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Looking for stories that excite the imagination, open the heart, and support good values? This juried volume, the second in the award-winning Mitzvah-Centered Life Initiative, offers vibrant new Jewish folklore, cleverly adapted traditional tales, and riveting true stories. It also delivers something rare—an open and inclusive approach to the wide range of Jewish life, personal orientation, and family structure. Each tale is paired with a stimulating Study Guide for reflection, discussion, and action. These forty three stories reveal the nourishing spirituality of Jewish values and are designed for reading and retelling across the generations.
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43 Stories by Leading Storytellers, Educators and Authors:
Anne Andrew, Noa Baum, Janet Berenson, Randi Ya'el Chaikind, Mitchell Chefitz, Rachel Coles, Gerald Fierst, Rinah Rachel Galper, Yehudit Goldfarb, Dan Gordon, Leslie Gorin, Daniel T. Grossman, Jill Hammer, Nancy Handwerger, Alide Huyser-Frijda, Barbara Solomon Josselsohn, Jennifer Voigt Kaplan, Melissa Klein, Geri Kolesar, Arthur Kurzweil, Alex Lazarus-Klein, Janet Madden, Cindy Rivka Marshall, Goldie Milgram, Lynnie Mirvis, Seth F. Oppenheimer, Marden David Paru, Gail Pasternack, Geela Rayzel Raphael, Jack Riemer, Barbara Rush, Cassandra Sagan, Peninnah Schram, Rebecca Schram-Zafrany, Sandor Schuman, Cherie Karo Schwartz, Howard Schwartz, Danny Siegel, Donna Jacobs Sife, Shoshana Silberman, Anna Sher Simon, Devorah Spilman, Susan Stone, Marc Young, Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff. Cover Art: Susan Leopold Interior Design: Taylor Rozek. BUY NOW
Praise for New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family
“It’s not so easy to know what is right or how to be a righteous person in this complicated world. If someone tells us how to live, we might not want to listen and help; but if they tell us a good story, we can come to the truth for ourselves. New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family is a powerful, sweet and touching collection of teaching stories that help us to find our love and know our own truth.”
--Rabbi Shefa Gold, author of The Magic of Hebrew Chant: Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love
"These uplifting tales of magic and wonder reveal the power, heart, and soul of Jewish values. The study guide is also brilliantly conceived.” --Rabbi Wayne Dosick, author of Living Judaism and The Real Name of God
“A vibrant, inclusive new generation of Jewish folklore and fantasy" --Maggie Anton, author of the award-winning Rashi's Daughters and Rav Hisda's Daughter series
“A wonderful collection of diverse new stories to spark the imagination!” --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of Midrash: Reading the Bible with Question Marks
“Sharing these tales is a sure-fire formula for raising a mensch!" --Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox, President, NewCaje
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Table of Contents and 2 Hyperlinked Free Example Stories
Foreword by Arthur Kurzweil
An Interview with Danny Siegel by Goldie Milgram
Introduction by Goldie Milgram
The Radiance of the Lights by Anne Andrew
My Grandmother’s Gefilte Fish by Noa Baum
The Lesson of a Lost Phone by Janet Berenson
Seraphina’s Heart by Randi Ya’el Chaikind
When the Torahs Stopped Singing by Mitchell Chefitz
The Prisoner by Rachel Coles
The Baal Shem Tov and the Werewolf by Gerald Fierst
A Little Torah Scroll by Rinah Rachel Galper
Yosef Loved to Walk in the Woods by Yehudit Goldfarb
The Choice by Dan Gordon and Donna Jacobs Sife
The King Comes to Rottingham by Leslie Gorin
What Is, Is: A Midrash by Daniel T. Grossman
The Phoenix on Noah’s Ark by Jill Hammer
Teeg, The Tiger by Nancy Handwerger
The Surprise of the Butterfly Aurelia by Alide Huyser-Frijda
The Stranger at the Passover Table by Barbara Solomon Josselsohn
Dimes for David by Jennifer Voigt Kaplan
The Secret Ingredient by Alex Lazarus-Klein
Treasure from Grandpa by Melissa Klein
Where’s Derek Ericks? by Geri Kolesar
Adira’s Pocketbook by Janet Madden
Painting by Cindy Marshall
The Mime’s Rosh Hashanah by Goldie Milgram
Finding Peace by Lynnie Mirvis
Two Candles for Maria by Seth F. Oppenheimer
A Minor “Profit” in the Land of Israel by Marden David Paru
Asmodai in Portland by Gail Pasternack Read full sample story for free at this link!
The Magic Soup by Geela Rayzel Raphael
The Story of the Magic Apple by Jack Riemer
The Reward for a Good Deed by Barbara Rush
Each Bird Must Carry Her Own Light by Cassandra Sagan
Bringing Joy to Others by Peninnah Schram
Tzedakah in the Market by Rebecca Schram-Zafrany
Three Wishes by Sandor Schuman
Here’s to Healing! by Cherie Karo Schwartz
Saving Lives BIG TIME by Danny Siegel
The Wall by Shoshana Silberman
Bending The Laws of Physics by Anna Sher Simon
Lost In God’s Hand by Devorah Spilman
Heavenly Soup by Susan Stone
The Wine of Paradise by Marc Young
Binah and the Broken Pieces by Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff
Finishing The Tale by Howard Schwartz
Mitzvah List
Acknowledgments
Recommended Reading
Index
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