On the Jewish holiday of Purim, Shira has the opportunity to perform many mitzvahs linked to the festival and thus has the best Purim ever. Includes an explanation of the holiday and a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish words.

Ellie s Shabbat Surprise is another book in the series about the family of Elisheva, or Ellie, as she likes to be called. In this beautiful Shabbat story, Ellie has a problem. She has been practicing a special song to sing in her Shabbat group. But what has happened to her voice? It sounds funny kind of rough and low. How will she be able to sing? Find out how she deals with the problem in a unique and inventive way, and join Ellie and her family from the Sabbath s beginning, Shabbat shalom, until its end, Shavua tov.