Families

Purim Planning Made Easy

Be happy - it's Purim! Take more time to celebrate by following our Purim Pinterest page for quick and easy ideas.  Celebrate in your classroom or at home with games, videos, and featured resources from our website and more. (note: to view resources you must log into your account or create a new account.)

An Educator's Guide to Using The Gateways Haggadah

Recently we introduced the new inclusive Gateways Haggadah: A Seder for the Whole Family to families with children of all abilities. How can we help educators use the Haggadah with their students as well? Our partners at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education have provided us with the new Educators Guide to Using The Gateways Haggadah to help provide educators with tips and complete a seder with their students. 

We're in the Inclusive Mindset. Now What?

February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month and we have been working hard to help congregations commit to inclusion. Where do we go after the commitment? In a recent article in The Jewish Weekly by Michelle Steinhart, inclusion is put to the test.  "As educators and community leaders, we work hard to create inclusive environments," Steinhart writes, "But it's up to all the other individuals in that environment to set the tone."

The 5 Apps Your Students Should be Using NOW

Today's students are digital geniuses. Expand their learning beyond Trivia Crack and Candy Crush with these five fun and educational Behrman House Apps. Augmented Reality

New Picture Books are Coming to Behrman House and You Can be the First to Preview Them

They're coming! Six new picture books are on their way to Behrman House for their Fall 2015 debut, but YOU can preview them before everyone else when you sign up for the Golem Express.  This year we are releasing 15 titles including four new picture books; Kayla & Kugel, Farmer Kobi's Hanukkah Match, Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles, and Avi the Ambulance, King David & Akavish the Spider, and The Littlest Pair. 

Inclusive Education and the Faces of Tomorrow

Inclusive education has come a long way. In the past children with disabilities would not be seen sharing a classroom with their typically-developing peers. Thankfully, students today are growing up in a different school environment. For many classrooms today students with disabilities learn alongside their peers, proving that inclusive environments benefit everyone and help break down barriers. 

Your Favorite Passover Titles are Coming to a Bed Bath and Beyond Near You!

This Passover you can visit your closest Bed Bath & Beyond* to get your copies of Simply Seder, Family Haggadah: A Seder for All Generations, and Frogs in the Bed: My Passover Seder Activity Book. 

Celebrate Tu B'Shevat with Mama Doni and Chocolate Bark

The possibilities are endless with this great fill-in-the-blank chocolate bark recipe from A Jewish American Family Cookbook by Mama Doni and Recipe Rachel! This yummy chocolate bark can be made in four easy steps and offers a chance for you to get creative with your own choice of toppings. 

Available Now: Augmented Reality App Brings the Alef Bet to Life

Help Students interact with the printed pages from Let's Discover the Alef Bet using the new Augmented Reality App from Behrman House.

Mark Your Calendars! Ann Koffsky is Coming to Yonkers, NY

Author and illustrator Ann Koffsky is coming to Barnes & Noble in Yonkers, New York on February 8th and you can join her! Families can enjoy a personalized experience learning the process of illustration - from the first sketch to the final paint stroke. 

The Gateways Haggadah: A First of Its Kind

Behrman House proudly collaborated with Gateways: Access to Jewish Education to welcome families with children of all abilities and disabilities to their Passover table with the help of our new haggadah.  In a recent article from The Jewish Advocate by Director of Marketing and Communications at Gateways, Rachel Fadlon provided a little insight behind The Gateways Haggadah: A Seder for the Whole Family.

Rabbi Danny Zemel's Non-Jewish Parent Aliyah Blessing Brings Changes for Interfaith Families

To provide a welcoming, inclusive ceremony for interfaith families, Rabbi Daniel Zemel of Temple Micah in Washington, DC created a different Bar-Bat Mitzvah blessing. 

Eight Ways to Build an Inclusive Religious School Program for Students Who Learn Differently

After the frustrated parents of a five-year-old with a chronic genetic cell disorder shared their struggles of being denied by Jewish organizations and educational institutions they approached, Rabbi Steven H. Rau informed the parents that their child would be treated like all other children at The Temple in Atlanta.  "Unfortunately, the experiences of these parents is common to many parents of children with learning differences - children with differences are often treated differently." Rabbi Rau explains. 

Coming Soon: Augmented Reality App Brings the Alef Bet to Life

Help students interact with the printed pages from Let's Discover the Alef Bet using the new Augmented Reality App from Behrman House. This February students will watch the pages come alive with help from the camera on their mobile or tablet to activate digital elements in the popular folders that introduce the Hebrew letters. 

The Best of 2014

2014 brought so many great things to Behrman House this year. As the year is winding down we wanted to take another look at our favorite additions and what's to come for 2015. 

4 Ways to Encourage Students' Learning This Winter Break

It's important to help students maintain their Hebrew progress while they are on winter break.  In a recent article from The Washington Post, they presented 4 tips for students during break. We were inspired and put a Jewish touch on their suggestions for a more Jewish focus.  Here is how families can prevent educational atrophy:

Give Your Latkes an Extreme Makeover!

It's time to take your latkes to the next level! Impress your guests this Hanukkah with these creative recipes. Here are some of our favorites: Cheesy Potato Latkes. Simply add some cheese and the ooey-gooey goodness will thoroughly impress your guests.   

Hebrew Through Play: Apps and Games

Keep students focused during winter break with fun, family friendly Hebrew apps and games.  Children won't get rusty with Hebrew letter recognition with the Unlimited Alef Bet interactive mobile app. Families can use their iPhone, iPad, and Android devices to successfully learn to decode the Alef Bet with animated Hebrew words that talk!

New Haggadah Welcomes All to Passover Table

Children of all abilities and disabilities can participate fully in your seder this year with the new Gateways Haggadah. This easy-to-hold, concise Haggadah is respectful to all participants, whatever their abilities, to ensure that all can take part meaningfully in a complete Passover seder. 

Create Family Memories this Hanukkah

Stories offer bonding time with families and create opportunities to share and discuss understanding. What better way to celebrate this Hanukkah with some of our favorite Hanukkah stories and learning materials.

Teach Israel

 Experience Modern Israel

New from Behrman House. Fly to Israel without a plane ticket.

Discover Israel

 Let's Discover Israel

Offer younger children an exciting and age-appropriate introduction to the Jewish homeland