A Mezuzah on the Door

by Amy Meltzer

Other authorsJanice Fried (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

E MEL

Publication

Kar-Ben Publishing (2007), 32 pages

Description

Noah has not gotten a good night's sleep since moving from a noisy apartment in the city to a quiet house in the suburbs, but that changes after his parents invite former neighbors to celebrate the dedication of their home as a Jewish home.

Barcode

4473

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

Language

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LibraryThing member raizel
Noah can't sleep in his new home when his family moves from an city apartment to a house in the suburbs until they have a Hanukkat Habayit to which their old friends are invited. He realizes the mezuzot they put up connect them to their past, their religion, and the people they know. At the end of
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the book there is an explanation of what a mezuzah is, how to install one, and the prayer---in Hebrew, transliterated, and in English---to say when attaching it to a doorpost.
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ISBN

1580132499 / 9781580132497
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