Subject search:Jews AND Folklore

Bagels from Benny

by Aubrey Davis
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Canadian Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Tot Shabbat list, tikkun olam - repairing the world, mitzvah - mitzvot, tzedakah - charity, grandparents, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim — 13 more, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, feeding the hungry, generosity, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, spirituality, social activism, folklore - folktales - legends, food, synagogues, bagels, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6861
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 DAV

The Brother's Promise (Albert Whitman Prairie Books)

by Frances Harber
Paperback, 2009
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, generosity, honoring parents, work ethic, brothers — 4 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl, sharing
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6872
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HAR

The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6714
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 KIM

The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6715
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 KIM

My Grandmother's Stories

by Adèle Geras
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6346
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

Miriam's Tambourine: Jewish Folktales from Around the World

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, folklore - folktales - legends, Miriam (Biblical figure)
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6091
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 SCH

The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales from Around the World

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, avoiding temptation, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, mitzvah - mitzvot, courage - ometz lev — 11 more, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, feeding the hungry, generosity, honesty - emet, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, birthdays, family, folklore - folktales - legends, inner strength - gevurah, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6042
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

My Grandmother's Stories

by Adèle Geras
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, peace - shalom
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6031
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2000
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, teshuvah - repentance, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, sin, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6014
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

The Rabbi and the Twenty-nine Witches

by Marilyn Hirsh
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Tot Shabbat list, courage - ometz lev, achrayut - responsibility, wisdom - study - learning, aiding those in distress, folklore - folktales - legends, rabbis, Talmud, witches — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5980
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HIR

Raisel's Riddle

by Erica Silverman
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, Purim, Cinderella, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, riddles
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5878
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SIL

The Brother's Promise (Albert Whitman Prairie Books)

by Frances Harber
Paperback, 2009
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, generosity, honoring parents, work ethic, brothers — 4 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl, sharing
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5772
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HAR

Bagels from Benny

by Aubrey Davis
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Canadian Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Tot Shabbat list, tikkun olam - repairing the world, mitzvah - mitzvot, tzedakah - charity, grandparents, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim — 13 more, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, feeding the hungry, generosity, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, spirituality, social activism, folklore - folktales - legends, food, synagogues, bagels, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5820
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 DAV

A Coat for the Moon and Other Jewish Tales

by Dr. Howard Schwartz
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, Storytelling World Award, CHAI Lit List Level 5 (1 story), Tot Shabbat list, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, rachamim - compassion and mercy, mensch - decent person, tzedakah - charity, faith in God, loving God, folklore - folktales - legends — 3 more, supernatural, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5823
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5556
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Raisel's Riddle

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1999
Tags
ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, Purim, Cinderella, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, riddles
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5429
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SIL

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5272
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

The Brother's Promise (Albert Whitman Prairie Books)

by Frances Harber
Paperback, 2009
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, generosity, honoring parents, work ethic, brothers — 4 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl, sharing
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5256
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HAR

Jewish Fairy Tales

by Gerald Friedlander
Paperback, 2001
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5255
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 FRI

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols

by Ellen Frankel
Paperback, 1995
Tags
art, encyclopedia, folklore - folktales - legends
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Rabbi Safran Collection
Barcode
5125
Status
Available
Call number
296.403 FRA

Holy and the Profane: Evolution of Jewish Folkways

by Theodor H. Gaster
Paperback, 1980
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Rabbi Safran Collection
Barcode
5118
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 GAS

The Joys of Hebrew

by Lewis Glinert
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Hebrew, Bible - Old Testament
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
Oxford: Bilingual Dictionaries (Hebrew)
Barcode
4716
Status
Available
Call number
398.9 GLI

The rooster prince of Breslov

by Ann Redisch Stampler
Paperback, 2010
Tags
PJ Library, National Jewish Book Award, mitzvah - mitzvot, AR book - LG, respecting differences, wisdom - study - learning, rachamim - compassion and mercy, folklore - folktales - legends, Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4654
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 STA

Raisel's Riddle

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1999
Tags
ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, Purim, Cinderella, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, riddles
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4662
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SIL

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4532
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales

by Nina Jaffe
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, URJ Library List, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, reverence and awe - yirah, cheerfulness, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 10 more, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, brothers, folklore - folktales - legends, High Holidays - High Holy Days, humor, magic, Midrash, miracles, mitzvah - mitzvot
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4537
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.43 JAF

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Eric Kimmel
Paperback, 2000
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, teshuvah - repentance, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, sin, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4364
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales

by Sharlya Gold
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Yemen, ages 9-12, rachamim - compassion and mercy, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4326
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GOL

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Michael Di Capua Books)

by Margot Zemach
Paperback, 1990
Tags
PJ Library, Caldecott Honor Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, CHAI Lit List Level 2, Linda Silver, AR book - LG, folklore - folktales - legends, rabbis, shtetl, Yiddish culture, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3930
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.27 ZEM

Invisible Kingdoms: Jewish Tales of Angels, Spirits, and Demons

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
avoiding temptation, folklore - folktales - legends, angels, supernatural, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4069
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

Light

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Creation, AR book - LG, spirituality, tikkun olam - repairing the world, Bible stories, folklore - folktales - legends, Kabbalah, Midrash, ages 3-5, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4182
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 ZAL

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3818
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Joseph had a little overcoat

by Simms Taback
Paperback, 1999
Tags
ALA Notable Book, National Jewish Book Award, Caldecott Medal, CHAI Lit List Level 2, community - kehillah, recycling, AR book - LG, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3771
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

Sabbath Lion: A Jewish Folktale from Algeria

by Howard Schwartz
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Classic", Judaism through Children's Books, PJ Library, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, prayer - tefillah, folklore - folktales - legends, Shabbat - Sabbath — 2 more, lions, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3781
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SCH

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Eric Kimmel
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, teshuvah - repentance, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, sin, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3733
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

A Big Quiet House

by Heather Forest
Paperback, 2005
Tags
PJ Library, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, bringing peace between people, women, animals, family, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, peace - shalom — 1 more, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3726
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 FOR

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Caldecott Medal, AR book - LG, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, clothing - fashion
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3625
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

The uninvited guest and other Jewish holiday tales

by Nina Jaffe
Paper Book, 1993
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, URJ Library List, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, reverence and awe - yirah, cheerfulness, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim — 10 more, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, honesty - emet, brothers, folklore - folktales - legends, High Holidays - High Holy Days, humor, magic, Midrash, miracles, mitzvah - mitzvot
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3599
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.43 JAF

The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol

by Trina Schart Hyman
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3500
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 KIM

Chanukah in Chelm

by David A. Adler
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Hanukkah, Chelm, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3494
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E 398.2 ADL

Days of Awe: Stories for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Aesop Prize, CHAI Lit List Level 7, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, High Holidays - High Holy Days, folklore - folktales - legends, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3484
Status
Available
Call number
H HH J 296.4 KIM

The Wonder Child: & Other Jewish Fairy Tales

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, folklore - folktales - legends, animals, supernatural, witches
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3483
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

The Demons' Mistake: A Story from Chelm

by Francine Prose
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
AR book - LG, perseverance, Chelm, fantasy, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, supernatural, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3451
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 PRO

The Joys of Hebrew

by Lewis Glinert
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Hebrew, Bible - Old Testament
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
Oxford: Bilingual Dictionaries (Hebrew)
Barcode
3395
Status
Available
Call number
398.9 GLI

Bible Legends: An Introduction to Midrash, Volume One: Genesis

by Lillian S. Freehof
Paperback, 1987
Tags
Bible stories, Midrash, folklore - folktales - legends, Genesis, Exodus, Bible - Old Testament, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3376
Status
Available
Call number
T 222.11 FRE

The Brother's Promise

by Frances Harber
Paperback, 2009
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, generosity, honoring parents, work ethic, brothers — 4 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl, sharing
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3287
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HAR

A portion in Paradise, and other Jewish folktales

by H. M Nahmad
Hardcover, 1973
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Yiddish culture
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
The B'nai B'rith Jewish heritage classics (8)
Barcode
2704
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 NAH

Yiddish Folktales

by Beatrice Weinreich
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, Yiddish literature, Yiddish culture, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2531
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 WEI

Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion

by Joshua Trachtenberg
Paperback, 2012
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, magic
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2530
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 TRA

Gabriel's Palace: Jewish Mystical Tales

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, teen - young adult, mysticism, Kabbalah, folklore - folktales - legends, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
2528
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.19 SCH
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