Jewish family links

 
 

Topics below:

  1. Jewish Values and Commandments for kids and families

  2. General Jewish Family Education

  3. Retail sites for Jewish toys, books, gifts, craft materials

  4. Jewish crafts and activities for kids

  5. Jewish bedtime ideas, gifts and guides

  6. Family guides: holidays

  7. Torah and Hebrew for kids

  8. Jewish music for kids

  9. Jewish learning in General


Jewish Middot (Values) and Commandments (Miztvot) for kids:

  1. "Is the Rainbow Fish Jewish? Secular picture books w/Jewish values

  2. AJL New Jewish Values Finder (Association of Jewish Libraries)

  3. Printable list of Jewish values in Hebrew and English, from AJL

  4. Mitzvah Chart (from Machon L’Morim B’reshit, Ilene Vogelstein)


General links for Jewish family education:

  1. Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education: Early Childhood links

  2. Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education: Family Educational

  3. Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education: Educational Resources

  4. Mazal Tot’s “Apples and Honey: Helping Parents Create a Jewish Home” newsletter (pdf samples to view).

  5. Kveller.com

  6. “Things to Look For in a Jewish Early Childhood Program” pdf

  7. “Early Childhood Jewish Education,” from uscj, by Maxine Handelman

  8. Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative: JECEI

  9. Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Discussion Guide

  10. ACAJE Resources for Jewish Parents: Raising Your Child to be a Mensch

  11. Resources for Jewish Parents, updated

  12. "Is the Rainbow Fish Jewish? Secular picture books w/Jewish values

  13. Books for Jewish Children (an Amazon “astore”)

  14. Books About Jewish Life (an Amazon “astore”)

  15. ACAJE: summer reading lists for Jewish kids

  16. Downloadable books in Hebrew for kids

  17. USCJ: "Your Child" Newsletter

  18. USCJ: What is "Your Child"?

  19. Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education

  20. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: Shalom Baby!

  21. My Jewish Learning: Exploring Judaism & Jewish Life

  22. Behrman House Publishers (Family pages)

  23. Interfaith Family.com Parenting Resource Page

  24. Foundation for Jewish Camp


Retail stores for Jewish books, gifts, toys, craft materials for kids:

  1. OyToys - Jewish Gifts & Toys

  2. Chai Kids-Jewish Gifts for Children

  3. Personalized tzedakah boxes (My Special Pushka)

  4. Judaica for Kids: supplies for making crafts

  5. Jewish Gift Place: Handmade Judaica for children

  6. 1800Dreidelcrafts (craft materials, etc.)

  7. Judaica.com: Jewish Children's Store

  8. Benny’s Educational Toys (Jewish stickers, toys, party supplies, Hebrew, etc.)

  9. And Thou Shalt Read: Choosy Books for Chosen People

  10. Shalom Sesame site


Jewish crafts and activities for kids

  1. Bible Belt Balabusta blog (search entries by holiday or material)

  2. Benny’s Educational Toys (kits and supplies)

  3. “For the Mitzvah:”Jewish craft kits

  4. Akhlah: Jewish Crafts for Children page

  5. Judaica for Kids (craft supplies and kits)

  6. DKTK’s Growing Together, Jewish Activities

  7. Family Fun magazine craft search (search by holiday or theme)

  8. OyToys.com (includes craft kits and games)

  9. Chadis Craft’s Fun Pages (including crafts)

  10. Creative Jewish Mom (blog w/crafts for kids and adults)


Jewish Bedtime ideas, gifts, guides:

  1. “Good Night, Sleep Tight: Bedtime Ritutals for Your Interfaith Family” article and printable booklet from InterFaithFamily.com

  2. Pitome: Shema pillowcase kits, stencils, pre-printed

  3. Detroit Alliance for Jewish Education Catalog: Sh’ma pillowcases & booklets

  4. Jewish bedtime rituals, links (Reform)

  5. Jewish Morning Blessings, Reform

  6. Bedtime blessings for kids, PDF card to print

  7. The Bedtime Sh'ma Companion CD w/sample song on mp3

  8. Bedtime/Morning Jewish books from OyToys

  9. Bedtime,morning books from ChaiKids

  10. Info about the Sh’ma prayer itself, from MyJewishLearning.com

  11. Lailah Tov, Boker Tov: Going to Sleep and Waking Up Jewishly:
         Books,  Websites, Music and Crafts (from ACAJE)


Family guides: Holidays

  1. ACAJE: Passover, differentiated learners, resources

  2. 30minute-Seder

  3. passover for 2-3 year-olds

  4. Passover for 4-5 year-olds

  5. Children’s Judaica Holiday Sites

  6. InterfaithFamily.com Shabbat and other holidays


Torah study, Hebrew for kids:

  1. Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network

  2. Torah Tots - The Site for Jewish children

  3. Chabad.org Kids - The Place for Jewish Kids

  4. Hebrew for ME (for older children)

  5. Jewish National Fund: Home

  6. Little Pim Hebrew DVDs for kids, from Pimsleur


Sites for older Jewish kids:

  1. JVibe (for teens)

  2. BabagaNewz (for middle grades)

  3. Hebrew for Me (for elementary and middle grades)


Jewish Music for kids:

  1. Peter & Ellen Allard (newest album: “Little Taste of Torah”)

  2. Moment Music Guide-Children's Anthology

  3. TotShabbat.com

  4. HotShabbat.com

  5. Hebrew songs

  6. Search eMusic.com

  7. iTunes 08 free download (to search for and listen to samples)

  8. JTunes.com

  9. Mah Tovu - Recordings

  10. CD Baby: LISA MIRIAM SILVER: Mosaic

  11. The LeeVees

  12. Shira Klein

  13. Celebrate Kids: Kids’ Kosher Cuts cd and MP3

  14. Jewish Children’s Music Grows Up (from My Jewish Learning, w links)


For general Jewish learning: texts, prayers, Torah, holidays, etc.

  1. Audio clips of blessings and prayers for everyday, Shabbat, holidays, bimah

  2. MyJewishLearning.com (non-denominationala)

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