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Choosing Your Colors

Artist Freddie Levin demonstrates how to think about choosing your palette.

How Much Did Golem Subscribers Save in 2016?

September marked the last month of 2016 Golem box shipments from Behrman House. Golem and Golem Express subscribers received early releases this year of such titles as:

Cook, Talk, Share, Repeat: Entrée to Judaism Starts in the Kitchen

This year’s Sukkot services at Congregation Or Chadash in Maryland ended with a new kind of oneg—a taste-off featuring recipes cooked by religious school families. The event kicked off a yearlong family education program based on Entrée to Judaism for Families: Jewish Cooking and Kitchen Conversations with Children, by Tina Wasserman.

Free Resource to Explore What Judaism Says About Presidential Elections

What qualities should voters should look for in our leaders? That's the question you can help teens explore through a Jewish lens as the general election fast approaches.

Simchat Torah Time: Show Students How It's Made

With Simchat Torah just around the corner, we've put together a free educator's guide for using How It's Made: Torah Scroll - the vibrant new resource that enhances the learning of the holiest object in Judaism.

Preview the Newest Materials in Jewish Education with Golem Express

When you join Golem Express, you automatically receive a review copy of all our new educational materials as soon as they are published. We will releasing some exciting new titles in 2017 that you really won't want to miss, including a brand new family haggadah, seven new prayer modules for our groundbreaking Hebrew in Harmony curriculum, a guide chock full of creative ideas for Jewish educators by Batsheva Frankel, some fun new Jewish-themed coloring books, and a new resource to making t’fillah more meaningful for children.

Small Groups as a Way to Reimagine Congregational Life

Imagine small groups of people coming together regularly to learn and connect around topics of shared interests or life stages. Some pioneering synagogues are doing just that, drawing on the notion of chavurot - typically small groups of friends who gather to learn or worship together - to transform their congregations into destinations for meaning and relationships.

Lessons about Caring with Avi the Ambulance

Avi the Ambulance dreams of being a life-saving ambulance just like his parents and big sister. In the new book Avi the Ambulance to the Rescue, the second in the Avi the Ambulance series, he gets his chance to help in a most unexpected way. His mom, the command car, has assigned him and his medic to restock supplies.

Move from Oy to Joy: Parenting Tips for Establishing Routines

The Joys and Oys of Parenting: Insight and Wisdom from the Jewish Tradition is available now for pre-order from Amazon! 

'With Age Comes Wisdom': Using Wise Aging as a Guide for a Healthy Life

Old age is often stigmatized as a frightening and isolating time. However, it doesn’t have to be imagined as negative at all. Dr. Eric Reines, a practicing geriatrician in Lynn, Massachusetts, believes wholeheartedly that aging can be a social and active experience, where people can feel fulfillment and rejuvenation.

What to Do with Your Finished Shalom Coloring Pages

Coloring books have been proven to put the adult mind at ease. The health benefits of coloring include decreased anxiety and increased mindfulness, according to Marygrace Berberian, a certified art therapist and professor at the Graduate Art Therapy Program at New York University in a CNN article. The process is great, but then what? Really, how many masterpieces can we fit on our refrigerator? How can we sustain the therapeutic flow?

The Sukkah that Ricardo Built

Sky-High Sukkah, a new Apples & Honey Press picture book, tells a heartwarming story about friendship and community. Author Rachel Ornstein Packer shares the real-life inspiration behind her book.

Don't Forget to Save With Your Educator Discount

If you plan on ordering your upcoming school purchases online, don't forget to use your educator discount. Just type the word "EDUCATOR" into the coupon code box, and save 5% on all eligible titles. Who is eligible for the discount? All educators ordering on their school's account. What's eligibile for the discount? *All Apples and Honey Press illustrated picture books

Add New Apples and Honey Press Titles to Your School Collection

Enrich your school or classroom library with our new crop of Jewish children's books. Apples and Honey Press has published seven new titles, just in time for the new school year and your fall lesson planning. Eligible for our educator discount and with free teacher resource pages available, Apples and Honey Press books are accessible, affordable, and make a wonderful addition to any Hebrew or Judaics curriculum.

Move From Oy to Joy: Parenting Tips for a Peaceful Home

The Joys and Oys of Parenting: Insight and Wisdom from the Jewish Tradition is available now for pre-order from Amazon! 

Free Teacher Resource to Complement Storybooks

Educators work hard all year long preparing the perfect lesson plans. Why not enjoy the rest of your summer and let us do some of the planning for you?

Fall Holiday Stories Focus on Warmth of Friendship

  The fall holidays offer a special opportunity for learning. Beyond shofars, apples, and prayer services, the holidays are ripe for exploration about community, friendship, and connection to Jewish identity. Our holiday storybooks, including two coming soon from Apples & Honey Press, provide easy entry for children to grasp deeper meaning of the celebrations.

Explore the Torah With New Hands-On Resource

Engage Emotions to Help Learning

Good teachers know that meaningful, long-lasting learning happens when students feel invested in the content. Something happens on an emotional level that resonates with students, making what they're learning feel relevant to their lives.

Cool Off with Fill-in-the-Blank Popsicles from Get Cooking!

Most of us spend our summers at the pool or at the beach but don't forget — the kitchen can be a great place to spend some quality time with your families and learn new skills.

Teach Israel

 Experience Modern Israel

New from Behrman House. Fly to Israel without a plane ticket.

Discover Israel

 Let's Discover Israel

Offer younger children an exciting and age-appropriate introduction to the Jewish homeland