All the steps to an easy-to-lead, 30 -min, participatory Seder.  Includes seder Planning Guide with shopping list, recipes, activities for kids.  Complete your seder in 30 minutes or an hour - it's up to you! Create your own meaningful seder with Simply Seder: A Passover Haggadah. Clear directions, explanations of time-honored rituals, and thought-provoking discussion starters will help you create a memorable experience for your guests. Turn the book over for Planning Your Passover Seder, your guide to creating a memorable seder, including plan-ahead checklists, activities for children, ideas for encouraging participation, and more. Contents: Passover Haggadah: Clear directions for seder leaders Transliterations of Hebrew passages Colorful artwork Optional readings and discussion questions Modern additions, such as Miriam's Cup Gender-sensitive language Planning Your Passover Seder: Plan-ahead checklist Preparing the seder plate Seder table checklist Activities for children Personalizing your seder service Encouraging participation Searching for chameitz Special Features: Perfect for the first-time seder leader, or anyone who wants a short but meaningful seder. Appropriate for families with children of all ages. Double-sided: Open one side for a guide to Planning your Passover Seder. Turn to the other side for your Passover Haggadah. Scan the QR code in the planning guide to visit the website on your smartphone.

Rabbi Stern, the master of modern Jewish liturgy, offers the Passover seder that runs itself in this revision of his best-selling classic, Gates of Freedom. The text is clearly marked so that families with young children can shorten the service, while those who want to deepen their seder experience can enhance it with both traditional and contemporary readings. A dazzling array of commentaries, anecdotes, poems, and songs enrich the Gates of Freedom service, and the compelling computer-generated graphics add the exciting dimension of visual interpretation. Rabbi Eugene Borowitz's inspiring Introduction sets the stage for the evening drama. All the Passover traditions are explained with clarity and insight. Seder participants will find renewed delight in the Passover celebration, as they experience the familiar rituals and text, and discover new meaning, relevance, and inspiration.

The classic narratives come to life for young children in simple words refined by both ancient and modern Jewish scholarship.

Has some mishagas been driving you crazy? Bubbala listen to me: go steal your kinder's crayons and pencils. It's time for you to start potchkeying with these fun Yiddish inspired coloring pages.

A self-guided self-paced and self-corrected Hebrew course this classic Hebrew primer is now revised and in full color!

Discusses the significance and the customs of various Jewish holidays including Sukkot, Purim, and Yom Hashoah. Provides activities and crafts for each holiday.

Piloted by Reform congregations throughout the country, this book is the first step in a program of Hebrew learning for adults. By carefully introducing the letters and vowels of the Hebrew alphabet, the goal is to develop the reader's ability to decode written Hebrew words as well as to ground the learning of Hebrew in the broader sense of its use in Jewish life, ritual, study, and tradition. Each chapter introduces two or three Hebrew letters; through instructional drills and exercises, the reader progressively becomes familiar with key Hebrew vocabulary and its role in Jewish tradition, text, and prayer.

Season of Renewalis a haggadah designed for families with children of all ages. Cheerful full-color artwork and inviting design make this haggadah accessible and welcoming.

Volume One of this two-volume primer program systematically teaches Hebrew decoding through the first ten of Z'man Likro's twenty engaging and substantial lessons (the next ten lessons are in Volume Two). Includes structured Reading Pages for practice and evaluation as well as creative worksheets for reinforcement. Dictionary included in each volume.

Photographic fun showing the joy of being Jewihs at any age.

In this delightful beginning reader children meet Shiri the Llama and learn about her adventures in Kitah Alef. Humorous stories and clever rhymes use a controlled high-frequency vocabulary to entertain children as they build their Hebrew reading confidence. Whimsical illustrations simple sentences and large clear print make this a unique and appealing reader for beginning Hebrew students.

In 136 clear concise pages Hineni: Prayerbook Hebrew for Adults prepares adult learners for full participation in Shabbat morning services.

Practice Drill and Read

Your students can now explore the Bible as Jews have done for centuries - by pondering personalizing and wrestling with the text.Oo

For students who need additional reading practice or an enriched reading experience.Coordinated with the Derech Binah text this workbook includes selected prayer readings from the Shabbat Morning Service.

Shalom Ivrit 3the final book in the Shalom Ivrit series brings to life stories of spirited young teens at home at camp with friends and in Israel. The new vocabulary including mah'sheiv (computer) s'deih-teufah (airport) pitzah (pizza) and mahaneh (camp) reflects the interests and experiences of teens. Students have fun and learn about Israel as their ability to read and understand Hebrew continues to grow.

This three-volume course is the ideal Hebrew program for English-speaking high school college and adult education students. The only entry requirement is the ability to recognize Hebrew letters and to read basic words. This course requires only one or two hours of class time each week.

A delightful brief (12 pages) Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayer book for families with young children.

Motivated college and adult students can read and write Hebrew in just six weeks. Students with no previous Hebrew exposure or those who just need a quick review will learn phonetic Hebrew reading script writing and a basic Hebrew vocabulary of 100 words.

Thousands of adults across America have learned Hebrew with Aleph Isn't Tough and Aleph Isn't Enough. The newest book in this highly successful series, Bet Is for B'reishit, will take students to the next level of Hebrew literacy. Rabbi and educator Linda Motzkin, in consultation with the UAHC Hebrew Literacy Task Force, uses her tried-and-true methods to build upon the knowledge developed in books 1 and 2. Students expand their vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension skills by translating prayer book and biblical texts. Each chapter provides a range of different translations of Torah texts for comparison. Extra enrichment material, such as commentary on the Torah selections, is provided as well. This combination of exercises and stimulating content is the key to the success of the UAHC Hebrew for Adults series. Bet Is for B'reishit challenges students to learn while providing interesting subject matter to keep them motivated. With additional resources like a full glossary, verb lists, and grammar charts, Bet Is for B'reishit is the next step for any adult on the path to becoming a Hebrew-literate Jew.

Color the creatures of the Bible!

The authors who created Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics and Mishlei: A Commentary on Proverbs have worked together again to bring you a contemporary, gender-sensitive translation of Ecclesiastes. Using the classical commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and others, as well as modern critical scholarship, the authors have produced a line-by-line translation and commentary to accompany the Hebrew text. Related essays and gleanings from other sources are also provided. The book of Ecclesiastes, located in the K'tuvim section of the Tanach, contains both well known and quizzical texts, including the statements "to every thing there is a season" and that, concerning life, "all is vanity." The question remains for us: How can we find meaning for our lives today in this ancient text of wisdom literature? Ideally suited for both individual reflection and adult education, Kohelet: A Modern Commentary on Ecclesiastes is a thoughtful and modern translation for all to read.

In a stunning manifestation of hiddur mitzvah?beautification of the commandment?this new siddur brings a heightened level of personal meaning to Shabbat morning prayer, in a strikingly attractive visual form. Mikdash M'at will be a magnet for the learning worshipper, while engaging those more experienced at their own levels. Mikdash M'at has been designed especially for small groups: minyanim, havurot, and learners. Accessible commentary accompanies each prayer, allowing worshippers to explore the meaning of the prayer and its place in the service. At the same time, Mikdash M'at retains the siddur canon so that the prayer service can be experienced by all worshippers. Its liturgy offers many opportunities for both the spirited interactions of public prayer, and the quiet graces of meditation and reflection. The inclusiveness of the commentary, translation, and transliteration invites those who have felt at the margins of worship to explore and understand it further. The artistry of the design appeals to the visual and aesthetic senses of worshippers, providing a new window into the prayer experience for all, especially those who learn and remember best visually. And the visual presentation of objects in several alternative ways validates the notion that the same thing, be it tangible, or a prayer, can be experienced by different individuals in different ways.

Welcome parents and their children ages 5-10 to the joy of Shabbat morning prayer with this family-friendly siddur. Glorious original oil paintings add a new dimension to family Shabbat morning worship services--the visual and emotional resonance of art. Through the art worshippers will be inspired to think what the prayers mean to them, to create their own mental prayer images, and to share their vision with their family. Available in Reform and Conservative editions, in both paperback and hardcover, Siddur Mah Tov makes prayer accessible to all congregants. Full transliteration allows parents to easily participate in read-aloud Hebrew sections, and easy-to-understand English translations mean all family members can experience Shabbat in a dynamic, spiritually meaningful, and creative way.

In the face of death, we can find comfort and security in knowing that the Jewish tradition offers a set of mourning rituals to help us through our grief. This guide blends consolation with information. What happens at the funeral service? What is Kaddish? How is shiva observed? What is yahrzeit? Discover the meaning and compassion of the Jewish way of mourning, and begin to heal.