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PublisherNational Geographic Society

ISBN-101426300778

ISBN-139781426300776

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038465903

Product Key Features

Book TitleHolidays Around the World: Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur : With Honey, Prayers, and the Shofar

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicReligion / Judaism, Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious, Holidays & Celebrations / General (See Also Religious / Christian / Holidays & Celebrations), Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorDeborah Heiligman

Book SeriesHolidays Around the World Ser.

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2006-100317

Dewey Edition22

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Grade FromSecond Grade

Dewey Decimal296.4/31

Grade ToFifth Grade

SynopsisCelebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide. Rosh Hashanah, known as the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and resolution. On Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement, Jews fast, pray, and ask God's forgiveness for their sins. Deborah Heiligman's lively first-person text introduces readers to the sounding of the shofar, the holidays' greeting cards, prayers, and special foods. Rabbi Shira Stern's informative note puts the High Holy Days into wider historical and cultural context for parents and teachers. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information., "Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur" examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide. Rosh Hashanah, known as the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and resolution. On Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement, Jews fast, pray, and ask God's forgiveness for their sins. Deborah Heiligman's lively first-person text introduces readers to the sounding of the shofar, the holidays' greeting cards, prayers, and special foods. Rabbi Shira Stern's informative note puts the High Holy Days into wider historical and cultural context for parents and teachers., "Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur" examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide Rosh Hashanah, known as the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and resolution. On Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement, Jews fast, pray, and ask God's forgiveness for their sins. Deborah Heiligman's lively first-person text introduces readers to the sounding of the shofar, the holidays' greeting cards, prayers, and special foods. Rabbi Shira Stern's informative note puts the High Holy Days into wider historical and cultural context for parents and teachers., "Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur" examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide

LC Classification NumberBM693.H5H45 2007