Artifacts Notes (Spiral-bound) by Christine Margaret Howard (Author / Illustrator)

Teachers resource. An excellent book describing the context and significance of common religious artifacts from the main world religions. An essential resource for effective teaching of Religious Education.

Birthdays (Rites of Passage) by Paul Mason (Author)

This series looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups.

Coming of Age (Rites of Passage) by Mandy Ross (Author)

This series looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups.

Exploring World Beliefs: Judaism (Exploring World Beliefs)

Photocopiable Resource.

Faith Facts is an extremely useful guide to six major faith communities customs around such topics as Birth, Names, Diet, Language, Marriage, Funerals and Visits. This invaluable resource has been specifically designed to be of practical help for anyone working in the fields of education and home visiting, and is also valuable reading around social / life events involving colleagues, neighbours and friends.

Funerals (Rites of Passage) by Mandy Ross (Author)

This series looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups.

Jewish Festivals Through the Year (Year of Festivals) by Anita Ganeri (Author)

Festivals, with their rich stories and colourful traditions, are an ideal way for children to learn about other cultures. "A Year of Festivals" introduces the main religious festivals as they occur through the year. The books include prayers, songs, quotations from religious writings, colourful photographs and fun activities to bring the festivals to life and help children join in the celebrations. The end matter includes a glossary of important terms, a festival calendar for easy reference, a list of books and useful websites for further information and an index.

Jewish Stories (Story Teller Series) by Anita Ganeri (Author) and Rachael Phillips (Illustrator)

Part of the series that introduces young readers to some of the most significant beliefs, values and traditions of the world's six main faiths. This book focuses on stories from Jewish history.

Jewish Synagogue (Keystones) by Laurie Rosenberg (Author) and Jak Kilby (Illustrator)

Intended as a resource for religious education and for learning about citizenship in primary schools, this book on the Jewish synagogue describes what Jews believe in, and how they worship as the reader is shown around an Orthodox Jewish synagogue. The Rabbi is introduced as he demonstrates how he reads from the Sefer Torah and explains, for example why a Jew wears a Tallit during prayer. This book includes practical advice for teachers on how to set up visits to local places of worship and working with artifacts.

Journeys (Rites of Passage) by Paul Mason (Author)

This series looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups.

Naming Ceremonies (Rites of Passage) by Mandy Ross (Author)

Naming Ceremonies (Rites of Passage) by Mandy Ross (Author) Part of a series that looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups, this title focuses on naming ceremonies. It includes case studies of children from relevant cultures.

Sefer Torah

Book(s) of Torah or Torah Scroll(s) is a specially hand-written copy of the Torah or Pentateuch, which is the holiest book within Judaism (originally called Torath Moshe) and venerated by Jews

Siddur

A Siddur (plural siddurim) is a Jewish prayer book over the world, containing a set order of daily prayers.

The Torah and Judaism (Sacred Texts) by Vivienne Cato (Author)

The "Sacred Texts" series introduces children to the world's six major faiths via their holy scriptures and sacred writings. This volume looks at Judaism and combines a study of key quotes from the Torah with a discussion of Judaism, its history, founders and beliefs.

Weddings (Rites of Passage) by Paul Mason (Author)

This series looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups.