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Deborah Bodin Cohen

Autore di Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride

11 opere 743 membri 10 recensioni 1 preferito

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Sesso
female
Luogo di residenza
Columbia, Maryland, USA
Istruzione
University of Michigan (BA)
Hebrew Union College (MA)
Attività lavorative
rabbi
Breve biografia
[from author's Linked In page]
I am a rabbi, educator, author and editor. I serve Beth Chai - the Jewish Humanist Congregation of Greater Washington as rabbi. And, I am an editor at Behrman House Publishing. For over 25 years, I've served the Jewish community as a rabbi and education director. Along the way, I was lucky enough to have 10 children and teen books published and to own a small bookstore. My books have won national awards and been translated into Spanish and Russian.

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Engineer Ari returns in this third picture-book devoted to his holiday adventures, following upon Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride and Engineer Ari and the Sukkah Express. After doing some Hanukkah shopping in Jerusalem, he begins the train drive home to Jaffa, only to find himself stranded when he must unexpectedly brake in order to avoid hitting a camel on the tracks. His new Bedouin friend Kalil, owner of the camel, join him in an impromptu Hanukkah celebration as the two wait for aid to arrive...

Like its predecessors, Engineer Ari and the Hanukkah Mishap pairs an engaging holiday story from American author and rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen with fun, colorful artwork from Israeli illustrator Shahar Kober. All of the books are set in Israel in the late 19th century, and reflect the opening of the first railway line in the country, running from Jaffa to Jerusalem, something discussed in more detail in the author's afterword. Some of the history and customs of Hanukkah - the revolt of the Maccabees, the playing with dreidels - are worked into the story here, as is the idea of friendship between Jews and Bedouins. I understand that Bedouins currently make up around 3.5% of the population of Israel proper, although I'm not sure what relations between the two communities were like in the 1890s. Whether historically accurate or not, I certainly like the idea of friendship across ethnic and religious lines. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for Hanukkah stories, and to fans of Engineer Ari and his adventures.
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AbigailAdams26 | Dec 19, 2020 |
Engineer Ari and his friends Jessie and Nathaniel, who first appeared in Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride, return in this second holiday picture-book adventure. Together the three build their sukkah - a temporary outdoor booth meant to suggest the huts used by ancient Hebrew farmers - in anticipation of Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival. As Ari drives his train from Jaffa to Jerusalem, his friends along the way give him things he needs for his sukkah, but how can he repay their kindness by inviting them to his celebration, when they live so far away? Fortunately, Jessie and Nathaniel have an idea...

Pairing an engaging story about friendship, generosity and a little ingenuity from American author and rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen with fun, colorful artwork from Israeli illustrator Shahar Kobar, Engineer Ari and the Sukkah Express is a worthy follow-up to its predecessor, and an entertaining holiday title. Both books were inspired by the first trip on the Jaffa-Jerusalem train line, made in 1892, and there is an afterword here giving more information about that historical background. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for Sukkot stories, as well as to young train lovers.
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AbigailAdams26 | 1 altra recensione | Sep 29, 2020 |
Inspired by the first train voyage from Jaffa to Jerusalem, made in 1892, author Deborah Bodin Cohen spins the fictional story of Engineer Ari, the train driver who made that trip. After boasting to his friends Nathaniel and Jessie, Ari drives the train on its 3.5 hour trip, encountering many of the things - apples, honey, challah, the shofar - associated with Rosh Hashanah celebrations. Regretting his treatment of his friends, Ari turns the train around in Jerusalem, determined to return and apologize...

The first of four picture-books featuring Engineer Ari and the Jewish holidays, Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride pairs an engaging tale from American author, rabbi and bookstore-owner Deborah Bodin Cohen with bright, colorful artwork from Israeli illustrator Shahar Kober. The historical aspect is explored more fully in the brief afterword, which discusses the opening of the Jaffa-Jerusalem train line, while the narrative itself explores both the objects that are associated with Rosh Hashanah, and the importance of teshuvah - repentance for wrongdoing and a determination to do better - that is associated with Yom Kippur. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for stories about the Jewish High Holy Days, or about historical train lines.
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AbigailAdams26 | 1 altra recensione | Sep 17, 2020 |
Engineer Arielle drives a train in Jerusalem, just like her great-great-grandfather, Engineer Ari. Except she drives a light rail train, and today is a special day. It's Israel's Independence Day! Arielle works all day taking people to their holiday destinations—but how will Arielle celebrate? Her brother Ezra, a pilot in the Israeli Air Force, has something special in mind.
 
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HandelmanLibraryTINR | Jul 29, 2018 |

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Opere
11
Utenti
743
Popolarità
#34,185
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
10
ISBN
44
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