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The day the Rabbi disappeared : Jewish holiday tales of magic / retold by Howard Schwartz ; illustrated by Monique Passicot.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Howard, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Folklore.
- Jews.
- Tales.
- Fasts and feasts--Judaism--Folklore.
- Folklore.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- 80 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2003.
- Summary:
- Retelling of twelve traditional tales from Jewish folklore, featuring elements of magic relating to holidays such as Rosh Hodesh, Sukkot, Tu bi-Shevat, and Shabbat.
- Contents:
- A flock of angels : a Rosh Hodesh tale
- Drawing the wind : a Rosh Hashanah tale
- The cottage of candles : a Yom Kippur tale
- Four who entered paradise : a Sukkot tale
- The flying shoe : a Simhat Torah tale
- The enchanted Menorah : a Hanukkah tale
- The souls of trees : a Tu bi-Shevat tale
- The angel of dreams : a Purim tale
- The magic wine cup : a Passover tale
- The dream of the Rabbi's daughter : a Lag ba-Omer tale
- A gift for Jerusalem : a Shavuot tale
- The day the Rabbi disappeared : a Sabbath tale.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0827607571
- 9780827607576
- OCLC:
- 52341596
- Publisher Number:
- 99990734202
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