Festival Tales: Jewish Festivals

Stories - Poems - Plays - Songs.
Illustrated by Anne Marie Kelly.

Jewish People celebrate parts of their history that go back thousands of years. Their festivals include Rosh Hashanah (New Year), Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover and Shavuot. Jews take part in these festivals in very similar ways, even though they live in many different countries all over the world.

Here you will read traditional stories: about a curious boy and a kind rabbi; a sick prince, an angry king and a very noisy rattle. There is music for a song, a rhyme about a goat and a feast, a children's play all about Shavuot and a recipe for delicious biscuits that you can make yourself.