Chapter Overviews

Synopsis of each chapter in our most popular Judaica titles, providing you with:
■ the facts, story, and/or key characters in the book
■ the educational objectives and goals for each chapter
■ key themes and Jewish values
■ how students can make personal meaning of the content

Click on the title below, then click on the red “Product details” icon.  This brings up a pop-up window with icons for product descriptions and chapter overviews in Word or pdf format.   Double-click on the one you would like to read or download.

Here are some ways you can use the chapter overviews:
- Cut and paste sections into letters home to parents, class updates, and the school newsletter
- Plan a detailed year-long curriculum with student learning goals
- Use as the foundation for planning lessons
- Personalize and send home with class information, including student accomplishments, personal classroom anecdotes, family discussion questions, and home activities.
 

Book of Jewish Holidays
Child's Bible: Lessons from the Prophets and Writings
Child's Bible: Lessons from the Torah
Count Me In: Jewish Wisdom in Action
Derech Binah: The Hebrew Primer:
Experience Modern Israel
Explorer's Bible (v.1): From Creation to the Exodus
Explorer's Bible (v.2): From Sinai to the Nation of Israel
Great Israel Scavenger Hunt
Hineni: The New Hebrew Through Prayer, Book 1
Hineni: The New Hebrew Through Prayer, Book 2;
Hineni: The New Hebrew Through Prayer, Book 3
History of the Jewish People: A Story of Tradition and Change,   Volume 1
History of the Jewish People: A Story of Tradition and Change, Volume 2
The Holocaust: A History of Courage and Resistance
Jewish and Me Holidays
Jewish and Me Mitzvot
Jewish Heroes, Jewish Values: Living Mitzvot in Today's World
The Jewish Holiday Treasure Trail
Journey of a Life Time: The Jewish Life Cycle Book
Kid's Mensch Handbook: Step by Step to a Lifetime of Jewish Values
Kol Yisrael: The Prayers of Our People, Book 1
Kol Yisrael: The Prayers of Our People, Book 2
Kol Yisrael: The Prayers of Our People, Book 3
Let Freedom Ring: A History of the Jews in the United States
Let's Celebrate (set)
Let's Celebrate: Hanukkah
Let's Celebrate: Passover
Let's Celebrate: Purim
Let's Celebrate: Shabbat
Let's Celebrate: Shavuot
Let's Celebrate: The Fall Holidays: Sukkot and Simhat Torah
Let's Celebrate: The High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Let's Discover God
Let's Discover Mitzvot
Let's Discover Shabbat
Let's Discover the Alef Bet
Let's Discover the Bible I
Let's Discover the Bible II
Let's Discover the Bible I and II
Let's Discover the Holidays
Let's Discover the Holidays (fall)
Let's Discover the Holidays (spring)
Let’s Discover Israel
Let's Discover the Synagogue
Let's Explore Being Jewish (set)
Let's Explore Being Jewish: Israel: A City Tour
Let's Explore Being Jewish: Israel: People and Places
Let's Explore Being Jewish: Jewish Symbols
Let's Explore Being Jewish: Mitzvot
Let's Explore Being Jewish: The Bible
Let's Explore Being Jewish: The Life Cycle
Let's Explore Being Jewish: The Synagogue
Living as Partners with God
My Jewish Year: Celebrating Our Holidays
Partners with God
The Prophets: Speaking Out for Justice
Rediscovering the Jewish Holidays: Tradition in a Modern Voice
Shalom Ivrit: Welcome to Modern Hebrew, Book 1
Shalom Ivrit: Welcome to Modern Hebrew, Book 2
Shalom Ivrit: Welcome to Modern Hebrew, Book 3
Shalom Uv’racha: The New Hebrew Primer
The Synagogue: House of the Jewish People
Teach Me Torah (1)
Teach Me Torah (2)
Teach Me Torah (set)
The Ten Commandments: A Text and Activity Book;
Ten Thousand Children: True stories told by children who escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport
Time of Our Lives: A Teen Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle
Ulpan Alef
Ulpan Bet
Welcome to Israel
A Young Person’s History of Israel