Barbara Diamond Goldin
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Language
English
Description
This collection gives the reader a taste of the thousands of stories one can find in the treasure house of rabbinic literature. Some of these stories are humorous, some mysteriuos, some tense with drama or adventure, some filled with the joy of a miracle and the beauty of faith. All of these stories come from either the Talmud or the Midrash. This collection shows that these rabbinical stories are not old and outdated, but alive and timeless, for...
Author
Publisher
Green Bean Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jonah and Rebecca have fallen on hard times and as Passover approaches, they have no money to buy candles and food for the Seder. When a mysterious stranger arrives at their door and magically conjures a fabulous feast, the couple are amazed. But is this all an illusion or could it be the intervention of the prophet Elijah? This spellbinding retelling of Peretz's much-loved fable is the perfect introduction to the lessons of Passover and the importance...
Author
Publisher
Apples & Honey Press, an imprint of Behrman House Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Max needs to put his room in order before the pre-Passover bread crumb hunt, and he really does not like to clean--but when he and his little sister have a play bread crumb hunt cleaning proves surprisingly easy.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The inimitable Jane Yolen has teamed up with Barbara Diamond Goldin (a prolific author in her own right) to retell Bible stories from the point of view of twelve women (in nine chapters, as some come in pairs). After each story, there is a reflection "imagine" piece written from the voice of each woman (written by Barbara) and a poem about her (written by Jane). Intermixed with the main text are sidebars called "midrash" in the singular or "midrashim"...