New Page: Riddles and Cognitive Development

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Solving Riddles: Fostering Children’s Thinking

To foster young minds, it is crucial to provide them with opportunities for critical thinking. Experts endorse a range of interventions for children, emphasizing the need to enhance their creativity and critical thinking skills as they grow.

Experts advocate the use of riddles to enhance children’s thinking abilities and foster innovative ideas. Riddles not only entertain but also educate.

The Benefits of Riddles for Children:

• Stimulating their brains: Riddles have been proven to enhance children’s understanding and creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
• Enhancing reading comprehension: Riddles can improve vocabulary and foster a better grasp of context, helping children read and understand complex material more effectively.
• Enriching vocabulary: Riddles provide contextual clues for unfamiliar words, making it easier for children to learn, retain, and use them.
• Introducing cerebral humor: Laughter is essential for pleasure and well-being. Riddles serve as a refreshing break, engaging children’s minds and relieving boredom while keeping them mentally active.
• Providing teaching opportunities: Teaching children riddles enables them to learn and understand something unique, empowering them to share and teach others and engage in socially productive interactions.
• Building bonds: Sharing riddles is an opportunity to provide children with positive feedback and encouragement that enhances the bond between child and caregiver.

The first MazorBooks riddles book in the Riddles & Rhymes Series:
Riddles and Rhymes Book I: What Did the ABCs Feed the Animals?

In the book, you will find:

Twenty-six clever Riddle Rhymes that entertain and engage children:
Allie the Alligator
Wanted to eat
She asked the letter A
For her favorite treat

What did the letter A give Allie?

In addition to the riddle’s answer (a food that begins with the letter A), kids will also gain knowledge about each of the 26 animals’ feeding habits:

For example
Alligators sometimes snack on fruit, but they usually eat fish, turtles, mammals, and reptiles. Young alligators also eat worms, snails, and insects.

Plus
Fun Fact: Alligators continue to grow throughout their lifetime.
And,
— Your kids will get smarter while having fun because simple rhymes are fun and easy for children to learn.

A Taste of Hebrew for English-Speaking Kids

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Introduce your kids to HEBREW in a fun and enriching fashion.

Visit www.MazorBooks.com/Hebrew.htm and read all about the fabulous MazorBooks series that opens the world of Hebrew to children of all ages.

You may also purchase all or any one of the books on Amazon. All are available in digital and paper back formats, some are already available in hard cover, the rest to follow.

1. Hebrew Alphabet – http://amzn.to/2gkfU4U
2. Count in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2gkhDr3
3. Colors in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fvCObN
4. Animals in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fsHqMy
5. Fruits in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2f6SWBW
6. Opposites in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2sL1VMA  

MazorBooks also offers two Hebrew Alphabet workbooks:
1. Color the Aleph-Bet (ages 3-6) – http://amzn.to/2t3Z2FB
2. The Hebrew Alphabet: Read, Write & Color (ages 6 & up) – http://amzn.to/2mJR6G5 

You are also invited to enjoy daily posts about Hebrew and its alphabet on Facebook and Instagram.
www.facebook.com/groups/hebrewnow
www.instagram.com/hebrew4kids

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Chanukah and the Hebrew Calendar

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Jewish people living outside of Israel often comment about the timing of Jewish holidays.

“Chanukah is early or late this year.” Is it ever on time? 🙂

The Jewish calendar coordinates the astronomical characteristics of the cosmological environment, in which the months have either 29 or 30 days corresponding with the 29½-day lunar cycle, and the years consist of either 12 or 13 months, corresponding to the 12.4-month solar year.

Unlike the Jewish Calendar, the Gregorian calendar, used by most of the world, arbitrarily sets the length of months to 28, 30, or 31 days, so it corresponds to the 365.5 days of the Solar year.

In the chart below, you may see how the months in the two calendars correspond.

http://www.mazorbooks.com/Holidays.htm

Jewish holiday celebration times hinge on the lunar-based Hebrew Calendar, and since Jewish holidays also celebrate the solar seasons, Jewish leap years occur every two or three years.

Chanukah always begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of KISLEV. However, it may fall anytime from around Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. The same is true of all Jewish High Holidays, which occur on set Hebrew dates that vacillate on the Gregorian calendar. For example, the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah) begin any time between early September to mid-October.

http://www.mazorbooks.com/Holidays.htm

This year (2022), the celebration of Chanukah (Hanukkah) lasts from the evening of December 19th through the 26th. The first Chanukah candle lighting happens on the evening of December 18th.

Chanukah Gelt

Some argue that Chanukah has become so centered around gifts because of the festival’s proximity to Christmas. However, even before the ho-ho hegemony, Chanukah was a time of giving. It’s the holiday of “Chanukah Gelt,” or in Hebrew, “Dmei Chanukah,” – Chanukah money.

Children may prefer receiving Chanukah Gelt (money) for the latest gadgets or toys, but by gifting them with books, you will present them with the kind of gift that keeps on giving!

MazorBooks offers a growing selection of books for English-speaking kids. Visit the www.MazorBooks.com library for links to Jewish holiday books (listed below), a series of Hebrew for Kids picture and interactive books, and an array of books with good values

Read more about the Jewish holidays at http://www.Mazornet.com/holidays

Check out the MazorBooks Chanukah offerings to kids from 5 and up

Children’s Books
with Good Values

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What Is Rosh Hashanah?

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Rosh Hashanah, literally “head of the year,” is the Jewish New Year and one of the Jewish people’s holiest of days. Rosh Hashanah, which occurs on the first and second days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (September – October), also celebrates the world’s creation.

The Jewish New Year celebration has little in common with the secular celebration of New Year’s Day in January. The traditions and rituals of Rosh Hashanah are not associated with parties, fireworks, or football games, rather they are devised to encourage contemplation, reflection, and self-evaluation. They reinforce the notion of our responsibility for our life, conduct, and actions.

The most popular symbols of Rosh Hashanah are the shofar, the ram’s horn that is blown as part of prayer services, and the apple dipped in honey, which represents the prayer for a sweet new year.

MazorBooks Fun at Grandma Sadie’s: A Rosh Hashanah Story introduces kids to this important Jewish Holiday.

More for the holidays from MazorBooks

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Rosh Hashanah In Pictures and Words: A fun, interactive, engaging, and informative holiday guide for young children.

Puzzles, riddles, and other fun activities accompany detailed information about Rosh Hashanah’s customs and traditions.

Rosh Hashanah In Pictures and Words is the new addition to the series of interactive and informative books for children about the Jewish Holidays.

Read, learn, color, and solve puzzles about the fall High Holidays of Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah/Shmini Atzeret, Purim, and Passover.

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PERFECT HIGH HOLIDAY GIFT FOR CHILDREN
High Holidays and More

During Tishrei, the first month of the Jewish Calendar, Jews celebrate four holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, each with its unique rituals, customs, and meaning.
This fun and interactive book provides
– An overview of each of the holidays
– Highlights of unique holiday characteristics
– Description of customs and traditions.

Rosh Hashanah also celebrates the creation of the world.
See the following books that celebrate God’s creation (based on the biblical texts).

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The Seven Days of Creation is the first MazorBooks picture book based on biblical texts to be published with young readers in mind. This book describes in easy-to-understand rhymes and colorful images the order of creation as it appears at the beginning of the book of Genesis: Beginning with God’s words on day one, ‘Let there be light!’ to the creation of the Sabbath, the day of rest.

This is an excellent introduction to the first book of the Old Testament and an excellent way to teach children about the creation of the world. Vivid description using age-appropriate vocabulary and colorful pictures is bound to help beginner readers, who will want to read this book time and again and thus also internalize the story of creation.

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The Seven Days of Creation in Pictures and Words

An Interactive Guide for Kids Based on Biblical Texts

This book provides a fun, engaging, and informative way for children to learn about God’s amazing creation.

A detailed overview of the Torah’s (Bible’s) account of creation is presented to the kids combining the original Hebrew texts, transliterated and translated, insightful explanations, relevant games and puzzles, and coloring pages. Kids also have the opportunity to journal and write their impressions and thoughts about each day of creation.

Learn all about Rosh Hashanah and the other Jewish holidays in a fun and entertaining way.

Visit www.MazorBooks.com/holidays.htm for more information about fabulous pictures and interactive books perfect for kids of all ages.

Shana Tova U’metukah

Have a happy and sweet new year!

Hebrew for Kids: Series to Date

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If you missed any of the “Hebrew for Kids” series blog entries, here’s a quick review and links, so you don’t have to search!

1. A Closeup Look at the Hebrew Alphabet
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/__hebrew/
   Introduction: The series, which intends to introduce children of all ages to this language, focuses on the Hebrew letters. The posts will also provide lots of interesting and fun facts such as words that begin with each letter, including the names of boys and girls, places in Israel, values, common words, and much more.
2. The Hebrew Alphabet
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/hebrewalphabetfacts/
   Introduction to the Hebrew alphabet: a bit of history.
3. The Nekudot System
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/20/nekudot/
   Hebrew is written without vowels; hence, to ensure proper pronunciation, the Nekudot System (dots and dashes that appear above, below, and sometimes in the middle of letters) was created in the 8th century.
4. The Silent Letters
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/27/silent-letters/
   There is one actual silent letter in Hebrew, the ALEPH. However, in modern-day Israel, the AYIN (and sometimes the HEI) are silent as well.
5. Modern Hebrew
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/09/01/modernhebrew/
   Hebrew was revived in the 1800s by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the father of Modern Hebrew, and is the official language of the State of Israel.
6. The Sounds of the Hebrew Alphabet
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/09/08/sounds/
   There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, but there are more than 22 sounds. Read about it!
7. Aleph
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/aleph/
   The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet
8. Bet/Vet
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/letterbet/
   The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
9. Gimel
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/10/07/gimel
   The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet
10. Dalet
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/10/19/dalet/
    The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
11. Hei
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/12/06/letterhei
    The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
12. Vav
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/lettervav
    The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
13. Zayin
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/zayin
    The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet
14. Chet
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/02/10/chet
    The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
15. Tet
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/lettertet
    The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
16. Yud
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/yud
    The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
17. Kaf/Chaf
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/04/26/letterkafchaf
    The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet
18. Lamed
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/05/09/lamed/
    The twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
19. Mem
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/mem/
    The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
20. Nun
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/05/30/nun/
    the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
21. Samech
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/samech/
    the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
22. Ayin
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/ayin/
    the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
23. Pei/Fei
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/08/08/pei-fei/
    the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet
24. Tzadi
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/tzadi/
    the eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
25. Kuf
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/kuf/
    the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
26. Reish
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2021/11/04/reish/
    the twentieth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
27. Shin
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/lettershin
    the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet
28. Tav
    https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2022/03/30/lettertav/
    the twenty-second and the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Stay tuned! Blog posts for the rest of the Hebrew Alphabet letters coming soon!
Keep visiting and let us know what you think!

Meanwhile, you may enjoy the MazorBooks “A Taste of Hebrew” Series that introduces children of all ages to Hebrew.

GET the ‘A Taste of HEBREW’ books for Kids – Visit www.Mazorbooks.com/hebrew.htm

GET the ‘A Taste of HEBREW’ books for Kids – Visit www.Mazorbooks.com/hebrew.htm

Hebrew Vocabulary Game: Ir/Eretz (City/Country)

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Have fun as you learn lots of HEBREW Words by playing the popular vocabulary-enriching game, IR/ERETZ
עיר – IR – City
ארץ – ERETZ – Land/State/Country

Some call the game CHAI/TZOMEACH/DOMEM
חי – CHAI – Animal world (Chai also means life)
צומח – TZO-ME-ACH / plants
דומם – DO-MEM / inanimate/still object

And others call it YELED/YALDA
ילד – YE-LED – boy (name of)
ילדה – YAL-DA – girl (name of)

The IR/ERETZ game tests the players’ ability to find words that begin with a given letter for each of several general categories. Usually, the game includes categories such as country, city, animal, plant, inanimate object, a boy’s name, and a girl’s name. The number of categories is determined by the players. We will play with the seven listed.

This game is popular in Israel, Latin America, and other countries around the globe. Are familiar with this game in the language of your country? ‘Tutti Frutti,’ ‘Scattergories,’ or ‘Stop the Bus’ are English versions of IR/ERETZ. The French version is called ‘Le Jeu du Baccalauréa.

Click the following and get access to downloadable Hebrew-related coloring and activity pages.
Coloring and Activity Pages – A Gift for You!

If you would like to join the game in the MazorBooks’ FB group, you are welcome 🙂

Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/hebrewnow

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2. Count in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2gkhDr3
3. Colors in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fvCObN
4. Animals in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fsHqMy
5. Fruits in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2f6SWBW
6. Opposites in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2sL1VMA  

MazorBooks also offers two Hebrew Alphabet workbooks:

1. Color the Aleph-Bet (ages 3-6) – http://amzn.to/2t3Z2FB
2. The Hebrew Alphabet: Read, Write & Color (ages 6 & up) – http://amzn.to/2mJR6G5  

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Hebrew for Kids: Good Values & Virtues (2)

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ARE VALUE AND VIRTUE SYNONYMOUS?

Many of us use words such as values, virtues, principles, morals, and ethics interchangeably, but though they have commonalities, they are not truly synonymous.

The most often confused terms are values and virtues.

A VALUE is a principle or fundamental belief that informs our decisions about what is important in life and guides attitudes, motivation, and standards of behavior. Whether a specific value is deemed worthy or not is subjective and depends, among others, on one’s culture, family background, religious beliefs, and social affinity and association. For instance, some may view the value of “nationalism” positively, while others may declare it a negative elitist attitude. Indeed, firmly held but opposing

VALUES have led to cultural clashes, societal divisions, and bloody wars.
A VIRTUE, on the other hand, is a quality that is commonly and widely considered favorable and desirable—qualities such as kindness, honesty, integrity, dignity, and such.

While all values may not be desirable, virtuous, and have moral goodness and are subjective and personal, virtues are universally lauded and deemed to have high moral value.

As often is the case in Hebrew, the terms for value and virtue are not ambiguous but clearly distinguish their meaning.
E-rech, עֵרֶךְ, value, is neither intrinsically good nor bad.
Mi-da tova, מִדָּה טוֹבָה, virtue, is inherently and fundamentally good.

Another lovely Hebrew word for your treasure box:

Most Hebrew words are formed from roots of three-letter roots with vowels and the addition of prefixes and suffixes. The root of the word to-va-na is the same as in ha-va-na, which means comprehension/understanding, and bi-na, intelligence/wisdom/understanding.

NEW from MAZORBOOKS
Your source for children’s picture books that introduce Hebrew to English-speaking kids.

The Hebrew Alphabet digital Flashcards makes learning easier.

Learning the alphabet of a new language completely different than your own is a big challenge.
Learning the Hebrew alphabet is challenging, even more, as its characters are different and it is read from right to left.

With over 130 attractive and easy-to-read e-flashcards, you will master the Hebrew letters in no time!

Learning with flashcards is beneficial for many reasons:

• Visual learning is more effective for long-term memory
• Repetition super-enhances retention
• Automatic feedback – Instant correction and validation
• Much more!

GET ALL SIX ‘A Taste of HEBREW’ books for Kids

1. Hebrew Alphabet – http://amzn.to/2gkfU4U
2. Count in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2gkhDr3
3. Colors in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fvCObN
4. Animals in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fsHqMy
5. Fruits in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2f6SWBW
6. Opposites in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2sL1VMA  

MazorBooks also offers two Hebrew Alphabet workbooks:

1. Color the Aleph-Bet (ages 3-6) – http://amzn.to/2t3Z2FB
2. The Hebrew Alphabet: Read, Write & Color (ages 6 & up) – http://amzn.to/2mJR6G5  

NEW: “The Hebrew Alphabet” digital Flashcards make learning easier. With over 130 attractive and easy-to-read e-flashcards, you will master the Hebrew letters in no time! – amzn.to/3Ff14ci

Check out http://www.MazorBooks.com/hebrew.htm for more information

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Hebrew for Kids: Good Values & Virtues – INTRO (1)

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A BLOG SERIES ABOUT GOOD VALUES AND VIRTUES BASED ON THE HEBREW ALPHABET

When children are instilled with good values and instructed about the importance of virtues and virtuous behavior, they will likely evolve into values-driven, ethical, honest, and moral adults!

To combat concerning reports that dominate the news from around the globe, we must be mindful of what it means to be good humans: The values, virtues, and traits to admire, choose right, and emulate those among us who live honest and honorable lives. We must strive to improve ourselves, be great role models for our kids, and attract goodness and kindness while rejecting evil.

Since Hebrew is the language of the Bible, the bedrock and foundation for virtues, noble values, and good morals, its alphabet will serve as the framework for this series about good virtues, good values, principles, traits, behaviors, actions, and more.

The Hebrew phrase for virtues is mi-dot to-vot – מִדּוֹת טוֹבוֹת, which means good measurements, as in the measure of a man – an idiom expressing that behaviors and reactions to different situations sum up a person.

The Hebrew word for value is e-rech עֵרֶךְ. Like in English, depending on the context, the term ‘value’ describes the importance, worth, or usefulness of something or a person’s principles and standards of behavior.

Look for the next installment will delve into more about the meaning of מִדָּה טוֹבָה mi-da to-va (singular for mi-dot to-vot) and עֵרֶךְ – e-rech. Are value and virtue synonymous?

www.mazorbooks.com/hebrew.htm
Your source for children’s picture books that introduce Hebrew to English-speaking kids.

NEW from MAZORBOOKS

The Hebrew Alphabet digital Flashcards make learning easier.

Learning the alphabet of a new language completely different than your own is a big challenge.
Learning the Hebrew alphabet is challenging, even more, as its characters are different and it is read from right to left.

With over 130 attractive and easy-to-read e-flashcards, you will master the Hebrew letters in no time!

Learning with flashcards is beneficial for many reasons:

• Visual learning is more effective for long-term memory
• Repetition super-enhances retention
• Automatic feedback – Instant correction and validation
• Much more!

GET ALL SIX ‘A Taste of HEBREW’ books for Kids

1. Hebrew Alphabet – http://amzn.to/2gkfU4U
2. Count in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2gkhDr3
3. Colors in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fvCObN
4. Animals in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2fsHqMy
5. Fruits in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2f6SWBW
6. Opposites in Hebrew – http://amzn.to/2sL1VMA  

MazorBooks also offers two Hebrew Alphabet workbooks:

1. Color the Aleph-Bet (ages 3-6) – http://amzn.to/2t3Z2FB
2. The Hebrew Alphabet: Read, Write & Color (ages 6 & up) – http://amzn.to/2mJR6G5  

NEW: “The Hebrew Alphabet” digital Flashcards make learning easier. With over 130 attractive and easy-to-read e-flashcards, you will master the Hebrew letters in no time! – amzn.to/3Ff14ci

Check out http://www.MazorBooks.com/hebrew.htm for more information

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Passover and its Four Names

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The celebration of Passover 2022 will begin on the evening of Friday, April 15, and end Saturday night, April 23.

Passover, “Pesach” in Hebrew, is the first of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural significance (Shavuot and Sukkot, being the other two). On Passover, Jews everywhere celebrate the redemption of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, over 3800 years ago.

Moses, the leader of the Israelites, was commanded by God to demand of Pharaoh, the Egyptian ruler, to let the Jewish people go. Pharaoh was not keen on the idea. Eventually, the Jews of Egypt escaped Pharaoh and slavery in the most spectacular fashion.

The Holiday of Passover has FOUR NAMES!!

Passover commemorates
the Jewish people’s redemption from Egyptian slavery and their birth as a nation.  Passover also teaches about values, such as trust, humility, hope, renewal, and freedom. Some of the values are evident
in the holiday’s four names.

Chag HaPesach/The Holiday of “Passing Over”
Chag HaMatzot/The Holiday of Matzahs
Chag HaAviv/The Holiday of Spring
Chag HaCherut/The Holiday of Freedom

The Holiday of Passover – Chag Ha-Pesach, the most well-known name of the holiday, literaly means to pass over or skip. Passover refers to God’s “passing over” or skipping the Jewish homes (marked above the door) during the tenth plague and saving their firstborn sons.

 

 

 

The Matzahs Holiday – Chag HaMatzot, is the holiday’s second name. The name refers to the main symbolic food eaten on Passover, the Matzah (unleavened bread). The Matzah is made of flour and water, without yeast and is baked quickly. It commemorates the departure of the Jews from Egypt, who in their haste to leave their oppressors, they did not wait for their dough to rise, and baked matzahs instead of bread.

 

The Holiday of Spring – Chag Ha-A-viv, is the holiday’s third name, refers to the time of year during which Passover is celebrated. The holiday occurs every year during the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of spring season. Passover, like spring, symbolizes freedom, renewal, and hope.

 

 

The Holiday of Freedom – Chag Ha-Che-rut, is the holiday’s fourth name. On Passover, we celebrate freedom. We remember the freeing of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. We also celebrate the freedom we have today to live and to celebrate our Jewish life and our Jewish heritage.

 

 

 

The Passover Story is one of a number of the MazorBooks “Jewish Holiday Books for Children” series, which offers a growing selection of picture books that tell the story of the Jewish holiday and/or a story relevant to the festivities. The books in this special series include books about Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, and Passover, with more to come.

Check them out at www.MazorBooks.com/Holidays.htm or https://amzn.to/3ubKntz

Check out the Interactive MazorBooks Series:
Jewish Holidays in Pictures and Words

Jewish Holidays Interactive Books for Kids. Fun, Informative, Educational!

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Hebrew for Kids: Series to Date

The Hebrew Alphabet: Links to the entire blog series!

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If you missed any of the “Hebrew for Kids” series blog entries, here’s a quick review and links so you don’t have to go searching!

1. A Closeup Look at the Hebrew Alphabet
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/__hebrew/
   Introduction: The series, which intends to introduce children of all ages to this language, focuses on the Hebrew letters. The posts will also provide lots of interesting and fun facts such as words that begin with each letter including the names of boys and girls, places in Israel, values, common words, and much more.
2. The Hebrew Alphabet
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/hebrewalphabetfacts/
   Introduction to the Hebrew alphabet: a bit of history.
3. The Nekudot System
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/20/nekudot/
   Hebrew is written without vowels, hence, to ensure proper pronunciation, the Nekudot System (dots and dashes that appear above, below, and sometimes in the middle of letters) was created in the 8th century.
4. The Silent Letters
   https://mazorbooks.wordpress.com/2020/08/27/silent-letters/
   There is one actual silent letter in Hebrew, the…

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