What Makes Someone a Jew?: What Makes Someone a Jew?

by Lauren Seidman

What makes a person a Jew?
Is it the way that they look or the things that they do? Is being Jewish a matter of how you look, or how you live? Using everyday examples that children can relate to, this colorful book helps all young Jewish readers understand what it really means to be a Jew. A vibrant and fun way for children to develop a broader knowledge of Judaism and the Jewish People, this book gently guides children down their own path of Jewish spiritual discovery … and reminds us all that being Jewish is about our deeds, thoughts, and heart.

Genres: Picture Books, Religion

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2007

Reviews

[Taylor Kundel-Gower · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice, simple book demonstrating the beauty Jewish diversity.

[Ariel Ortiz]

"What makes Someone a Jew?" is an excellent introduction to the wide variety of practitioners that follow the jewish fate. This picture book follows jewish children from several parts of the world who all practice Judaism in different and meaningful ways. This book is an excellent bridge to understanding religion as a culture and religious practices as intertwined with culture. As a way to further this study, have students exposed to religious practices around the holidays of Judaism and important milestone celebrations such as bar and bat mitz vah's. If there are christian students in your classroom, connections could be made between holiday's and conversation around the pagan holidays could be had as well.

[Felicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was great and so did my kid.