Let your house be open wide. – Pirkei Avot 1:5 When guests come calling at your front door, you’re about to practice the time-honoured value of hachnasat orchim , Welcoming Guests. In the early part of the Torah, Abraham and Sarah go out to meet the unexpected gue...
/beyond-books/pjblog/september-2018/helping-kids-welcome-guests-1
14/09/2022 10:39:17
Are we Jewish or Lithuanian or Portuguese or British? Or all of the above? With some exploration and an introduction to PJ Library, my family and I discovered an answer. By Gintare Rodrigues Silvestre as told to Lisa Trank This story appeared in the December 2022 issue ...
/beyond-books/proof-magazine/december-2022/who-is-my-family
01/12/2022 13:26:37
What does getting ready for school have to do with cooking? Can food really teach us to love our neighbour ? You may already know Ruhama Shitrit , the creator behind everyone’s favourite Jewish comfort food account, Ruhama’s Food . But you may not know that, in addition to...
/beyond-books/pjblog/july-2024/love-your-neighbor-as-yourself-and-get-your-kids-i
31/07/2024 08:59:25
The observance of Passover may have a set order (after all, “seder” means “order”), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be wildly creative, especially when kids are involved. Although I love a traditional seder (some of my favourites have gone past midnight), I also make spac...
/beyond-books/pjblog/march-2025/hosting-a-kid-friendly-and-kid-driven-passover
24/03/2025 00:00:00
It’s bedtime, the children are eagerly awaiting their story. Mum or Dad are exhausted at the end of the day. All they really want is to get the children to sleep so peace and calm can reign once more. The book is chosen, Mum or Dad inwardly groan, slowly open the book an...
/beyond-books/pjblog/may-2016/finding-your-inner-child-when-reading-stories-to
25/05/2016 10:21:32
Young readers can strengthen their writing skills and see where their imagination takes them (and... shh… keep up their school-skills!) We are looking for budding authors aged between five and nine years old to write a short story. It can be in the style of this mont...
/beyond-books/pjblog/july-2016/enter-the-pj-summertime-writing-competition
14/07/2016 05:32:38
During the High Holiday season, we talk about teshuva or repentance. But what is it exactly? Teshuva actually means "return" in the context of returning from doing wrong. It can be a hard concept to understand, but Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride gives an easy ...
/beyond-books/pjblog/october-2016/what-is-teshuva
06/10/2016 14:47:55
img { border: none!important; border-radius: 0!important; margin:0!important; padding:0!important; } The Jewish High Holy Days begin with Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, and end ten days later with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The new year is a joyous...
/beyond-books/pjblog/september-2017/high-holy-days
01/09/2019 05:00:00
Have you ever packed for a trip and forgotten something really important? In PJ Library book Nonna’s Hanukkah Surprise , Rachel accidentally forgets her menorah during a visit with her cousins and grandmother. Luckily, handy Nonna, Rachel’s grandmother, whips up a special ...
/beyond-books/pjblog/november-2017/make-your-own-menorahs
14/11/2016 15:13:44
Kids understand physical strength--they emulate their favourite superheroes and grownups and regularly test their own limits, physical and otherwise. Translating the idea of inner strength or willpower, can be a little bit trickier. There’s a Hebrew word, gevurah , that r...
/beyond-books/pjblog/may-2018/teaching-children-about-inner-strength
21/05/2018 00:00:00
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