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Summer Time Judaism
Watch a Video!
Suitable for younger audiences:
- The Ten Commandments
- The Prince of Egypt
Suitable for grades 6 and up:
Suitable for older audiences:
- School Ties
- Keeping the Faith
- Exodus
Read a Jewish Book!
Primary School (K-2nd Grade):
- The Alef-Bet of Blessing by Paul M. Yedwab
- Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence Kushner And Karen Kushner
- But God Remembered: Stories Of Women From Creation To The Promised Land by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- The 11th Commandment: Wisdom From Our Children by The Children Of America
- God Said Amen by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- In Our Image God's First Creatures by Nancy Sohn Swartz
- What Does God Look Like? by Lawrence Kushner And Karen Kushner
3rd-6th Graders:
- Listen To The Trees - Jews And The Earth by Molly Cone
- Torah: The Growing Gift by Steven E. Steinbock
- The Adventures Of Rabbi Harvey -A Graphic Novel Of Jewish Wisdom And Wit In The Wild West by Steve Sheinkin
7th-8th Graders:
- Book Of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide To Jewish Spirituality By Lawrence Kushner, Illustrated by Devis Grebu
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics, 2nd Edition
- A Practical Family Guide To Coming Of Age Together Edited by Cantor Helen Leneman
- Putting God On The Guest List, 3rd Edition
- How To Reclaim The Spiritual Meaning Of Your Child's Bar Or Bat Mitzvah by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
- For Kids-Putting God On Your Guest List, 2nd Ed.
- How To Claim The Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar Or Bat Mitzvah by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
High School And Adult:
- Tanakh - The Holy Scriptures (Jewish Publication Society Is An Accessible Translation)
- Finding God by Rifat Sonsino And Daniel B. Syme.
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
- As A Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg
Families:
- The Jewish Family Fun Book, 2nd Ed. Holiday Projects, Everyday Activities, And Travel Ideas With Jewish Themes by Danielle Dardashti And Roni Sarig
Summer Activity Checklist
Have a great summer and find ways to incorporate your Jewish self into your summer adventures. Each time you participate in one of the following activities record the date.
Visit a Jewish Museum:
Where & When: ________________________________________
Where & When: ________________________________________
Visit a Synagogue (not Washington Hebrew):
Where & When: ________________________________________
Where & When: ________________________________________
Say Blessings at The National Zoo:
Where & When: _________________________________________
Where & When: _________________________________________
Discuss the Weekly Torah Portion:
What & When: __________________________________________
Where & When: _________________________________________
Visit a Jewish Bookstore or eat at a Kosher Restaurant:
Where & When: _________________________________________
Where & When: _________________________________________
Do a Mitzvah Project:
Where & When: _________________________________________
Where & When: _________________________________________
Discover Jewish Websites:
Site Visited & When: _____________________________________
Site Visited & When: _____________________________________
Other Jewish Activities not listed: (may include going to services at WHC, practicing Hebrew, reading a Jewish book, seeing a Jewish movie or your own ideas):
What & When: _________________________________________
What & When: _________________________________________
What & When: _________________________________________
What & When: _________________________________________
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