Download or read book Hanukkah Hearts written by Jean C. Joachim and published by Jean Joachim. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relocated to New York City from the Midwest, Becky Cohen follows her dream by snagging a choice entry level job at Homes and Ralph Publishing. Hanukkah is not a recognized holiday there, so Becky must remain in New York. Squished into a tiny two-bedroom apartment with three young women, Becky misses her family’s home and the rowdy companionship of her brothers. She plans to Skype with her family during their Hanukkah celebration, until her father declares that “Hanukkah’s been cancelled.” Fighting a serious case of pneumonia, Becky’s mother is rushed to the hospital. Devastated to be removed from her loved ones during this trying time, Becky’s amazed to find a new gift appears on her desk every day. Who’s responsible? He signs his name only, “The Hanukkah Elf.” Who is the Hanukkah Elf? Read the story to find out. Clean romance.
Download or read book Latkes for Santa Claus written by Janie Emaus and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To: Santa From: Anna My new dad and stepbrother celebrate Christmas, so you’re coming to my house for the very first time. And I think you must be REALLY tired of cookies. I’m going to leave you the best Santa treat ever. Anna is excited that Santa will be visiting her house for the first time, and she wants to leave Santa a treat that blends the holidays her new family celebrates: Christmas and Hanukkah. She expresses this idea to her stepbrother, Michael, who insists that Santa doesn't need anything but his sugar cookies. Anna imagines Santa has to be bored with cookies by now and is determined to find a Jewish recipe that he'll enjoy. The catch? It has to be something easy for Santa to grab and go. It can't be matzo ball soup—soup in a sleigh with galloping reindeer will never do. It can't be noodle kugel—imagine that by the handful. What a mess! And as certain as Anna is that Santa would devour tzimmes, she knows he just doesn't have the time to sit and enjoy a hearty stew on Christmas Eve. Anna retreats to her thinking corner to figure out the perfect finger food for Santa, not wanting to disappoint him on his very first visit to her house. In this humorous and endearing picture book, blending both Christmas and Hannukah, a little girl and her stepbrother compete to leave Santa the best treats ever. Latkes for Santa Claus concludes with Anna and Michael's winning recipes, ready for children to replicate for Santa in their own kitchens.
Download or read book Hanukkah Second Edition written by Ron Wolfson and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a meaningful and happy Hanukkah in your home—with story, celebration, food and song. This newly-designed, easy-to-use edition of a classic spiritual sourcebook offers updated information, more family ideas, and new resources for every aspect of your holiday celebration. Information on every aspect of Hanukkah is covered, including: The story of Hanukkah Celebrating—for families of every constellation Songs and prayers in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish (with clear transliterations) Recipes for traditional and modern Hanukkah foods “December Dilemmas”—coping with other traditions’ celebrations Firsthand explanations and ideas from real-life families around America Hands-on advice and practical suggestions invite families into Hanukkah’s spirituality and joys, from the making of luscious latkes and Hanukkah crafts to the stories of the heroism and the miracle that are remembered every year with the lighting of the hanukkiyah.
Download or read book Holiday Hearts Collection written by Jean C. Joachim and published by Jean Joachim. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do an injured hockey player, a woman dressed as Santa, a house-sitter, a young Jewish woman, and a workaholic have in common? Only that their stories have come together in this delightful holiday collection. Five novellas, each different, provide engrossing quick holiday reads with satisfying happily-ever-afters. Laugh, tear up, be on the edge of your seat – each novella is different. Curl up with these cozy tales of holiday romance --heartfelt stories, from sweet to spicy --and get a warm glow and a smile. Christmas Duet Sheriff Don Armstrong can’t believe what he sees when he shines his flashlight on someone breaking and entering –a beautiful woman. What’s a woman wearing expensive suede boots doing climbing in a window? And why is such a fancy perp in Pine Grove altogether? With gun drawn, he gives the orders. “Hold it right there, Ma’am. Step back. Away from the window. Keep your hands where I can see them.” The woman’s eyes widen. Like a deer in the headlights, she freezes. He thinks he’s seen it all, until he meets Traci Ashton. Sure, it’s Christmas Eve, but Don stopped believing in miracles years ago. The Final Slapshot Harry “Deke” Edwards is a Hartford Husky defenseman known to be tricky, fast, and unbreakable. An amazing defensive lunge in a playoff game ends in a life-threatening injury. But Harry’d bounce back. He always did, didn’t he? Kitty, his wife, runs a successful art gallery in Washington, D.C. Over the last three years, the couple agreed to live in different cities and be together whenever they can. Harry swears they make it work. Unwilling to face the truth about the damage he suffered, Harry hides his secret. Hoping for a Christmas miracle, but confronted with the inevitable, he makes a decision that breaks his heart. Is this the end of the road for him with the Huskies and Kitty, too? Hanukkah Hearts Relocated to New York City from the Midwest, Becky Cohen follows her dream by snagging a choice entry level job at Homes and Ralph Publishing. Hanukkah is not a recognized holiday there, so Becky must remain in New York. Squished into a tiny two-bedroom apartment with three young women, Becky misses her family’s home and the rowdy companionship of her brothers. She plans to Skype with her family during their Hanukkah celebration, until her father declares that “Hanukkah’s been cancelled.” Fighting a serious case of pneumonia, Becky’s mother is rushed to the hospital. Devastated to be removed from her loved ones during this trying time, Becky’s amazed to find a new gift appears on her desk every day. Who’s responsible? He signs his name only, “The Hanukkah Elf.” Does she figure out who her benefactor is? Read the story to find out. Santa’s Surprise When Connecticut Kings star football player, Keith Wilson, asks his actress sister, Molly, to sub for him as Santa’s helper at the annual Christmas party for kids, she refuses. Although he manipulates her into agreeing, she turns the tables by extracting a reluctant promise in return. Will she be able to carry off posing as a man? And what happens when Santa turns out to be someone she didn’t expect? A sweet, sexy short holiday romantic comedy. The House-Sitter’s Christmas At Christmas, Laura Fleming lived her fantasy adventure. Paid to house-sit for the fabulously wealthy financier, C.W. Banley, while he traveled, she eagerly headed for New York City. As mistress of his elegant townhouse, she baked cookies and dressed the old gent’s richly-furnished residence for the holidays. As December rolled around, the lonely, lovely writer eagerly anticipated soaking up the Christmas atmosphere in the grand city. With only the cat for company, she’d turn Banley’s elegant home into a wonderland of sparkling lights, fragrant garland, and shiny tinsel. Every year, she wished, in vain, for a happy ending. Will this be the year that Miss Fleming discovers her dreams can come true, even in a big city, like New York? A sweet, New York City Christmas Fairy Tale.
Download or read book Christmas and Hanukkah written by Elizabeth A. Dice and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how Christmas and Hanukkah are celebrated around the world; discussing the holidays' origins, histories, and common practices; and describing how geography, culture, and history influence how they are observed.
Download or read book Meet the Latkes written by Alan Silberberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine James Marshall's The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and you'd get the Latke family! Lucy Latke's family is just like yours or mine. Except that they're potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. It's up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight. (To start with, they were Maccabees, not Mega Bees...) But he'll have to get the rest of the Latkes to listen to him first!
Download or read book All of a Kind Family Hanukkah written by Emily Jenkins and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved characters from Sydney Taylor's All-of-a-Kind Family return in this heartwarming picture book from the acclaimed author and Caldecott Award-winning artist. A Kirkus Reviews best book of the year that is perfect for Hanukkah gift-giving! "Share this joyous holiday tale of a Jewish immigrant family all year long." -- Kirkus Review, starred review The beloved All-of-a-Kind Family comes to life in a new format perfect for younger readers. Join the five sisters back in 1912, on the Lower East Side of NYC, and watch as preparations for Hanukkah are made. When Gertie, the youngest, is not allowed to help prepare latkes, she throws a tantrum. Banished to the girls' bedroom, she can still hear the sounds and smell the smells of a family getting ready to celebrate. But when Papa comes home she is given the best job of all: lighting the first candle on the menorah. First published in 1951, Taylor's chapter books have become time-honored favorites, selling over a million copies and touching generations of readers. In this time when immigrants often do not feel accepted, the All-of-a-Kind Family gives a heartwarming glimpse of a Jewish immigrant family and their customs that is as relevant--and necessary--today as when it was first written. Jenkins and Zelinsky's charming compliment to Taylor's series perfectly captures the warmth and family values that made the original titles classics.
Download or read book Hanukkah in America written by Dianne Ashton and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the ways American Jews have reshaped Hanukkah traditions across the country In New Orleans, Hanukkah means decorating your door with a menorah made of hominy grits. Latkes in Texas are seasoned with cilantro and cayenne pepper. Children in Cincinnati sing Hanukkah songs and eat oranges and ice cream. While each tradition springs from its own unique set of cultural references, what ties them together is that they all celebrate a holiday that is different in America than it is any place else. For the past two hundred years, American Jews have been transforming the ancient holiday of Hanukkah from a simple occasion into something grand. Each year, as they retell its story and enact its customs, they bring their ever-changing perspectives and desires to its celebration. Providing an attractive alternative to the Christian dominated December, rabbis and lay people alike have addressed contemporary hopes by fashioning an authentically Jewish festival that blossomed in their American world. The ways in which Hanukkah was reshaped by American Jews reveals the changing goals and values that emerged among different contingents each December as they confronted the reality of living as a religious minority in the United States. Bringing together clergy and laity, artists and businessmen, teachers, parents, and children, Hanukkah has been a dynamic force for both stability and change in American Jewish life. The holiday’s distinctive transformation from a minor festival to a major occasion that looms large in the American Jewish psyche is a marker of American Jewish life. Drawing on a varied archive of songs, plays, liturgy, sermons, and a range of illustrative material, as well as developing portraits of various communities, congregations, and rabbis, Hanukkah in America reveals how an almost forgotten festival became the most visible of American Jewish holidays.
Download or read book Nonna s Hanukkah Surprise written by Karen Fisman and published by Kar-Ben. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel loves visiting her Italian grandmother, even though Nonna celebrates Christmas and Rachel and her parents celebrate Hanukkah. Rachel plans to share Hanukkah with her whole family, so when Rachel's special hanukkiah goes missing, Nonna steps in to save the day.
Download or read book Little Book of Jewish Appetizers written by Leah Koenig and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A culinary cultural celebration with over twenty-five recipes for delicious nibbles and noshes. At any gathering, it’s the most social part of the meal: the appetizers. From nibbles and salads to dips and meatballs, the more than twenty-five inspired, modern starters in this book draw from global Jewish influences. Rounding out this lovely and informative resource are vibrant photographs and helpful sidebars featuring tips on how to build a Jewish cheese plate, what foods to buy rather than make, and more. With a wink and a nod to classic Jewish dishes—borscht has been reinvented as crostini and gefilte fish cleverly crisped into fritters—this book is a tasty treasure for gatherings large and small from the author of Modern Jewish Cooking.
Download or read book Written on Our Hearts written by Mary Reed Newland and published by Saint Mary's Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the Old Testament seem distant for your teens? Written on Our Hearts is a completely revised edition of The Hebrew Scriptures: The Biblical Story of God's Promise to Israel and Us. An in-depth course that brings to life the books of the Old Testament, this full-color student textbook covers the most important Scripture stories and passages of the Old Testament and guides students as they read the Bible. The one-semester course can be taught to ninth graders but is ideal for tenth- and eleventh-grade students. This new edition, which gives added emphasis to the context and spiritual meaning of the Old Testament, includes a more extensive discussion of the Ten Commandments. Sidebars featuring prayers in the Old Testament have been added, along with historical and biblical timelines. Review questions, reflective activities, and a full-color design with maps, charts, photos, and artwork will help make the Old Testament come alive for students.
Download or read book Celebrating Christmas written by Carl Seaburg and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What we call Christmas is one of the oldest and most enduring of the human celebrations." So begins the Preface of this perennially popular volume which includes hundreds of seasonal selections from Unitarian Universalists over the years, plus a bibliography of resources beyond denominational inspiration. Celebrating Christmas contains history, customs, commentaries, opening words, responsive readings, poetry, prayers, meditations, readings, various service elements, special services, family and fun items, and a dozen woodcuts suitable for worship service covers. In addition there are thirteen new carols for the season. Celebrating Christmas was edited by Carl Seaburg. He and Mark Harris later compiled Celebrating Easter and Spring: An Anthology of Unitarian Universalist Readings.
Download or read book A Kosher Christmas written by Joshua Eli Plaut and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is not everybody’s favorite holiday. Historically, Jews in America, whether participating in or refraining from recognizing Christmas, have devised a multitude of unique strategies to respond to the holiday season. Their response is a mixed one: do we participate, try to ignore the holiday entirely, or create our own traditions and make the season an enjoyable time? This book, the first on the subject of Jews and Christmas in the United States, portrays how Jews are shaping the public and private character of Christmas by transforming December into a joyous holiday season belonging to all Americans. Creative and innovative in approaching the holiday season, these responses range from composing America’s most beloved Christmas songs, transforming Hanukkah into the Jewish Christmas, creating a national Jewish tradition of patronizing Chinese restaurants and comedy shows on Christmas Eve, volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens on Christmas Day, dressing up as Santa Claus to spread good cheer, campaigning to institute Hanukkah postal stamps, and blending holiday traditions into an interfaith hybrid celebration called “Chrismukkah” or creating a secularized holiday such as Festivus. Through these venerated traditions and alternative Christmastime rituals, Jews publicly assert and proudly proclaim their Jewish and American identities to fashion a universally shared message of joy and hope for the holiday season. See also: http://www.akosherchristmas.org
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Understanding Judaism written by Benjamin Blech and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition updates and revises one of The Complete Idiot's Guidesmost popular religion titles. New topics covered- How the winds of change have affected the major denominations of Judaism in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. New times, new concerns-what about the role of women in Judaism, gay rabbis, interfaith marriages? And can a clone count for a Minyan? Gazing into a crystal ball, Judaism and the future-can the present population preserve a religion? Is Israel making it harder or easier for Judaism to survive? And is there a difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism? First edition has netted 1.3K
Download or read book How the Movies Saved Christmas written by William D. Crump and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Claus is in trouble! Who will save Christmas? This A-to-Z guide to holiday films, television movies and series specials provides cast, credits, production information and commentary for 228 cinema Christmases that were almost ruined by villains, monsters, spirits, secularism, greed, misanthropy or elf error—but were saved by helpful animals, magic snowmen, selfless children or compassionate understanding. Reviews and references are included.
Download or read book Unforgettable written by Jean C. Joachim and published by Jean Joachim. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trained to identify disease --vanquish it, cure it, Cary Metcalf, a small-town doctor, travels to New York City to volunteer at Empire Hospital during the pandemic. Not knowing what to expect, he’s horrified by room after room of dying coronavirus victims he can’t save. Working 12-hour shifts alongside the dangerous, highly-contagious disease challenges his energy, vigilance, and dedication. Sarah Linden, a teacher isolated from her students, cut off from friends by divorce, is overwhelmed by the threat of the disease. On her own, she struggles with loneliness, fear, and depression. Bunking in with his aunt, across the hall from Sarah, Cary faces homelessness when his aunt gets sick. Not knowing where to turn, he accepts Sarah’s offer of her spare room. Fighting to keep an even keel emotionally and grappling with work challenges – Cary and Sarah find understanding, and solace in their blossoming friendship. Will unforgettable times create unforgettable bonds?
Download or read book Seasonal Math Activities Winter eBook written by Brenda Kaufmann and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use these fun, creative ideas to make math more interesting for your students. The hands-on activities help students learn and review important math concepts such as: liquid measurement, addition and subtraction, perimeters and areas, skip counting, geometric shapes, showing time on a clock, ordinal numbers and much more. Activity ideas include games, holiday fun, popular children’s literature and even food! Each activity has a list of materials needed and clear, concise directions as well as the skills students will learn or practice by doing the activity. Math doesn't have to be ho-hum, not when you can plug in supplementary ideas like these!
