Tag search:wisdom - study - learning

Jewish Sages of Today: Profiles of Extraordinary People

by Aryeh Rubin
Paperback, 2009
Tags
biography, authors, wisdom - study - learning
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4906
Status
Available
Call number
920.009 RUB

Torah and Judaism (Sacred Texts)

by Vivienne Cato
Paperback, 2008
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, Torah, Judaism, AR book - MG, mitzvah - mitzvot, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, wisdom - study - learning, scribes, Torah scrolls
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1917
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.1 CAT

King Solomon and the Bee

by Dalia Hardof Renberg
Paperback, 2010
Tags
PJ Library, 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 — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, riddles, Solomon (King of Israel)
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1821
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.22 REN

The Chosen

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound, New York Times Bestseller, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Library List, URJ Middle School list, AR book - UG, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah — 6 more, wisdom - study - learning, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Hasidim - Hasidism, Brooklyn, teens - teenagers
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
The Chosen (1)
Barcode
1781
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

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

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

Alexandra's Scroll: The Story of the First Hanukkah

by Miriam Chaikin
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
community - kehillah, chapter book, Hanukkah, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, history - ancient, Israel - ancient, Maccabees, scribes
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1696
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F CHA

King Solomon and His Magic Ring

by Elie Wiesel
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, ages 9-12, Aesop Prize, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, seeking justice, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, Solomon (King of Israel), Bible stories, Bible - Old Testament — 1 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1726
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.53 WIE

King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba

by Blu Greenberg
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, Bible stories, wisdom - study - learning, Solomon (King of Israel)
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1890
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.53 GRE

Stone Lamp, The: Eight Stories Of Hanukkah Through History

by Karen Hesse
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Linda Silver "Future Classic?", kavanah - devotion, persecution, anti-Semitism, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, faith in God, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, wisdom - study - learning, Hanukkah, history - medieval — 2 more, poetry, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1637
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J 811.54 HES

The Chosen

by Chaim Potok
Paperback, 1968
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound, New York Times Bestseller, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Library List, URJ Middle School list, AR book - UG, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah — 6 more, wisdom - study - learning, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Hasidim - Hasidism, Brooklyn, teens - teenagers
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
The Chosen (1)
Barcode
1344
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

The Wise Shoemaker of Studena

by Syd Lieberman
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Tot Shabbat list, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, respecting differences, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, Hungary
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1433
Status
Available
Call number
E LIE

Rachel's Library

by Richard Ungar
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
community - kehillah, Chelm, libraries, AR book - LG, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1969
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 UNG

The Day the Rabbi Disappeared

by Howard Schwartz
Paperback, 2003
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, folklore - folktales - legends, holidays, magic, Aesop Prize, Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, AR book - MG, tzedakah - charity, faith in God, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah — 4 more, wisdom - study - learning, rabbis, supernatural, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1426
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.208 SCH

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

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
1685
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SIL

Niels Bohr: Physicist and Humanitarian

by Naomi Pasachoff
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
AR book - MG+, aiding those in distress, wisdom - study - learning, anti-Semitism, biography, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Denmark, science, World War II
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Great Minds of Science
Barcode
1828
Status
Available
Call number
J B BOH

Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius

by Elizabeth MacLeod
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, biography, science
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History
Barcode
1897
Status
Available
Call number
J B EIN

Hello, Hello, Are You There, God?

by Molly Cone
Paperback, 1999
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, mitzvah - mitzvot, community - kehillah, wisdom - study - learning, loving God, short stories, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1361
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.311 CON

The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

by Hagit Allon
Paperback, 2004
Tags
ages 9-12, Israel, archaeology, Israel Museum, wisdom - study - learning, perseverance, Bedouins, mystery, Dead Sea scrolls, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1428
Status
Available
Call number
J 221.4 ALL

Daughter of Venice

by Donna Jo Napoli
Paperback, 2003
Tags
teen - young adult, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, women, humiliation, wisdom - study - learning, ghettos, historical fiction, Jewish-Christian relations, Italy
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1845
Status
Available
Call number
T F NAP

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, AR book - UG — 12 more, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, feeding the hungry, honoring parents, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, death, Germany, World War II, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1802
Status
Available
Call number
T F ZUS

Hello, Hello, Are You There, God?

by Molly Cone
Paperback, 1999
Tags
mitzvah - mitzvot, community - kehillah, wisdom - study - learning, loving God, short stories, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1321
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.311 CON

The Kingdom of Singing Birds

by Miriam Aroner
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, kindness to animals, wisdom - study - learning, animals, folklore - folktales - legends, rabbis, birds
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1327
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 ARO

The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey : A Graphic Novel of Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West

by Steve Sheinkin
Paper Book, 2006
Tags
courage - ometz lev, graphic novel, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, wisdom - study - learning, honesty - emet, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, humility, folklore - folktales - legends, United States - West, rabbis, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Rabbi Harvey (1)
Barcode
1215
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHE

Rabbi Harvey Rides Again : A Graphic Novel of Jewish Folktales Let Loose in the Wild West

by Steve Sheinkin
Paper Book, 2008
Tags
graphic novel, aiding those in distress, honesty - emet, humility, wisdom - study - learning, actors - actresses, folklore - folktales - legends, United States - West, rabbis, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Rabbi Harvey (2)
Barcode
1214
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHE

Sammy Spider's First Simchat Torah

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 2010
Tags
AR book - LG, wisdom - study - learning, reverence and awe - yirah, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, Simchat Torah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
1206
Status
Available
Call number
H SM E ROU

Ten classic Jewish children's stories

by Peninnah Schram
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2 (1 story), choosing between right and wrong, wisdom - study - learning, loving God, folklore - folktales - legends, Midrash, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
242
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

Zigazak! : A Magical Hanukkah Night

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paper Book, 2001
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, achrayut - responsibility, wisdom - study - learning, faith in God, holiness - kedusha, Hanukkah, Eastern Europe, rabbis, shtetl — 1 more, magic
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1253
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KIM

In the month of Kislev : a story for Hanukkah

by Nina Jaffe
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, wisdom - study - learning, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
390
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E JAF

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

The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch

by Carol Chapman
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
Linda Silver, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, watching one's speech, wisdom - study - learning, humor, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
37
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 CHA

The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch

by Carol Chapman
Paperback, 1980
Tags
PJ Library, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, watching one's speech, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, humor, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3694
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 CHA

Rivka's First Thanksgiving

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, Thanksgiving, Sukkot, pogroms, immigration and emigration, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, historical fiction, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, wisdom - study - learning — 7 more, Americanization, family, New York, rabbis, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3664
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

Rivka's First Thanksgiving

by Elsa Okon Rael
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, Thanksgiving, Sukkot, pogroms, immigration and emigration, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, historical fiction, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, wisdom - study - learning — 7 more, Americanization, family, New York, rabbis, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5770
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

Our Eddie

by Sulamith Ish-Kishor
Paper Book, 1969
Tags
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Honor Book, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, honoring teachers, wisdom - study - learning, brothers, family, fathers, immigration and emigration — 6 more, England, parents, physically disabled, sisters, teachers, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1048
Status
Available
Call number
J F ISH

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
3283
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 STA

My Guardian Angel

by Sylvie Weil
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", Crusades, France, Rashi, history - medieval, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong — 10 more, rachamim - compassion and mercy, feeding the hungry, women, wisdom - study - learning, angels, family, historical fiction, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations, rabbis
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1404
Status
Available
Call number
J F WEI

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

Clever Rachel

by Debby Waldman
Hardcover, 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
1940
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 WAL

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
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6025
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 WAL

Our Eddie

by Sulamith Ish-Kishor
Hardcover, 1969
Tags
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Honor Book, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, honoring teachers, wisdom - study - learning, brothers, family, fathers, immigration and emigration — 7 more, England, New York, parents, physically disabled, sisters, teachers, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
661
Status
Available
Call number
J F ISH

The Rooster Prince of Breslov

by Ann Redisch Stampler
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
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
1776
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 STA

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

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

The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale

by Linda Leopold Strauss
Paperback, 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
6525
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E STR

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
5571
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E STR

The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale

by Linda Leopold Strauss
Paperback, 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
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6021
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E STR

Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva

by Jacqueline Jules
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
perseverance, rabbis, Akiba - Akiva, wisdom - study - learning, ages 6-8, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, inner strength - gevurah, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5038
Status
Available
Call number
E JUL

Sefer Ha-Aggadah: The Book of Legends for Young Readers - Vol. 2, Tales of the Sages

by Seymour Rossel
Paperback, 1998
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, caring for the environment, conversion, women, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, wisdom - study - learning, loving God — 8 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Midrash, rabbis, Talmud, teachers, Bible stories, Bible - Old Testament, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1352
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.1 ROS
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