Sammy Spider's First Yom Kippur

Sammy Spider watches on as young Josh Shapiro learns about the meaning of Yom Kippur. Josh obviously goes to a Jewish Day School. the day of Atonement is coming soon and Josh's homework is to come up with a list of people that he owes apologies. When he plays ball inside and breaks the Rosh Hashana......more

This is a great story for children of any culture to learn more about Yom Kippur, a Jewish holiday. It's great for elementary-aged children because of its easy readability. It also has some rich language, both English and Hebrew words, for students to look up the meaning of. Sylvia A. Rouss, an insid......more