New

Jewish Educational Resources:

 

Spring 2005

 

 

 

§       Israeli Textbooks

§       Israeli Children’s Literature

§       Judaic Children’s Literature

§       Textbooks/Workbooks

§       Teacher Resources

§       Videos and DVDs

§       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

 

Israel:                                                                      $29.95

“This spectacular 100 minutes DVD makes the sights and sounds of Israel come alive. Exciting and informative, Israel DVD carries you on a journey back in time and retraces most places and events from Interactive menu allows you to shift direct between different time periods and events.

 

Genocide                                                                  $24.95

 

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg                                 $33.95

 

Hester Street                                                          $34.95

 

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 Garden of Songs:

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 Israel                                                   $19.95

 

Zamir Chorale of Boston: The Monster and the Nightingale   $17.95

 

 

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 David Weintraub   $16.95 HC/ $9.95 SC

 

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  (Holiday House)  $16.95 HC

 

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 Sharon: Biography by Norman Finkelstein (Lerner)

$7.95 SC

 

Duel: A Mystery by David Grossman  (Bloomsbury)  $15.95 HC

 

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 Chicago: Play Ball by Carol Matas (Aladdin) $4.99 SC

 

Rosie in Los Angeles: Action by Carol Matas (Aladdin)  $4.99 SC

 

Rosie in New York City: Gotcha by Carol Matas (Scholastic)

$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 Chichester Clark (Tal-Mai)  $12.95

 

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 (Babel) $13.95

       

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 kingdom of Shaul.     $19.95

 

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 Second Temple period in a lively, teen-friendly newspaper format.”

 

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 Israel. … Students acquire 190 new words as they develop their language and comprehension skills, as well as improve their ability to conduct simple conversations in Hebrew.”    $8.95

 

 

Challenge and Change 3: History of the Jews in America

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 Shelireading comprehension series has just been released:

 

HaMikraah Sheli – VI   $20

 

Sharim V’Lomidm Im Naomi Shemer     $19.95

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