I wanted to share with you all this new book From Jill Hammer (see below) She came to visit with our Pre-K class yesterday and was amazing- interactive, engaging, developmentally aware. . She would be great for many grades. A wonderful way to integrate Jewish learning and literature for young children. I highly recommend her as an author visit . Best Stephanie
Stephanie Entin Wald Librarian AJ Heschel School New York (212) 595-7087 ext. 2232 [email protected] The Garden of Time Jill HammerArt by Zoë Cohen “With beautiful images and words, The Garden of Timeoffers a magical path through the seasons and allowsthe sacred breath of life to blow through all our souls.Take a walk in the garden; be refreshed and renewed.” Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author, The Shema in the Mezuzah: Listening to Each Other In this story based on ancient Jewish legend, Adam andEve walk through the Garden of Eden, noticing what is happening around them and deciding what holidaysthey will celebrate based on what they see, smell, hear,and taste. Gorgeous text and art illuminate Judaism,the calendar, and the natural world for both childrenand adults. Includes guides to the Jewish holidays and ancientmotifs in the art. Rabbi Jill Hammer is the director of spiritual education at theAcademy for Jewish Religion and a co-founder of the KohenetInstitute, a program in spiritual leadership for Jewish women. Shehas written four books: Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women,The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons, The OmerCalendar of Biblical Women, and The Hebrew Priestess. Her work has been published in many journals and anthologies, including A Family Treasury of Mitzvah Stories. Zoë Cohen is a visual artist and art educator. She works from herhome studio in West Philadelphia and teaches at The Universityof the Arts. She holds an MFA in visual art from Brooklyn College(CUNY). Her residencies include The Vermont Studio Center,Philadelphia’s 40th Street Artist in Residence program, and theArtist-in-Residence program at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral.Her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions inPhiladelphia, New York, and Berlin, and is in the permanentcollection of The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art andPhiladelphia Episcopal Cathedral. Available wherever books are sold and throughRed Wheel/Weiser Call 800-423-7087 Email [email protected]
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