Book details
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: With Honey, Prayers, and the Shofar
Description
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.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Age
8-12
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
32 pages
Book in series
#5
Why to read
- Cultural Understanding: Reading 'Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur' provides insight into the significance of these Jewish High Holy Days, fostering a greater appreciation for cultural diversity and religious traditions.
- Educational Value: The book serves as an educational resource for both children and adults, offering explanations of the customs, symbols, and history associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, thus expanding the reader's knowledge on these important holidays.
- Family Engagement: This book can be a tool for families to learn together about the traditions of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, encouraging discussions about heritage, faith, and the importance of holidays in building family and community bonds.
- Festive Celebration: By exploring the customs such as eating honey, saying prayers, and blowing the shofar, readers can gain ideas on how to participate in or create their own celebrations of these holidays, enhancing their personal experience of the season.