Tag search:family

The Trees Of The Dancing Goats

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Hanukkah, Christmas, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, cooperation, visiting the sick - bikur cholim — 8 more, aiding those in distress, loving one's neighbor, family, farms and farming, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations, Michigan, United States - Midwest
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1985
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E POL

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

Missing Persons #2: Chocolate Lover

by M. E. Rabb
Paperback, 2004
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG+, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, humor, mystery, sisters, teen - young adult, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Missing Persons (2)
Barcode
1873
Status
Available
Call number
T F RAB

Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel

by Jonathan Safran Foer
Paperback, 2003
Tags
People of the Book author, National Jewish Book Award, AR book - UG, grandparents, World War II, family, humor, Ukraine, men
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1995
Status
Available
Call number
F FOE

Are You There God? It's Me Margaret

by Judy Blume
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Time's All-Time 100 Novels selection, Young Hoosier Book Award Winner, CHAI Lit List Level 4, CHAI Lit List Level 7, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, AR book - MG — 14 more, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, community - kehillah, kindness to animals, wisdom - study - learning, loving God, taking care of one's body, adolescence, animals, folklore - folktales - legends, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, God, school, teens - teenagers, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1770
Status
Available
Call number
J F BLU

Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale

by Brian P. Cleary
Paperback, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, AR book - LG, family, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1700
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E CLE

The Assistant

by Bernard Malamud
Paperback, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, AR book - UG, Brooklyn, crime and criminals, family, Christianity, New York
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1592
Status
Available
Call number
F MAL

The Magic Menorah: A Modern Chanukah Tale

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Hanukkah, AR book - LG, family, riddles, supernatural, Yiddish language
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1697
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F ZAL

The Secret Tunnel

by Joy Nelkin Wieder
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Israel - ancient, David (King of Israel), Solomon (King of Israel), Hezekiah's Tunnel, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, perseverance, brothers — 4 more, family, historical fiction, Jerusalem, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1861
Status
Available
Call number
J F WIE

To Live And Fight Another Day

by Bracha Weisbarth
Paperback, 2007
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, Ukraine, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, brothers, family, ghettos, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue — 2 more, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1955
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 WEI

Rebecca's Journey Home

by Brynn Olenberg Sugarman
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, adoption, PJ Library, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, AR book - LG, life cycle events, multi-cultural, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, family
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2053
Status
Available
Call number
E SUG

Light Years

by Tammar Stein
Paperback, 2008
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teen - young adult, Israel, Israel - military, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, AR book - UG, taking care of one's body, dating, death, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 2 more, Arab-Israeli conflict, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1691
Status
Available
Call number
T F STE

Lost in America

by Marilyn Sachs
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, immigration and emigration, New York, Holocaust, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, anti-Semitism, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, United States - East
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1906
Status
Available
Call number
T F SAC

When Life Gives You O.J.

by Erica S. Perl
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, pets, AR book - MG, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1931
Status
Available
Call number
J F PER

The Silver Cup

by Constance Leeds
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Germany, prejudice, Crusades, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, loving one's neighbor, artists, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 1 more, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1894
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEE

Dear Emma

by Johanna Hurwitz
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, immigration and emigration, Russia, New York, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 1 more, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Faraway Summer (2)
Barcode
1843
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUR

My Chocolate Year: A Novel with 12 Recipes

by Charlotte Herman
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, baking, immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, loving one's neighbor, family, food, school
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1932
Status
Available
Call number
J F HER

Play to the Angel

by Maurine F. Dahlberg
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, ages 9-12, piano, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, honoring teachers, family, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Austria, music — 2 more, teachers, World War II
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1966
Status
Available
Call number
J F DAH

Ice Cream Town

by Rona Arato
Paperback, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, New York, family, AR book - MG, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, perseverance, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1860
Status
Available
Call number
J F ARA

Room In the Heart

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Holocaust, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, URJ High School and Young Adult list, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, AR book - UG, social activism, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong — 13 more, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, anti-Semitism, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, interfaith relations, Denmark, parents, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1923
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Gifts to Treasure

by Tehilla Greenberger
Paperback, 2007
Tags
community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, frontier and pioneer life, North Dakota, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, mitzvah - mitzvot, feeding the hungry, family, farms and farming, United States - Midwest, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1933
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

When the Soldiers Were Gone

by Vera Propp
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Holocaust, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, parents
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1541
Status
Available
Call number
J F PRO

Annie's Shabbat

by Sarah Marwil Lamstein
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, family
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1439
Status
Available
Call number
H SH J 296.41 LAM

The Sukkah That I Built

by Rochel Groner Vorst
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, AJL Notable Book, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Sukkot, brothers, family, sisters
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1686
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E VOR

My Name is Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Paper Book, 1972
Tags
ALA Best Books for Young Adults, New York Times Bestseller, One Book One Congregation selection, URJ Library List, URJ Middle School list, AR book - UG, artists, family, men, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Asher Lev (1)
Barcode
1346
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

Flowers On The Wall

by Miriam Nerlove
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, Holocaust, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1824
Status
Available
Call number
J F NER

Pearl's Eight Days Of Chanukah: With A Story and Activity for Each Night

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 6-8, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Hanukkah, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, cookbook, arts and crafts, family, food, games — 1 more, songs
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1681
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E 296.43 ZAL

The Koufax Dilemma

by Steven Schnur
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, Passover, AR book - UG, baseball, sports, divorce, family
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1862
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

Confessions of a Closet Catholic

by Sarah Darer Littman
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - MG, honoring elders, family, God, Judaism, prayer - tefillah, sin — 4 more, spirituality, Catholicism, New York, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1817
Status
Available
Call number
T F LIT

Samir and Yonatan

by Daniella Carmi
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, IBBY Honor Book, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, Israel, family, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, tolerance — 9 more, Arab-Jewish relations, brothers, computers, death, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - children, Palestinians, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1754
Status
Available
Call number
T F CAR

The Endless Steppe

by Esther Hautzig
Paperback, 1970
Tags
Linda Silver, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, honoring elders, anti-Semitism, communism, family, Soviet Union — 3 more, Russia, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1763
Status
Available
Call number
T F HAU

Carp in the Bathtub

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1987
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Passover, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, loving one's neighbor, family, fathers, food — 3 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, New York, mothers
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Leah & Harry Katz (1)
Barcode
1385
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F COH

Annie's Promise

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1996
Tags
teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kindness to animals, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, gossip or bad speech, humiliation, loving one's neighbor, tolerance, animals — 10 more, anti-Semitism, family, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, mothers, prejudice, sisters, World War II, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Journey to America Saga (book 3), Platt family - Sonia Levitin (3)
Barcode
1925
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

Gravity

by Leanne Lieberman
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Nili's list, teen - young adult, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - UG, choosing between right and wrong, family, LGBTQ, Orthodox Judaism, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1712
Status
Available
Call number
T F LIE

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

Strange Relations

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Nili's list, teen - young adult, mitzvah - mitzvot, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG+, caring for the dead, choosing between right and wrong, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, mikvah, Shabbat - Sabbath, family — 2 more, Hasidim - Hasidism, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1665
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

A Frost in the Night

by Edith Baer
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Nili's list, Holocaust, AR book - UG, anti-Semitism, family, Germany
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Eva Bentheim novels (book 1)
Barcode
1680
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAE

The Singing Mountain

by Sonia Levitin
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Nili's list, Sydney Taylor Award, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teshuvah - repentance, AR book - UG, loving God, family, Israel
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1673
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

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

Lilith's Ark: Teenage Tales of Biblical Women

by Deborah Bodin Cohen
Paperback, 2006
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, AJL Notable Book, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, Bible stories, brothers, family, Jacob (patriarch), Leah (matriarch), parents — 6 more, Rachel (matriarch), Rebecca (matriarch), Sarah (matriarch), sisters, women in the Bible, teens - teenagers
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1417
Status
Available
Call number
T F COH

Strudel Stories

by Joanne Rocklin
Paperback, 2000
Tags
ages 9-12, ALA Notable Children's Book, Linda Silver "Classic", Judaism through Children's Books, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, Americanization, assimilation, baseball, family, food — 1 more, immigration and emigration
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1745
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROC

The Memory Coat

by Elvira Woodruff
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, aiding those in distress, honoring parents, family, historical fiction, Ellis Island — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1891
Status
Available
Call number
E WOO

Grandma Esther Remembers (What Was It Like, Grandma?)

by Ann Morris
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
ages 6-8, tzedakah - charity, grandparents, family history - genealogy, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, AR book - LG, honoring elders, family
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Series
What was it like Grandma?
Barcode
2031
Status
Available
Call number
E 974.71 MOR

Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme

by Joan W. Blos
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, Brooklyn, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1849
Status
Available
Call number
J F BLO

Tell It to Naomi

by Daniel Ehrenhaft
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teen - young adult, AR book - MG+, choosing between right and wrong, honesty - emet, adolescence, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, humor, school, teachers — 3 more, New York, sisters, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1840
Status
Available
Call number
T F EHR

Just Call Me Joe

by Frieda Wishinsky
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, New York, honesty - emet, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, honoring parents, humiliation, brothers, family — 3 more, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1958
Status
Available
Call number
J F WIS

Frontier Merchants: Lionel & Barron Jacobs and the Jewish Pioneers Who Settled the West

by Jerry Stanley
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Lionel Jacobs, Barron Jacobs, Arizona, Tucson, frontier and pioneer life, merchants, Jews, United States - history — 9 more, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, biography, brothers, family, United States - West, occupations, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1869
Status
Available
Call number
J B JAC

Swindletop

by Lois Ruby
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Texas, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, loving one's neighbor, African-Americans, Americanization, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration — 2 more, prejudice, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1846
Status
Available
Call number
J F RUB

Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906

by Gail Langer Karwoski
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, earthquakes, immigration and emigration, California, San Francisco, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, feeding the hungry, generosity, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, perseverance — 5 more, family, historical fiction, United States - West, prejudice, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1950
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAR

Rosie in Los Angeles: Action!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kindness to animals, movies, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, AR book - MG, actors - actresses, animals, family — 5 more, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, United States - West
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1967
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT
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