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Want to put a new spin on dreidel games? Or a new twist on making challah? Well then roll up your sleeves, put on your dancin' shoes, and get out your thinking caps, because The Jewish Family Fun Book will help you find something fun in everything that's Jewish and something Jewish in everything that's fun.
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. Featuring activities, games, and history, The Jewish Family Fun Book is sure to inspire parents, children, and extended family to connect with Judaism in fun, creative ways.
With over eighty-five 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 hands-on 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.
From the Author
The idea behind The Jewish Family Fun Book is simple: You can find something fun in everything that's Jewish, and something Jewish in everything that's fun! It's all in your attitude. Even everyday things such as playing games, singing songs, or watering plants are Jewish activities if they're approached from a Jewish perspective.
The goal of this book is to guide you toward a variety of terrific activities for kids and adults, and to inspire your family to come up with your own ideas for Jewish fun.
Regardless of our level of observance, we all hope to connect our children with their Jewish heritage in a way that's both engaging and meaningful to them, and that will strengthen our bond as a Jewish family. And while synagogue and Hebrew school are important, those elements alone do not complete the picture of Jewish life.
More than any outside influence (school, friends, media) as we grow up, our level of Jewish identity is determined by what we see going on inside our house. For example, having a Passover seder can either be a real drag or a dynamic, positive experience, depending on parents' attitudes. And the way it's conveyed will determine the way children view it for the rest of their lives.
We're not saying parents should fake it for their kids' sake. We're saying: Lighten up, and have a little fun, because it's just so easy to do. Families that understand this will not feel a need to seek out Jewish culture and observe customs only "because we have to," but will also find it natural and desirable to have a strong Jewish element in their lives.
Roll up your sleeves, put on your dancin' shoes, and get out your thinking caps! We hope you have as much fun reading this book as we've had writing it!
The Jewish Family Fun Book: Holiday Projects, Everyday Activities, and Travel Ideas with Jewish Themes
The Jewish Family Fun Book: Holiday Projects, Everyday Activities, and Travel Ideas with Jewish Themes,Danielle Dardashti,Roni Sarig,Jewish Lights Publishing,1580231713,Activities,Amusements,Crafts for Children,Family recreation,Fasts and feasts,Judaism,Judaism - General,Judaism - Rituals & Practice,Religion,Travel
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