HIGH HOLY DAYS

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Resources for High Holy Day Study

The gates of learning are wide open this time of year. These resources can help you and your family prepare at home.

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Books

1001 Questions and Answers on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by Jeffrey M. Cohen
Beginning Anew: A Woman’s Companion to the High Holy Days, edited by Gail Twersky Reimer and Judith A. Kates
Chagall and the Bible by Jean Block Rosensaft
Jonah: A Modern Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz
The Life of David by Robert Pinsky
Preparing Your Heart for the High Holy Days … a Guided Journal by Kerry Olitzky and Rachel Sabath
The Sukkot and Simchat Torah Anthology by Philip Goodman
Wounds Not Healed By Time: The Power of Repentance and Forgiveness by Solomon Schimmel
Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information & Contemplation edited by Dov Peretz Elkins

Children’s Books and Videos

Alef … bet … blastoff: a Whale of a New Year (video)
Gershon’s Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year by Eric A. Kimmel
Apples and Pomegranates: a Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah by Rachel Musleah
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by Deborah Heiligman
I Am Marc Chagall by Bimba Landmann
Jonah and the Whale (and the Worm) by Jean Marzollo
On Sukkot & Simchat Torah by Cathy Goldberg Fishman
Sammy Spider’s First Sukkot by Syvia A. Rouss
The White Ram by Mordicai Gerstein

Music

Renew Unto Us a Good Year, Music of the High Holy Days, The Choir of Temple Emanu-El
The Birthday of the World Part 1: Rosh
The Birthday of the World Part II: Yom Kippur, Soundsright Music
Kol Nidre Service, Richard Tucker, composed and conducted by Shalom Secunda
Music at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, High Holy Days and Rodeph Sholom Children’s Choir/Sing His Praise
Shirei T’shuvah, Songs of Repentance, 5-CD set, various performers
Sing Shalom: Songs for the Jewish Holidays, Peter and Ellen Allard (for children)
Tekiyah, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York

These books, videos and CDs can be found in Weisberg Library, the Budner Children’s Library or in the Pre-School Library. All of the CDs are available at Transcontinental Music, 800.455.5223 or the Temple Emanu-El gift shop, Judaic Treasures.

Websites

Eighteen Little Things You Can Do for the High Holidays: urj.org/family/U18HiHol.htm
High Holy Days on the Net: holidays.net/highholydays
Myjewishlearning.com
Jewish Outreach Institute: http://joi.org/celebrate/index.html