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Pupils - websites written for or by primary pupils.
 Teachers/Parents
- websites written for adults.
*Interactive
- games/quizzes/activities for primary age pupils.

  Pupils Teachers/Parents
General


Teddy's Day Out*
Help Teddy to find the Jewish symbols.

Judaism
BBC World Service
 

Judaism for Children
Including Festivals and special days.


Jewish Images
Staffordshire Learning Net
 

 

Torah Scrolls
Brief description from primary school website.

Jewish Artefacts
Strathclyde University
 
 


Jewish Beliefs and Practices
Match the picture and the word from Crickweb site.
 

Jewish beliefs
BBC Religion and Ethics
 

 

 
 

 


Soul Food The Jewish Dietary Laws
Article of Kashrut by Rabbi.
 

 

Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws
Facts from Judaism 101.
 

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Festivals


Jewish Festivals
BBC Schools looks at Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah.
 

Jewish Holy Days
BBC Religion and Ethics

 

Celebrations and Festivals

 

Hanukkah

Hanukah Traditions*
The Jewish Children's Learning Network with quizzes and crafts.
BBC - Religion & Ethics - Hanukkah
  HanuKat: Celebrate Hanukkah with the kids
Recipes to try out and holiday cards to download.
 
 
  Kids Domain - Chanukah*
Colouring pages, puzzles and games.
 
 
  Torah Tots - Chanukah*
Background and games.
 
 
  Hanukkah - Festival of Lights
Including instructions to make a dreidel.
 
  Hanukkah
Guide from CBBC Newsround.
 

Passover

Interactive Seder Plate
Click on each of the foods.
Passover on the Net
All you want to know about Pesach, including some music.
  Beliefnet: Interactive Seder Plate  
  Passover*
Learn about the traditions from the Jewish Children's Learning Network.
 
  Passover on Kid's Domain*
Lots of information and activities.
 
  TorahTots
Lots of information about Pesach with colour-ins to download.
 

Purim

The Festival of Purim*
Jewish Children's Learning Network.
Purim
Judaism 101
  Purim*
Torah Tots sit
e.
Purim
Clear text with photos on all aspects of the Festival from BBC Religion and Ethics.
  Purim Masks
To print-out and colour.
 
The Jerusalem Post - Purim Supplement
Colour pictures and recipes from the year 2000 celebrations.

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah
CBBC Newsround Guide.
 

Shauvot

   

 Sukkot

Sukkot Traditions*
Jewish Children's Learning Network.
 
  Sukkot*
Torah Tots site with pictures to download and colour.

 
  Synagogue Outside
Take a look at a Sukkah.
 
 

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur
Festival guide from CBBC Newsround
BBC - Religion & Ethics - Jewish Holy Days
 

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Stories

The Story of Moses* and The Story of Joseph*
Interactive stories from Topmarks website
.
 

Jewish Stories
Internet Storyboard.

 

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Traditions   Glasgow New Synagogue
 
    Garnethill Synagogue
 

Bar Mitzvah

 
Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Definition from Judaism 101.

Shabbat

Shabbat
Traditions, blessings and vocabulary from the Jewish Children's Learning Network.


Shabbat and Kids
How parents can make Shabbat special for their children.
 
    Shabbat
Artefact images to download.

Weddings

  The Ketubah
An example of this contract.
    Jewish Wedding Rites
BBC site gives detailed information.
 
    Jewish Wedding Customs and Traditions
 
 

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Resources        
Author Title Publisher ISBN Level
Clark, Anne My Jewish Faith (Rainbows) Evans 023752046X Early
Cooper, Alison The Facts about Judaism Hodder Wayland 0750245913 Upper
Cooper, Ilene Jewish Holidays All Year Round: A Family Treasury Harry N. Abrams 0810905507 Upper
Ganeri, Anita Jewish Festivals Through the Year (A Year of Festivals) Franklin Watts 0749644486 Upper
Geras, Adele The Taste of Winter (Celebration Stories) Hodder Wayland 0750236574 Middle
Gillis, Jennifer Hanukkah (Celebrations) Raintree 1844215229 Early
Lawton, Clive
Goldman, Ilana
I am a Jew (My Belief) Franklin Watts 0749641738 Middle
Lister, Clare My First Passover Board Book Dorling Kindersley 1405308494 Early
Penney, Sue Judaism (World Beliefs and Cultures) Heinemann 0431093210 Upper
Penny, Sue Judaism (Religions of the World)  Heinemann 0431149615 Middle
Randall, Ronne Jewish Festivals Cookbook Hodder Wayland 075022634X Upper
Senker, Cath I am Jewish (Talking About My Faith) Franklin Watts 0749659335 Early
Sharon Barron Moses and Judaism Hodder Wayland 075023704X Upper
Taylor, Kate
Matthew
My Jewish Community (My Community) Franklin Watts 0749658827 Early
Wood, Angela Judaism (World Religions) Franklin Watts 0749633751 Upper
Zucker, Jonny
Cohen, Jan Barger
It's Party Time! A Purim Story (Festival Time!) Frances Lincoln 0711219540 Early
         
 

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