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:

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 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

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