Jewish Living History and Educational Resources – For anyone!

 I want to share a compilation of resources I have put together. It can be used by those teaching Messianic Jewish children, interfaith children or be used by Christian families to supplement your history and religious studies education, too.

  It is mainly history resources, for all ages; additional study resources are: Hebrew, Israel, Holidays, in Media, Folk Tales and Legends, Children’s picture books, and Other, which consists of comprehensive history resources for all ages and Jewish lifestyle and values books. Also, the symbol (M) represents Messianic specific. Lastly, there are books specifically for High School and Adults, separated into Traditional/Rabbinical resources and Messianic and Hebrew Christian ones.

 I’m sorry I couldn’t figure out how to attach it, so I just pasted here in it’s entirely for you to print out. If you want me to email you a PDF, Microsoft Word or OpenDocument, just PM me your email and I will do that. It should be about 16 pages long.

 I hope this blesses and enriches you and your children’s educational journey.    G-d Bless,  Rachel

**note-Obviously, I haven’t read/watched/listened to all of these resources and do not agree with everything in them; in an education, one doesn’t have to agree with it to study it. As with anything, parental responsibility applies here in reviewing the materials first. If you’d like to know what we’ve personally used, I can answer that for you. Also, many were available through my inter-library loan system, so be sure to try your local library system.

                           Jewish Living History and Educational Resources 

Ancient Israel till A.D. 

  Heroes of Israel -Heritage History

  Hittite Warrior – Joanne Williamson – set 1200 BCE

  Purim and the Persian Empire: A Historical, Archeological, and Geographical Perspective – Yehuda Landy – high school/adult

  Victory on the Walls – Frieda Hyman – 445 BCE

  Jerusalem in the Time of Nehemiah – Leen Ritmeyer-ages 9+

  God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah – Joanne Williamson -701 BCE

  Adara (during Elisha’s time)- Beatrice Gormley

  Tirzah (in Egypt with Moses)- Lucille Travis

  Tales and Customs of the Ancient Hebrews – Eva Harbst (ages 7-10)

  Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion – Eric Kimmel -ages 4-10

  Hazor: Rediscovery of a Great Citadel of the Bible – Yigael Yadin- archeology-Middle school-adult

  From Sinai to Jerusalem: The Wanderings of the Holy Ark – Leen Ritmeyer – ages 9+

  In the Footsteps of the Lost Ten Tribes – Dr. Avigdor Shachan -Devora Publishing-middle-high school

  The Hammer – Alfred J. Church – Maccabees 

0 CE to 1800 CE

  Carta’s Illustrated Encyclopedia to the Holy Temple –Israel Ariel –

  The Ritual of the Temple in the Time of Christ – Leen Ritmeyer – ages 9+

  Yaakov Strauss Series: 538 BCE – 70 CE-ages 9+-**contains Ashkenaz Hebrew

1. Three Special Days : A Young Boy and His Family Celebrate Pesach during the Time of the Second Temple
2. Seven Special Weeks: A Historical Tale Detailing the Layout and Halochos of the Beit Hamikdash and the Laws of Karbanos
3. One Special Prayer – Yom Kippur
4. The King’s Special Loaves – weeks leading up to Shavuot

  A House of Prayer for All Nations: The Holy Temple of Jerusalem – Rabbi Chaim Richman (Temple Institute)- ages 8+

  Jerusalem in the Year 30 AD – Leen Ritmeyer – ages 9+

  Masada: The Last Fortress- Gloria Miklowitz – ages 9+

  The Story of Masada – Yigael Yadin – ages 11+- archeology and primary documents

  Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Last Jewish Revolt

  Against Imperial Rome – Yigael Yadin -archeology – Middle school-adult

  Our Young Folks Josephus – Jim Hodges – audio

  The Last Days of the Fall of Jerusalem – Alfred Church

  Complete Works of Josephus – version of personal preference

  Akiva: The Story of Rabbi Akiva and His Times – Marcus Leiman – ages 9+ – 1st/2nd Cen.

  Ram Bam: The Story of Maimonides – Berel Wein- 12th/13th Cen.- gr. 2+

  Moses Maimonides:Rabbi, Philosopher, and Physician by Rebecca B. Marcus

  The Ram Bam: The Story of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon – Yaakov Shulman –12th/13th Cen.

  The Star and the Sword – Pamela Melnikoff – 12th England- Jews Meet Robin Hood – ages 9-12

  The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela: Travels in the Middle Ages – Benjamin of Tudela – 12th Cen. (primary source document)

  The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century – Uri Shulevitz – Ages 9-12

  Rashi HaKadosh: A Light After the Dark Ages- Berel Wein 12th Cen. -gr. 2+

  Rashi (Jewish Encounters) –Elie Wiesel

  Legends of the Jews of Kaifeng – gr. 6+ – yr. 1100

  Mandarins, Jews, and Missionaries: The Jewish Experience in the Chinese Empire- Micheal Pollack – early Middle Ages- High School/adult

  Rashi’s Daughter: Secret Scholar – Maggie Anton – Ages 10+

  The Cohen’s of Tzefat: The 2000 Year Saga of a Jewish Family Overcoming All Odds, from Romans Legends to Arab Artillery – Miriam Zakon – Ages 9-12

  Jewish Life in the Middle Ages – Israel Abrahams – high school/adult

  The Fateful Mission – Meir Baram – 13th Cen.

  A Distant Dream – Levi Kaufman – 1290 England

  The Parnas – Meir Baram – Middle Ages

  The Jewish Kingdom of Kazar – Middle Ages

  The Exiles of Crocodile Island – Henye Meyer – 1493 – Artscroll Youth

  Secrets in the House of Delgado – Gloria Miklowitz – 1492 Spain

  More Precious then Gold: A Story of Inquisition Spain in the 1490’s – Evelyn Blatt

  Out of Many Waters – Portuguese Inquisition, conversos- Jacqueline Greene- Gr. 5-8

  Pathway to Jerusalem: The Travel Letter of Rabbi Ovodiah of Bartenura – Written between 1488-1490 during his journey to the Holy Land – Yaakov Shulman (primary source document)

  Heir to the Throne – Schmuel Rothstein – 1470 Hungary 

  The Other 1492: Jewish Settlement in the New World – Norman Finkelstein –ages 11+

  Plots and Players – 15th Cen. Shakespeare and Jews-Pamela Melnikoff –ages 9-12

  The Cross by Day, The Mezuzah by Night-Spain 15th Cen. -Deborah Seigal –ages 12+

  Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious – High school/adult

  Freedom–and Revenge – Edward Kritzler – high school/adult-middle ages

  A Boy of Old Prague – Sulamith Ish-Kishor- ages 9-12

  The Boy from Seville – Dorit Orgad – Marranoes 17th Cen. – Ages 9-12

  Rabbi Yoselman of Roshem – 16th Cen. – Marcus Leiman

  Living History Series – Marcus Leiman

    Faith and Courage: Del Monte and The Pocket Knife – 17th Cen.

    One Foot Ashore – Netherlands 17th Cen.-Jacqueline Greene

    The Adopted Princess – 17th Cen. Lithuania – Marcus Leiman- Ages 4-8

  Ruach Ami Series – Avner Gold – 17th Cen.

    The Promised Child

    The Dream

    The Year of the Sword

    Twilight

    The Imposter

    The Purple Ring

    Envoy from Vienna

    The Marrano Prince

  Strasbourg Saga Series – Avner Gold – Ages 8-12

    The Long Road to Freedom – Europe- 17 th Cen.

    The Scandal in Amsterdam

    The Fur Traders – Hanukkah 1684

    Midnight Intruders  

  Haym Salomon: Liberty’s Son – Shirley Milgrim- ages 9+ -American Independence

  Zayda Was a Cowboy -1892 Old West – June Nislick- ages 8-12

1800 CE to Current Time 

  Moses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator, Imperial Hero – Abigail Green – college/adult

  Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West – Harriot Rochlin – Middle/High School

  Rachel Calof’s Story: Jewish Homesteader on the Jewish Plains – autobiography-Rachel Calof – Middle-High

  We Lived There Too: In Their Own Words and Pictures Pioneer Jews and the Westward Movement of America 1630-1930 – Kenneth Libo – Ages 12+

  The Story of Chofetz Chaim – Rabbi Nossen Scherman-Artscroll Youth- Ages 9-12

  The Baal Shem Tov of Michelstadt – Rabbi Naftali Ehrman- Ages 10+

  The Jewel and the Journey – Miriam Walfish – Zionist 1800’s

  On Two Fronts – Haskalah (Enlightenment), 19th Hungary- Yirmeyahu Bindman

  A Sister in White: Schvester Selma – biography- Miriam Zarkon

  Peony: A Novel of China –Kaifeng, late 1800’s- Pearl S. Buck-High School/Adult

  How We Lived: A Documentary History of Immigrant Jews in America, 1880-1930- Irving Howe and Kenneth Libo -High School/adult

  Emma’s Poem: The Story of the Statue of Liberty – Linda Glaser – ages 4-8

  Theodore Herzl: The Road to Israel – Miriam Gurko-ages 9+

  Albert Einstein: The Jewish Man Behind the Theory – Devren Speregen- ages 10+

  All for the Boss: Stories from the Life of Rabbi Yaakov Herman, Torah Pioneer in America – New York 1900’s- Ruchoma Shain- grade 9+

  All of a Kind Family Series – Sydney Taylor – Early 20th Cen. New York – ages 9-14

  Quake! Disaster in San Francisco- 1906-Gail Karwoski

  Ruby of Cochin: An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers – Ruby Daniel – autobiography and stories of the Indian Jews- High school/adult

  Letters From Rivka – Karen Hesse – based on a true story Russian immigrant-1919/1920

  The Queen of Baas Yaakov: The Story of Dr. Judith Grunfeld – Early 20th cen.-Miriam Zakon

  Once Upon America: Jewish Stories of Here and Now- Bilma Silverman- collection of stories of the early years of Orthodox Jewish life in America-early 20th. Cen.

  Nan’s Long Journey – 20th cen. – Leah Fried-ages 8-12- Germany and Switzerland, 1930’s

  Forever My Jerusalem – 1948- Pu’ah Shtainer- Ages 12+

  The Story of Reb Yosef Chaim –Jerusalem 20th Cen. – Artscroll Youth

  Of Heroes, Hooks, and Heirlooms – Holocaust – Faye Silton- ages 8-12

  Terrible Things – Eve Bunting – Holocaust Allegory- ages 4-8

  The Winged Watchman – Holland Nazi resistance – Hilda Van Stockum-ages 10+

  Ten Thousand Children: True Stories Told by Children Who Escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport- Anne Fox – gr. 4-8

  Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps – Andrea Warren – ages, for a mature 10+

  The Parnas: A Scene from the Holocaust – Silvano Arieti -1944 – part memoir – latter middle to high to adult age

  The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews – Peter Duffy – high school/adult

  Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow –Susan Bartoletti -gr. 5-8

  Far From the Place We Called Home – Kindertransport England – Sarah Schleimer- ages 12+

  The Hidden Children– Howard Greenfield-ages 8-12

  The Righteous Among the Gentiles: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust – Mordacai Paldiel (with Vad Yashem)-High School/Adult

  The Hiding Place – Corrie Ten Boom – ages 12+

  Escape from Warsaw – Ian Serralier – ages 12+ , 1942, based on true accounts

  Number the Stars – Denmark Nazi Resistance– Lois Lowry – ages 8-12

  The Devil’s Arithmetic – Modern times and 1942 Poland- Jane Yolen- ages, for a mature 10+

  In the Mouth of the Wolf – bio, Poland WWII- Rose Zar – ages 10+

  Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust –Milton Meltzer –ages 12+

  Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story – Jews saved to Japan- Ken Mochzuki-gr. 2-5

  Remember Not to Forget: A Memory of the Holocaust – introduction to Holocaust- Norman Finkelstein – age 6+

  Raoul Wallenburg: The Man Who Stopped Death – saved Jewish lives-Sharon Linnea-ages 9+

  Raoul Wallenberg : Swedish diplomat and humanitarian –Thomas Streissguth – gr. 7+

  Raoul Wallenburg: Rescuing Thousands From the Nazi’s Grasp – ages 9+ – Debra McArthur

  My Heart in a Suitcase – Anne Fox-Library of Holocaust Testimonies

  The Holocaust: A History of Courage and Resistance – Bea Stadtler-gr. 4-6

  The Holocaust: The World and the Jews 1933-1945 – Seymour Rossel-gr. 7-9

  Hitler’s War Against the Jews– David Altshuler – gr. 9 – adapted from Lucy Dawidowicz’s book

  Anne Frank: Life in Hiding – Johanna Hurwitz – ages 9+ 

  The Diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank, edited by Otto Frank -ages 11+

  No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War – personal memoir, Anita Lobel – ages 10-16

  The Shadow Children – Steven Schmer – Upper Elementary

  The Endless Steppe – Esther Hautzig – Russian side of line, transported to Siberia

  The Gates of November – Chiam Potok- A True Story of a Jewish family in Soviet Russia- High School/Adult

  The Chosen – Chaim Potok – New York 1940’s-High School – High school/adult

  The Promise – Chaim Potok -sequel to The Chosen- set in 1950’s NY – high school/adult

  The Dead Sea Scrolls – Ilene Cooper – ages 9-12

  Forever My Jerusalem: A Personal Account of the Seige and Surrender of Jerusalem’s Old City in 1948 – Phuh Shteiner- ages 12+

  The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Woman Survived the Holocaust – Edith Hahn Beer – High School/adult

  Jerusalem Diaries and Other Stories– Miriam Zakon-Artscroll Youth-ages 9+

  Hannah Szenes: A Song of Light – Zionist – Maxine Schur

  Chava’s Story – Estelle Chasen (Soviet Union)

  Silent Revolution: Story of Rabbi Eliyahu Essas in the USSR – Miriam Zakon- ages 12+

  Our Golda: The Story of Golda Meir – David Adler – ages 9-12

  Ilan Ramon: Israel’s Space Hero – Barbera Sofer- ages 9-12

  Ilan Ramon: Jewish Star– Devra Speregen- ages 9+

  Abraham Joshua Heschel: Man of Spirit, Man of Action– Or Rose – ages 9-12

  Teddy Kollek: Builder of Jerusalem – Abraham Rabinovich-Ages 9+

  Yoni Netanyahu: Commando at Entebbe – Devra Speregen-ages 9+

  Checkpoints – Modern Israel – Marilyn Levy -ages 12+

Children’s Picture Books 

  Hanukkah at Valley Forge – Stephen Krensky – gr. 2-4

  Treasures of Chanukah – Illustrator Greg Hildebrandt – ages 6-10

  The Yankee at the Seder – Elka Weber – gr. 2-5

  Passover Next Door – David and Betty Weinberger – (M)

  Tashlich at Turtle Rock – Susan Schnur – ages 4-8

  The Secret Shofar of Barcelona– Jacqueline Greene – ages 5-9

  Sammy Spider Series – ages 4-7

  Who is the Builder? – Grenendal Krohn-pre-k+–Feldheim Publishers

  Torah Our Treasure – Etti Goldzand-Pre K-K

  A Mezuzah on the Door – Amy Meltzer – ages 3-7

  Make Your Own Megillah: The Story of Purim (activities) – Judith Groner – ages 4-8

  The King is Born: Adonai Keeps His Promise – Wendy Cohen – (M)

  The Always Prayer Shawl – Sheldan Oberman -ages 7+

  As Good as Anybody: Martin L. King and Abraham Joshua Hershel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom – Richard Michelson – ages 6-10

  Day of Delight: A Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia -Maxine Shur-ages 4-8

  When I Left My Village – Maxine Schur – (Ethiopian Jews leave for Israel) – ages 7-10

  The Keeping Quilt – Patricia Polacco -ages 4-8

  Modeh Ani: A Good Morning Book – Sarah Gershman – ages 2-7

  The Bedtime Sh’ma – Sarah Gershman – ages 2-7

  Thank you, God! A Jewish Child’s Book of Prayers (Shabbat) – Judith Groner- ages 3-7

  Jewish Child’s First Book of Why – Alfred Kolatch – ages 4-8

  A Child’s First Book of Jewish Holidays – Alfred Kolatch – ages 4-8

  The Shabbat Box – Lesley Simpson – preschoolers

 Latifa Berry Kropf Series, ages 2-6:

  It’s Sukkah Time!

  It’s Shofar Time!

  It’s Purim Time!

  It’s Hanukkah Time!

  It’s Seder Time!

  It’s Challah Time!

All About…Series by Judyth Groner (T)-ages 5-10:

  Rosh Hashanah

  Yom Kippur

  Hanukkah

  Sukkot an Simchat Torah

  Passover

  The Best of Ktonton – Sadie Weilerstein- ages 4-8

  Sofer: The Story of the Torah Scroll – Eric Ray – ages 4-8

  We Thank You for the Food –activity and coloring book introducing mealtime prayers-First Fruits of Zion-(T,M)

  The Illustrated Jewish Bible for Children

  The Messiah Yeshua Series for Children Vol. 1 – Rabbi Derek Lehman (M)

  The Ten Commandments for Jewish Children – Miriam Nerlove – ages 4-8

Israel

  It’s Israel’s Birthday! (Yom Haatzmaut)- Ellen Dietrick – ages 2-6

  Joshua’s Dream: A Journey to the Land of Israel – Sheila Segal – ages 4-8- Zionism/early pioneers 

  Jerusalem Sky: Stars, Crosses and Crescents – Mark Podwal – ages 4-8 -poetry form

  Let’s Discover Israel – Behrman House – gr. K-2

  Welcome To Israel – Behrman House – gr. 3-6

  Take Me to the Holy Land: A Youngster’s Tour of Eretz Yisrael (Artscroll Youth Series)-Tsivi Yanofsky-ages 9-12

  Artzeinu: An Israeli Encounter- Behrman House – gr. 5/6

  Israel: The Founding of a Modern Nation – Maida Silverman – ages 9-12

  The Story of Modern Israel – Dorothy Zeligs -ages 13-15

  A Young Person’s History of Israel – David Bamburger – gr. 6-9

  Discovering Natural Israel – Michele Strutin -children and adults

Hebrew

MODERN**:

  Let’s Learn Hebrew Picture Dictionary– Passport Books/McGraw Hill-ages 6 and up

  Avi’s Coloring Book – Hebrew, Jewish symbols and holidays – (M)

  Let’s Discover the Alef Bet – Behrman House – gr. K-1

  Shalom Alef Bet – Behrman House -gr. 2-3

  Shalom Uvrachah: The New Hebrew Primer w/Interactive Cd-Rom, with or without Funbook – Behrman House – gr. 2-4

  Alef Bet Quest w/Script Writing Book, companion reader and Cd-Rom- Behrman House-Behrman House -gr. 3-4

  Shalom Ivrit 1-3: Welcome to Modern Hebrew – Behrman House – gr. 4-7

  Kol Israel 1-3: Prayers of Our People w/Interactive Cd-Rom – Behrman House –gr. 4-7 (doesn’t teach trope)

  Hineni Prayer Program-Levels 1-3-Behrman House-gr. 4-7 (Hebrew prayers only)

  The Linear Chumash – Rabbi Pesach Goldberg – Hebrew text with English translation based on Rashi’s Commentary for young people.

  A Reader’s Hebrew Bible – A. Phillip Brown II – Duo-tone leather-Zondervan (Hebrew only)

**there are two different pronunciations, Ashkenazi and Sephardi. Modern Hebrew is supposed to be based upon the Sephardi pronunciation used in Israel. However, the resources above are modern Hebrew written by Ashkenazim Jews, so the teaching has a mixture of both rules sometmes, based upon my experience.

Also, these are the Hebrew programs, Modern and Biblical, that I have familiarity with; this isn’t an exhaustive list.

ADULT:

MODERN:

The New Reading Hebrew: A Guided Instruction Course – Lillian Adler-

Behrman House

Reading Hebrew Workbook:Practice, Drill and Review Workbook – Lillian Adler- Behrman House

Contemporary Hebrew 1 – Menahem Mansoor

Modern Hebrew: A First-Year Course in Conversation, Reading, and Grammar –

Harry Blumberg and Mordecai Lewittes  

BIBLICAL:

The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner’s Path to Biblical Hebrew –

Ethelyn Simon

The First Hebrew Primer supportive materials

Hebrew class online with Tim Hegg at Torah Resource

The Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels, Standard Edition – FFOZ – Hebrew and English

JPS English-Hebrew Tanakh– Jewish Publication Society

A Reader’s Hebrew Bible – A. Phillip Brown II – Duo-tone leather-Zondervan

(Hebrew only)

Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Legends

  Stories for Children-Isaac Singer – ages 9-12

  Jewish Fairy Tales – Gerald Friedlander – ages 8+’

  The Classic Tales – Ellen Frankel

  Jewish Tales One Generation Tells Another – Penninah Schram – family, short tales for children

  One Hundred and One Jewish Read Aloud Stories – Barbera Goldin – family

  The Treasure – Uri Shulevitz – ages 4-8

  Legends of the Bible – Louis Ginzberg

  Favorite Tales of Sholom Aleichem – Sholom Aleichem

Other

  Judaism Through Children’s Books: A Resource for Parents and Teachers –Ellen Musikant

  (1)Meet Our Sages – Jacob Neusner – Behrman House – gr. 6-9

  (2)Learn Mishnah – Jacob Neusner – Behrman House– gr. 6-9

  (3)Learn Talmud – Jacob Neusner – Behrman House – gr. 6-9

  The Time chart of History of Jewish History – Chartwell Books

  Introduction to Jewish History – Seymour Rossel – ages 7-9

  Journey Through Jewish History – Seymour Rossel – ages 8-10

  From Ur to Eternity Vol. 1: From Patriarchs to Spanish Inquisition – Barbera Engel – Ktav Publ.- ages 10-13

  From Ur to Eternity Vol. 2: From Expulsion to Eternity – Barbera Engel – Ktav Publ. – ages 10-13

  The Fig Tree Blossoms: Messianic Judaism Emerges – Paul Liberman – ages 10+ – a primer

  The Atlas of Great Jewish Communities: A Voyage Through History -Sondra Leiman – ages 9-12- primary sources, bios; 1st. Cen. Jerusalem to Modern-day Israel

  Wanderings: Chaim Potok’s History of the Jews – a narrative telling of 4,000 yrs. Of Jewish History

  The History of the Jewish People – Behrman House – gr. 5-7

    Vol. 1 Ancient Israel to 1880’s America

    Vol. 2 The Birth of Zionism to Our Time

  My People: Abba Eban’s History of the Jews

    Vol. 1 – Genesis-1776 -gr. 6-7

    Vol. 2 – 18th Cen. To Our Own – gr. 7-8

  Let’s Discover the Synagogue – Behrman House – gr. K-2

  Let’s Explore Being Jewish- Behrman House – gr. K-2

  The Synagogue: House of the Jewish People – Behrman House – gr. 3-5

  Journey of a Lifetime: The Jewish life Cycle Book – Rahel Musleah/Behrman House -gr. 3-4

  Wonder of Becoming You: How a Jewish Girl Grows Up – Miriam Grossman M.D.-ages 10+

  God and Women: Woman in God’s Image and Likeness (First of five-part series) – Dr. John Garr – high school/adult

  A Kid’s Mensch Handbook – Scott Blementhal/Behrman House – gr. 3-4

  Pass the Torah, Please- Behrman House – gr. 4-6

  The Prophets: Speaking Out for Justice – Gila Gevirtz/ Behrman House – gr. 5-7(?)

  Shalom Secrets: A Children’s Guide – Rabbi Chaim Trainer – ages 8-12

  Let’s Say Amen! Stories for Children on the Amazing Power of Just One Word – Tamar Anesh – ages 4-10

  One Word Too Many:Stories for Kids About the Life Changing Impact of Words –Elisheva Amar – ages 6/8-12  

  Loving Kindness: Stories of Chessed from Our Sages – Rabbi Ze’ev Greenwald –ages 4-8

  Pirkei Avos Illustrated Youth Edition – Artscroll – ages 8-14

  A Bridge to Our Tradition: Pirkei Avot – Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz – ages 11+ a Pirkei Avot textbook for grades 6-8. organized thematically complete copy of the text of  Pirkei Avot and a glossary included, as well as an accompanying teacher’s guide.

  My First Parsha Reader – R. Weissman -ages 4-7- 5 vol. Series

  Children’s Book of Ruth – Schmuel Blitz – Artscroll ages 6-12 (Hebrew and English)

  The Artscroll Children’s Tehillim – Artscroll – ages 8-12

  The Artscroll Children’s Book of Yonah – Rabbi Tzvi Spitz  

HOLIDAYS

  Let’s Discover the Holidays –Behrman House – gr. K-2

  The Children’s Book of Jewish Holidays – David Adler – Arscroll ages 5-8

  Walk With Y’shua Through the Jewish Year – Janie-Sue Werthiem – ages 6-9 (M)

  The Book of Jewish Holidays – Ruth Kozodoy – Behrman House -gr. 4-6

  The Story of Jewish Holidays and Customs – Dorothy Zeligs- ages 10-12 (?; possibly secular)

  Celebrations of the Bible: A Messianic Jewish Children’s Curriculum  

The Yom Tov Series – Avigail Teichman:

  Captive Sultan and Other Pesach Stories (Vol. 1)

  Treasures on the Shore and Other Sukkos Stories

  A Tale of Two Wagons and Other Chanuka Stories 

Media

  Avi’s ABC’s DVD – Hebrew, holidays and messianic references

  Shalom Sesame series

  Story of the Maccabbees – Animated Heroes Classics- Nest Entertainment

  Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages – DVD – Berel Wein

  Ram Bam : The Story of Maimonides – DVD – Berel Wein

  Shofar (DVD)

  Israel: Birth of a Nation – History Channel- middle/High school-adult

  Israel: A Nation is Born – Abba Eban – Six-part documentary- high school/Adult

  Among the Righteous – Stories of Jews among the Arabs of N. Africa-middle/high

  The Exodus Revealed – late elementary and up

  Wallenburg: A Hero’s Story (1985) DVD -high school/adult

  Masada – (1981) -mini-series – middle-high

  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008 PG-13) DVD

  A Life Apart: Hasidism in America – documentary

  The Chosen DVD – based on the Chaim Potok book

  Against All Odds- Israel Survives DVD’s

  Six Days in June- DVD-1967 War

  A Woman Called Golda – about Israeli PM Golda Meir -Ingrid Bergman

  Jewish Jewels – Rabbi Neil and Jamie Lash – TV program (T,M)

  Righteous Rhymes – Jamie Lash – 2 cd set plus coloring book (M)

  Hey, Torah Kids! Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 – Dr. Thomas Lancaster/ FFOZ – audio story cds (T,M,)

  Festivals of Light – Marty Goetz – cd – (T,M,CH)

  Jewish New Testament – David Stern, Jonathan Settel narrator – audio cds

  Shabbat Shalom! Jewish Children’s Songs For Sabbath At Home – Various Artists

  Good Morning, Good Night: Jewish Children’s Songs For Daytime & Bedtime – Various Artists

  Jewish Holiday Songs for Children – Rachel Buchman -cd

  Shine Little Candles: Chanukah Songs for Children – Rachel Buchman – cd

  One People, Many Jewish Stories from Around the World – cd -Jerry Stiller- traditional folk tales

  The Minstrel and the Storyteller – Penninah Schram – cd – folktales

  The Jewish Album – Jonathan Settel – traditional Chassidic, Yiddish, and Israeli music by Messianic Artist

  Various Messianic and Traditional Jewish artists 

High School/Adult

TRADITIONAL, RABBINIC AUTHORS 

   Buried Treasure: Hidden Wisdom from the Hebrew Language –Rabbi Daniel Lapin

  The Book of Jewish Values– Rabbi Joseph Telushkin (conservative/Modern Orthodox)

  Words that Hurt Words that Heal – R. Joseph Telushkin

  Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about it’s People and It’s History – Joseph Telushkin

  Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible –R. Joseph Telushkin

  A Code of Jewish Ethics: Vol. 1 You Shall be Holy – R. Joseph Telushkin

  A Code of Jewish Ethics: Vol. 2 Love Your Neighbor as Yourself – R. Joseph Telushkin

  Words that Hurt Words that Heal : How to Use Words Wisely Wise and Well– R. Joseph Telushkin

  Hillel: If not Now, When? (Jewish Encounters) – R. Joseph Telushkin

  Rashi (Jewish Encounters) _ Elie Weisel

  Yehuda HaLevi (Jewish Encounters) – Hillel Halkin

  A History of the Jews – Paul Johnson

  The Jewish Book of Why and The Second Jewish Book of Why – Rabbi Alfred Kolatch (conservative/orthodox)

  Masters of the Talmud: Their Lives and Views – R. Alfred Kolatch(conservative/orthodox)

  The Presidents of the United States and the Jews – R. Alfred Kolatch (conservative /orthodox)

  A Handbook for the Jewish Home – R. Alfred Kolatch (covers reform/conservative/orthodox)

  The Earth is the Lord’s: The Inner World of the Jew in Eastern Europe – Rabbi Abraham Heshel – setting-prior to the 20th cen.

  The Prophets – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heshel (Chassidic spirituality)

  The Sabbath – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heshel (Chassidic spirituality)

  God in Search of Man : A Philosophy of Judaism – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

  Twilight of the Golden Age: Selected Poems of Abraham Ibn Ezra – Abraham Ibn Ezra

  The Oral Law of Sinai: An Illustrated History of the Mishnah – R. Berel Wein (Orthodox view)

  Vision and Valor: An Illustrated History of the Talmud – R. Wein (Orthodox view)

  Herald of Destiny: The Story of the Jews 750-1650 – Rabbi Berel Wein (orthodox)

  Echoes of Glory: The Story of the Jews in the Classical Era – R. Berel Wein (Orthodox)

  Triumph of Survival: The Story of the Jews in the Modern Era 1650-1996 – Rabbi Berel Wein (orthodox)

  Faith and Fate : The Story of the Jewish people in the twentieth century – R. Berel Wein (orthodox)

  Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience – Jane Gerber

  Back to the Sources : Reading the Classic Jewish Texts – Edited by Barry Holtz

  Everyman’s Talmud: The Major Teaching’s of the Rabbinic Sages – Abraham Cohen – Introduction and Summary

  A Beggar in Jerusalem, A Novel – Elie Weisel – taking place after the six-day war in Israel

  To Pray as a Jew -Rabbi Hayim Donin

  To Be a Jew – R. Hayim Donin

  A Pirkei Avot… for Adult study

Messianic and Hebrew Christian: 

  The Tri-unity of God Is Jewish – John Metzger

  The Temple: It’s Ministry and and Services – Dr. Alfred Eldersheim

  Sketches of Jewish Social Life: Updated Edition – Dr. Alfred Eldersheim  

  Bible History Old Testament: New Updated Edition – Dr. Alfred Eldersheim

  Hidden Treasures: The First Century Way of Understanding the Scriptures –Joseph Shulam (M)

  Our Hands Are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the “Church and the Jewish People – Dr. Micheal Brown

  A Rose from the Ashes – Rose Price – experince in Holocaust and later becoming a follower of Yeshua

  God’s Appointed Times and God’s Appointed Customs – Rabbi Barney Kasdan

  Yeshua: A Guide to the Real Jesus and the Original Church – Dr. Ron Moseley

  Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus– David Bivin

  New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus – David Bivin

  The Jewish Background of the Lord’s Prayer – Brad H. Young

  The Letter Writer: Paul’s Background and Torah Perspective – Tim Hegg

  Breaking Bread: In Everything Give Thanks – Aaron Eby and Toby Janicki –FFOZ-(M)

  Maschiach Ben Yoseph – Elthanan ben Avraham

  They Loved the Torah: What Yeshua’s First Followers Really Thought About the Law – David Friedman, Ph. D.

  Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: Vol. 1-5 -Dr. Micheal Brown

  Messianic Judaism: A Modern Movement with an Ancient Past – David Stern

  The Messianic Seal of the Jerusalem Church – Reuvan Efraim Schmaltz- archaelogical discovery 

  Tefillin: A Study of the Commandment of Tefillin – Toby Janicki – FFOZ

  Rediscovering the New Moon – Jeremiah Greenberg

  Havdallah – The Ceremony that Completes the Sabbath – Dr. Neal and Jamie Lash

  The Shofar: Ancient Sounds of the Messiah – Richard Booker

  Dedicate and Celebrate: A Messainic Jewish Guide to Hanukkah – Barry Rubin

  Traditional and Messianic Siddurim for Weekday, Shabbat and Holy Day prayers according to either Asknenazi or Sephardi custom.

 Teaching Resources: 

   Ktav:http://www.ktav.com/default.php

   Behrman House:http://www.behrmanhouse.com/

   Torah Aura:http://www.torahaura.com/

  Artscroll: http://www.artscroll.com/

  Jewish Used Books: http://www.jewishusedbooks.com/

  The Temple Institute: http://www.templeinstitute.org/

  Messianic Resources: http://www.messianicjewish.net/

  Feldheim Books : http://www.feldheim.com/

  First Fruits of Zion: http://ffoz.com/

  Jewish Publication Society:http://www.jewishpub.org/

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