation to the end of the
Teacher’s Guide: $35
Sefer Mafteach HaDelet
V’Hu Mafteach L’Lomdei Torah
$16
New from Torah Aura:
Middot: A Stairway of Virtues
Grades
6 – 9
$11.95
“It
has everything you need to teach Jewish values to middle school students, high
school and adults. Includes stories, texts and questions for
discussion.”
5766 Classroom Planner
“This
planner has a full-year calendar, lesson planner, roll book and contact
information. Also included are background and ideas for teaching the Jewish
holidays written by Carol Oseran Starin,
author of “Let Me Count the Ways”.”
New from Behrman House:
The Jewish History
Observer I and II
Grade
Level: 7 – 9 $12.95/package
“Two full color, 16
page booklets cover the biblical period through the
Shalom Ivrit
3
“The
final volume in the Shalom Ivrit series,
brings to life stories of spirited young teens- at home, at camp, with friends
and in
Challenge and Change 3:
History of the Jews in
The Twentieth Century and
Beyond
“The
third and final volume in the Challenge
and Change series picks up with WWI and ends with challenges in the 21st
century.”
$7.95
New from URJ:
Chaverim B’Ivrit: Friends in Hebrew
“This
new approach to teaching Hebrew is based on the most current understanding of
language acquisition in children…full-color, field tested booklets treat Hebrew
as a living language.”
Available
now: Volumes 1 – 5 : $7
each or $30 for a set of 5
Volumes 6 – 9: $8
each
NEW: Volume 10 – available soon $8
The Complete Jewish
Songbook for Children: Manginot
“Each
volume includes an abundance of magnificent music appropriate for children ages
2 – 13.”
Volume
I: $39.95
VolumeII: $39.95
Nigun Anthology Volume I
“This
eclectic compilation of 56 nigunim…forms the world’s
most comprehensive collection of nigunim, both
traditional folk tunes and new compositions.”
Songbook:
$34.95
CD: $16.95
Living Torah: Selections
from Seven Years of Torat Chayim
“Each
week since 1996, thousands of Internet-savvy Torah students have logged on to
read thoughts on the weekly Parashah by scholars in
the Reform movement. Now these 180+ Divrei Torah,
examining each Parashah from numerous perspectives,
are compiled in one volume, marking the first seven years of Torat Chayim.” $27.95
Torah Alive! An Early
Childhood Torah Curriculum
“Torah Alive! provides an
age-appropriate approach to teaching Torah to young children using the latest
early childhood teaching techniques…”
Curriculum: $29.95
Parent Connection: $9.95
CD plus paperback with
sheet music:
$24.95
Shy Publishing: Yonay
A
new book in the “HaMikraah
Sheli” reading comprehension series has just been released:
“HaMikraah
Sheli – VI” $20
Sharim V’Lomidm Im
Naomi Shemer
$19.95