Tag search:achrayut - responsibility

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
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2527
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 SCH

Jewish Folktales

by Pinhas Sadeh
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Israeli writer, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2526
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 SAD

Environment in Jewish Law: Essays and Responsa (Studies in Progressive Halakhah, 12)

by Walter Jacob
Paperback, 2004
Tags
ecology, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2483
Status
Available
Call number
296.1 JAC

Gates to the Old City: A Book of Jewish Legends

by Raphael Patai
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Bible - Old Testament, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2334
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 PAT

The Classic Tales: 4,000 Years of Jewish Lore

by Ellen Frankel
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Talmud, Bible - Old Testament, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2282
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 FRA

When the Hurricane Came

by Nechama Liss-Levinson
Paperback, 2012
Tags
National Jewish Book Award finalist, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, tikkun olam - repairing the world, ages 9-12, Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award, Louisiana, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3278
Status
Available
Call number
J F LIS

As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom

by Richard Michelson
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, civil rights, African-Americans, Jews, AR book - LG, social activism, loving one's neighbor, African American - Jewish relations, rabbis, race relations, diversity and inclusion — 2 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2066
Status
Available
Call number
J 323.092 MIC

Joseph and the Sabbath Fish

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, PJ Library, tzedakah - charity, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, feeding the hungry, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, achrayut - responsibility, tikkun olam - repairing the world — 1 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1998
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E KIM

Happy Birthday, Tree!: A Tu B'Shevat Story

by Madelyn Rosenberg
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Tu b'Shevat, trees, caring for the environment, AR book - LG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, tikkun olam - repairing the world, birthdays, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2065
Status
Available
Call number
H TB E ROS

The Secret World of Kabbalah

by Judith Z. Abrams
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, tikkun olam - repairing the world, Kabbalah, mysticism, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
2015
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.16 ABR

Grandma Rose's Magic

by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, grandparents, sewing and needlework, AR book - LG, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, achrayut - responsibility, work ethic, honoring parents, mitzvah - mitzvot
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2041
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E MAR

Zigazak!: A Magical Hanukkah Night

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Hanukkah, PJ Library, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, achrayut - responsibility, wisdom - study - learning, faith in God, holiness - kedusha, Eastern Europe, rabbis, shtetl — 1 more, magic
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1993
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KIM

Zigazak!: A Magical Hanukkah Night

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Hanukkah, PJ Library, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, achrayut - responsibility, wisdom - study - learning, faith in God, holiness - kedusha, Eastern Europe, rabbis, shtetl — 1 more, magic
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1992
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KIM

Oh No, Jonah!

by Tilda Balsley
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Jonah (prophet), caring for the environment, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, Bible stories, forgiveness - selichot, prayer - tefillah, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, Yom Kippur, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 1 more, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2044
Status
Available
Call number
E 224.92 BAL

The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale

by Linda Leopold Strauss
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Passover, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, achrayut - responsibility, wisdom - study - learning, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, bringing peace between people, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, respecting differences — 4 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Seder, Elijah (Prophet), peace - shalom
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2063
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E STR

Intentions

by Deborah Heiligman
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, achrayut - responsibility, infidelity, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - UG, choosing between right and wrong, honesty - emet, adolescence, dating, family, immortality — 1 more, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
2094
Status
Available
Call number
T F HEI

Zishe the Strongman

by Robert Rubinstein
Paperback, 2010
Tags
PJ Library, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, circus, Siegmund Breitbart, kindness to animals, achrayut - responsibility, visiting the sick - bikur cholim
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1822
Status
Available
Call number
E 974.71 RUB

Sound the Shofar!: A Story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Leslie Kimmelman
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, mitzvah - mitzvot, tzedakah - charity, social activism, reverence and awe - yirah, High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, shofar, Yom Kippur, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1740
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E KIM

The Rabbi and the Twenty-Nine Witches: A Talmudic Legend

by Marilyn Hirsh
Hardcover, 1976
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
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1701
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HIR

Room for the Baby

by Michelle Edwards
Paperback, 2012
Tags
PJ Library, AR book - LG, caring for the environment, generosity, multi-cultural, recycling, babies, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1599
Status
Available
Call number
E EDW

Sami's Sleepaway Summer

by Jenny Meyerhoff
Paperback, 2012
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, summer camp, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, respecting differences, achrayut - responsibility, cheerfulness, Shabbat - Sabbath, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1951
Status
Available
Call number
J F MEY

The Gift That Grew

by Yaffa Ganz
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
trees, caring for the environment, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1511
Status
Available
Call number
E GAN

For Kids--Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah

by Jeffrey K. Salkin
Paperback, 1998
Tags
mitzvah - mitzvot, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, Bar/Bat Mitzvah resource, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, life cycle events, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1485
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.44 SAL

The Jewish Spirit: A Celebration in Stories & Art

by Ellen Frankel
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, teen - young adult, short stories, art, folklore - folktales - legends, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2086
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 FRA Oversize

Rachel The Clever (American Storytelling)

by Joseph Sherman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, ghosts, folklore - folktales - legends, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1907
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SHE

The Mitzvah Project Book: Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah.and Your Life

by Liz Suneby
Paperback, 2011
Tags
teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah resource, social activism, mitzvah - mitzvot, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, projects, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1375
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.424 SUN

It's a ... It's a ... It's a Mitzvah

by Liz Suneby
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
mitzvah - mitzvot, ages 3-5, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, mensch - decent person, tikkun olam - repairing the world, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1373
Status
Available
Call number
E 296.18 SUN

Ten old men and a mouse

by Cary Fagan
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, kindness to animals, achrayut - responsibility, animals, Canada, pets, synagogues
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1582
Status
Available
Call number
E FAG

Tales for the Seventh Day

by Nina Jaffe
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 5, CHAI Lit List Level 6, Shabbat - Sabbath, folklore - folktales - legends, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1664
Status
Available
Call number
H SH J 398.2 JAF

The Bat-Chen Diaries

by Bat-chen Shahak
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Nili's list, tikkun olam - repairing the world, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Israel, AR book - MG, social activism, Arab-Israeli conflict, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, terrorism, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1711
Status
Available
Call number
T 956.94 SHA

The Boy Who Dared

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Nili's list, teen - young adult, Holocaust, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, tikkun olam - repairing the world, AR book - MG+, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, civil rights, historical fiction, achrayut - responsibility — 1 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1710
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAR

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

by Mirjam Pressler
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Nili's list, teen - young adult, Sydney Taylor Award, tikkun olam - repairing the world, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - UG, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, family, fathers — 2 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1627
Status
Available
Call number
T F PRE

The JGirl's Guide: The Young Jewish Woman's Handbook for Coming of Age

by Penina Adelman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, Koret Jewish Book Award, mitzvah - mitzvot, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, choosing between right and wrong, women, modesty, taking care of one's body, adolescence, dating — 5 more, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, parents, achrayut - responsibility, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1377
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.708 ADE

Cain and Abel : Finding the Fruits of Peace

by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Torah portions - Bereshit, choosing between right and wrong, peace - shalom, Bible stories, brothers, achrayut - responsibility, Genesis
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1857
Status
Available
Call number
E 222.11 SAS

Because God loves stories : an anthology of Jewish storytelling

by Steven J. Zeitlin
Paperback, 1997
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, Holocaust, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1557
Status
Available
Call number
T 808.8 ZEI

A Treasury of Jewish Folklore

by Nathan Ausubel
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4 (1 story), New York Times Bestseller, folklore - folktales - legends, humor, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
1595
Status
Available
Call number
398.0899 AUS

The Mysterious Visitor: Stories of the Prophet Elijah

by Nina Jaffe
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 5, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, rachamim - compassion and mercy, tzedakah - charity, faith in God — 9 more, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, humility, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teshuvah - repentance, Elijah (Prophet), folklore - folktales - legends, prophets, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1674
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.5092 JAF

The Family Book of Midrash: 52 Jewish Stories from the Sages

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paperback, 2006
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2 (1 story), CHAI Lit List Level 5 (1 story), Midrash, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1508
Status
Available
Call number
T 296.1 GOL

Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 6, tikkun olam - repairing the world, social activism, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, African American - Jewish relations, civil rights, United States - history, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 2 more, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Barcode
1798
Status
Available
Call number
T 323.173 FIN

Forged in Freedom: Shaping the Jewish-American Experience

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, social activism, Americanization, assimilation, comparative Judaism, United States, labor unions, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 1 more, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1427
Status
Available
Call number
T 973.0492 FIN

Noah's Swim-a-Thon

by Ann D. Koffsky
Paperback, 2010
Tags
PJ Library, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, cooperation, achrayut - responsibility, summer camp, work ethic, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1305
Status
Available
Call number
E KOF

Listen to the Trees: Jews and the Earth

by Molly Cone
Paperback, 1995
Tags
CHAI Level 6, CHAI Lit List Level 4, CHAI Lit List Level 6, caring for the environment, ecology, trees, Tu b'Shevat, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1360
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.387 CON

L'Chaim!: To Jewish Life in America: Celebrating from 1654 Until Today

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, Jews, United States - history, social activism, United States, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1830
Status
Available
Call number
J 973.04 RUB

The Market Wedding

by Cary Fagan
Paperback, 2000
Tags
ages 6-8, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", community - kehillah, PJ Library, AR book - LG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, achrayut - responsibility, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha — 4 more, humiliation, loving one's neighbor, Canada, weddings
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1719
Status
Available
Call number
E FAG

The Rabbi and the Twenty-nine Witches

by Marilyn Hirsh
Hardcover, 1986
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, witches, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1661
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HIR

Abraham Joshua Heschel: Man of Spirit, Man of Action

by Or N. Rose
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, URJ Middle School list, social activism, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, loving God, African American - Jewish relations, biography, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations — 7 more, Judaism, philosophy, rabbis, race relations, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1571
Status
Available
Call number
T B HES

Let There Be Light: Poems and Prayers for Repairing the World

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, CHAI Lit List Level 3, CHAI Lit List Level 6, tikkun olam - repairing the world, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, peace - shalom, poetry, prayer - tefillah, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1832
Status
Available
Call number
J 204.33 ZAL

Rosie in New York City: Gotcha!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, tikkun olam - repairing the world, New York, factories, labor unions, AR book - MG, social activism, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, historical fiction — 3 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1965
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Duel

by David Grossman
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, CHAI Lit List Level 4, AJL Notable Book, tikkun olam - repairing the world, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, intergenerational relations, mystery, Israel, AR book - MG, social activism, bringing peace between people — 8 more, honoring elders, art, artists, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Israeli writer, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1785
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRO

Speed of Light

by Sybil Rosen
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, AR book - MG, social activism, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism — 7 more, civil rights, United States - South, prejudice, ages 9-12, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1753
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS
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