Tag search:folklore - folktales - legends

From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar

by Dalia Marx
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
calendar, holidays, prayer - tefillah, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
7088
Status
Available
Call number
296.45 MAR

Seven Good Years: A Yiddish Folktale

by Shoham Smith
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
7038
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SMI

The Lost Princess: And Other Kabbalistic Tales of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

by Aryeh Kaplan
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Kabbalah, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
7004
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 KAP

Thistlefoot: A Novel

by GennaRose Nethercott
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
fantasy, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6965
Status
Available
Call number
F NET

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

You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks

by Francine Prose
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, tzedakah - charity, humility, AR book - LG — 8 more, prayer - tefillah, respecting differences, watching one's speech, folklore - folktales - legends, shtetl, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6862
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 PRO

The Wooden Sword: A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan

by Ann Redisch Stampler Adapter
Paperback, 2012
Tags
kavanah - devotion, ages 6-8, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, folklore - folktales - legends, AR book - LG, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, work ethic, cheerfulness — 3 more, choosing between right and wrong, loving God, spirit - ruach
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6863
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 STA

A Sack Full of Feathers

by Debby Waldman
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Torah portions - Tazria, Torah portions - Behaalotecha, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, honesty - emet, watching one's speech, gossip or bad speech, folklore - folktales - legends, rabbis, shtetl, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6867
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 WAL

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

Gittel's Hands

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Elijah (Prophet), CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 4, kindness to animals, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, honesty - emet, honoring parents, watching one's speech, work ethic, aiding those in distress, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 5 more, gossip or bad speech, humiliation, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6846
Status
Available
Call number
E SIL

Gittel's Hands

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Elijah (Prophet), CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 4, kindness to animals, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, honesty - emet, honoring parents, watching one's speech, work ethic, aiding those in distress, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 5 more, gossip or bad speech, humiliation, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6845
Status
Available
Call number
E SIL

The Wooden Sword: A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan

by Ann Redisch Stampler Adapter
Paperback, 2012
Tags
kavanah - devotion, ages 6-8, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, folklore - folktales - legends, AR book - LG, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, work ethic, cheerfulness — 3 more, choosing between right and wrong, loving God, spirit - ruach
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6822
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 STA

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

A Treasury of Chassidic Tales: On the Festivals, Vol. 2 (Artscroll Judaica Series) (English and Hebrew Edition)

by Shelomoh Yosef Zevin
Hardcover, 1981
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Passover, Seder, Lag b'Omer, Shavuot, Ten Commandments, Ruth (Biblical figure), Lamentations
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6623
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 ZEV

A Treasury of Chassidic Tales: On the Festivals, Vol. 1 (Artscroll Judaica Series) (English and Hebrew Edition)

by Shelomoh Yosef Zevin
Hardcover, 1981
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Rosh Hodesh, Hanukkah, Purim, Shemini Atzeret
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6624
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 ZEV

Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature

by Miriam Udel Translator
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
Yiddish literature, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, folklore - folktales - legends, short stories
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6607
Status
Available
Call number
J 839.1 UDE

A Rainy Day Story

by Ruth Calderon
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Talmud, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 3-5, ages 6-8, caring for the environment, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6582
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 CAL

Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story

by Laura Krauss Melmed
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, PJ Library, CHAI Lit List Level 3, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - LG, generosity, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, folklore - folktales - legends — 5 more, food, Hanukkah, shtetl, supernatural, magic
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6501
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E 398.2 MEL

The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah

by Leslie Kimmelman
Paperback, 2010
Tags
mensch - decent person, cooperation, Passover, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, food, Seder, ages 3-5, Yiddish language, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6518
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E 398.2 KIM

The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah

by Leslie Kimmelman
Paperback, 2010
Tags
mensch - decent person, cooperation, Passover, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, food, Seder, ages 3-5, Yiddish language, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6523
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E 398.2 KIM

A Treasury of Chassidic Tales: On the Torah -- Volume Two

by Shlomo Yosef Zevin Compiler
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Hasidim - Hasidism
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6451
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 ZEV

A Treasury of Chassidic Tales: On the Torah (Artscroll Judaica Classics) (English and Hebrew Edition)

by Shelomoh Yosef Zeṿin
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Hasidim - Hasidism
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Series
ArtScroll Judaica series (book ) (1980)
Barcode
6452
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 ZEV

Such a Library!: A Yiddish Folktale Re-Imagined

by Jill Ross Nadler
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, libraries, books and reading, magic, animals, ages 3-5
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6420
Status
Available
Call number
E NAD

The Book of Secrets

by Mat Tonti
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
graphic novel, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6407
Status
Available
Call number
J F TON

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

Have You Ever Zeen a Ziz?

by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
baby to age 2, folklore - folktales - legends, birds
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6356
Status
Available
Call number
E MAR

Clever Rachel

by Debby Waldman
Paperback, 2009
Tags
PJ Library, riddles, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, humility, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6325
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 WAL

King Solomon and the Bee

by Dalia Hardof Renberg
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, ages 6-8, Tot Shabbat list, kindness to animals, Bible stories, wisdom - study - learning, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, humiliation, animals, folklore - folktales - legends — 2 more, riddles, Solomon (King of Israel)
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6318
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.22 REN

The Peddler's Gift

by Maxine Schur
Paperback, 1999
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, Sydney Taylor Award, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, teshuvah - repentance, honesty - emet, AR book - MG, forgiveness - selichot, respecting differences, choosing between right and wrong — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, shtetl, peddlers
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6316
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SCH

Just Stay Put

by Gary Clement
Paperback, 2013
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, Chelm, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6314
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 CLE

Can Hens Give Milk?

by Joan Betty Stuchner
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Chelm, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, wisdom - study - learning, AR book - LG, ages 3-5, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6300
Status
Available
Call number
E STU

Naamah: A Novel

by Sarah Blake
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women, Noah (Biblical figure), folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6231
Status
Available
Call number
F BLA

Briar Rose: A Novel of the Holocaust (Fairy Tales)

by Jane Yolen
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Holocaust, teen - young adult, folklore - folktales - legends, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6219
Status
Available
Call number
T F YOL

The Sages of Chelm and the Moon

by Shlomo Abas
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
ages 3-5, folklore - folktales - legends, Chelm
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6220
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 ABA

Words of the Wise; an Anthology of Proverbs and Practical Axioms

by Reuven Alcalay Compiler
Hardcover, 1973
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, quotations
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6216
Status
Available
Call number
398.9 ALC

Right Side Up: Adventures in Chelm

by Eric A Kimmel
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Chelm, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Poland
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6194
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 KIM

Stories My Grandfather Told Me Volume 5 -- Devarim

by Zev Greenwald
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Deuteronomy, short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, Torah portions - Devarim, Torah portions - Va'etchanan, Torah portions - Eikev, Torah portions - Re'eh, Torah portions - Shoftim, Torah portions - Ki Seitzei, Torah portions - Ki Savo, Torah portions - Nitzavim — 6 more, Torah portions - Vayeilech, Torah portions - Haazinu, Torah poritions, Vezos Haberachah, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6176
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 GRE

Stories My Grandfather Told Me Volume 4 -- Bamidbar

by Zev Greenwald
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Numbers (Book of), short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, Torah portions - Bamidbar, Torah portions - Nasso, Torah portions - Behaalosha, Torah portions - Shelach, Torah portions - Korach, Torah portions - Chukat, Torah portions - Balak, Torah portions - Pinchas — 4 more, Torah portions - Matot, Torah portions - Masei, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6175
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 GRE

Stories My Grandfather Told Me Volume 2 -- Shemos

by Zev Greenwald
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, short stories, Exodus, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Torah portions - Shemot, Torah portions - Va'eira, Torah portions - Bo, Torah portions - Beshalach, Torah portions - Yitro, Torah portions - Mishpatim — 5 more, Torah portions - Terumah, Torah portions - Tetzaveh, Torah portions - Ki Tisa, Torah portions - Vayakhel, Torah portions - Pekudei
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6174
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 GRE

Artscroll: Stories my grandfather told me - Volume 1: Bereishis by Zev Greenwald (ArtScroll youth series)

by Zev Greenwald
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Genesis, Torah portions - Bereshit, Torah portions - Noach, Torah portions - Lech Lecha, Torah portions - Vayigash, Torah portions - Chayei Sarah, Torah portions - Toledoth — 5 more, Torah portions - Vayetze, Torah portions - Vayishlach, Torah portions - Vayeshev, Torah portions - Miketz, Torah portions - Vayechi
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6173
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 GRE

Stories My Grandfather Told Me : Volume 3 - Vayikra

by Zev Greenwald
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
short stories, Leviticus, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Torah portions - Vayikra, Torah portions - Tzav, Torah portions - Shemini, Torah portions - Tazria, Torah portions - Metzora, Torah portions - Acharei Mos — 4 more, Torah portions - Kedoshim, Torah portions - Emor, Torah portions - Behar, Torah portions - Bechukotai
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6172
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 GRE

Maggid of Dubno and His Parables

by Benno Heineman
Hardcover, 1978
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6167
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 HEI

Tales of Rabbi Nachman

by Martin Buber
Paperback, 1988
Tags
Hasidim - Hasidism, Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, folklore - folktales - legends, short stories
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6156
Status
Available
Call number
296.19 BUB

Magicians, Theologians, and Doctors: Studies in Folk Medicine and Folklore As Reflected in the Rabbinical Response

by H. J. Zimmels
Paperback, 1997
Tags
healing, medicine, folklore - folktales - legends
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6160
Status
Available
Call number
398.089 ZIM

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

Dictionary of 1000 Jewish Proverbs

by David C. Gross Editor
Paperback, 1997
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs (Jewish)
Barcode
6075
Status
Available
Call number
398.9 GRO

The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories From Chelm

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, optimism, Chelm, folklore - folktales - legends, Hanukkah, humor, short stories, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6085
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F KIM

The Best of Olomeinu: Succos and Other Stories (Best of Olomeinu)

by Yaakov Fruchter
Paperback, 1984
Tags
Sukkot, short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6040
Status
Available
Call number
H SK J 398.2 FRU

Reb Yitzchak's Jewel

by Rabbi Nossen Scherman
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
Rashi, folklore - folktales - legends, ages 6-8, money
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6041
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 SCH
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