The essential guide to Jewish family life
and fun activities at home and on the road!
This celebration of Jewish family life is
the perfect guide for families wanting to put a new Jewish spin
on holidays, holy days, and even the everyday. Full of
activities, games, and history, it is sure to inspire parents,
children, and extended family to connect with Judaism in fun,
creative ways.
With over 85 easy-to-do activities to
re-invigorate age-old Jewish customs and make them fun for the
whole family, this book is more than just kids’ stuff.
It’s about taking the Jewish family experience to a new
educational and entertaining level.
The Jewish Family Fun Book details activities for fun at home and away from
home, including recipes, meaningful everyday and holiday
crafts, travel guides, enriching entertainment…and much,
much more!
Clearly illustrated and full of
easy-to-follow instructions, this lively guide shows us how to
take an active approach to exploring Jewish tradition and have
fun along the way.
Each of The
Jewish Family Fun Book’s
three sections offer dozens of ideas and easy-to-understand
instructions:
• “Holiday
Fun” aims to enrich the
appropriate seriousness of Jewish holidays with a healthy dose
of fun. How about having a Passover seder in a tent, like
Israelites in the desert? Or celebrating the harvest holiday of
Shavuot by taking your kids strawberry picking?
• “Fun
at Home” features Jewish
activities ranging from relaxing (with a guide to Jewish books,
music, movies, and websites) to exhausting (instructions for
games and other outdoor fun); from creative (ideas for arts and
crafts projects and recipes) to unforgettable (mitzvah and
volunteer opportunities).
• “Fun
on the Road” is an
easy-to-use travel guide, with suggestions for adding a
memorable Jewish component to already built-for-fun family
vacations. There’s information on Jewish museums,
historical sites, camps, festivals, and kosher restaurants
across the U.S.
“A rich, informative
resource—an ideal introduction for those who wish to
learn and enjoy the customs and traditions of the Jewish
holidays and the Jewish people.”
—Debbie
Friedman, singer and
songwriter
“A wonderful collection of creative
ideas and resources for bringing fun into Jewish family
living.”
—Dr. Ron
Wolfson, vice president, University
of Judaism, author of
Shabbat:
The Family Guide to Preparing for and Celebrating the Sabbath
“What a wonderful resource to bring
Jewish learning into the home—a great way to teach
children to say Torah and to be Torah.”
—Rabbi
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of Cain & Abel:
Finding the Fruits of
Peace; In God’s Name; and
other books
“Sweet and joyful.... A
well-researched treasure trove of ideas for parents, teachers,
homeschoolers, and informal educators. It will become the most
dog-eared book on your Jewish bookshelf!”
—Rabbi
Jeffrey K. Salkin, author of The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Memory Book
and Putting God on
the Guest List: How to Reclaim the
Spiritual Meaning of
Your Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah
“A lighthearted, accessible book
loaded with creative ways for parents to keep their children
Jewishly engaged—and having fun! Chock-full of hands-on
craft and cooking activities to do with their pre-school and
school-age kids.”
—Debra
Nussbaum Cohen, journalist and
author of Celebrating Your
New
Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby
Girls
into the Covenant—New and Traditional Ceremonies
“Who knew being Jewish could be so
much fun? This book is the
ultimate survival guide for any
Jewish parent or child.”
—Craig
Taubman, Craig ’n Company
