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Empty-Nester Choices- Safe or Risky

April 11, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Two weeks ago, I wrote about my arduous decision to return to India. I was an empty-nester, weighing the pros and cons of relocating. Did I want the comforts of my safe Colorado lifestyle or the risks associated with living in a Third World county? My emotions were running wild … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Expat Living, Lifestyle Tagged With: Bangalore, empty nester decisions, empty nesters, empty-nester, Expat in India, international teacher in India, living in India, living in Third World country, middle age changes, middle age choices, Munnar, Munnar India, Teaching in India, women and decisions

Passover Picture Books- Seders and Rituals

April 9, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Every year, Jews around the world celebrate Passover by participating in one or two Seders, eating special foods, and following a variety of rituals. Children's authors have captured the key ingredients of these traditional practices in picture books. These books help to educate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Abuelita's Secret Matzahs, Bob Dacey, celebrating Passover, converses, crypto-Jews, Diana Bryer, Doreen Rappaport, Emily Arnold McCully, Fran Manushkin, marranos, Miriam's Cup, multicultural picture books- Jewish, multicultural picture books- Jewish holidays, multicultural picture books- Passover, Ned Bittinger, Passover picture books, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, The Matzah That Papa Brought Home, The Secret Seder

6 Passover Children’s Books

April 7, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Authors who write Passover children's books have approached the subject in many different ways. Some books are intended to be read solo while others are meant to be read aloud. Many books are filled with facts and fall into the category of non-fiction while another group are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Cathy Goldberg Fishman, Deborah Bodin Cohen, Elizabeth Wolf, Jago, Jodie's Passover Adventure, Kar-Ben Publishing, Ksenia Topaz, Lisa Shulman, multicultural picture books- Jewish, multicultural picture books- Passover, Nachshon Who Was Afraid to Swim, Passover, Passover Around the World, Passover children's books, Rachel's Gift, Richard Unger, Rosanne Litzinger, Tami Lehman-Wilzig, The Mazo Ball Boy

Four New Picture Books for Passover

April 4, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Each year, a new selection of Passover picture books becomes available. I would like to focus on four Passover children’s books that were published during the last couple of years- The Story of Passover, Let My Children Cook, The Longest Night, and Stone Soup With Matzo Balls. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Catia Chien, David Adler, Evigeny Ognarov, Jewish books, Jill Weber, Laurel Snyder, Let My Children Cook, Linda Glaser, Mayram Tabatabaei, multicultural education- Jewish holidays, multicultural picture books- Jewish, multicultural picture books- Passover, picture books for Passover, picture books for Pesach, reading aloud for Passover, Stone Soup and Matzoh Balls, Tamar Ansch, The Longest Night, The Story of Passover

Two Passover Picture Books By Lesléa Newman

April 2, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

If someone mentions the word Passover, I immediately think of all of the special foods that are eaten during the holiday. Thus, I was immediately drawn to two picture books by Lesléa Newman-  Matzo Ball Moon (Clarion, 1998) and A Sweet Passover (Abrams, 2012). In Matzo Ball … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: celebrating Passover, David Slonin, Elaine Greenstein, Jewish picture books, Jewish picture books-Passover, Lesléa Newman, Multicultural picture books, multicultural picture books- Jewish, Passover books, Passover children's books, Picture books, picture books-intergenerational

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