The famous chef Louis P. De Gouy used to counsel his students to “learn to cook chicken soup. Then you can share it with your loved ones at holidays, to cheer them up, or when they feel sick.” For so many cultures, sharing food is a way of showing love and community. Trading recipes, passing on tips for the perfect challah or kreplach, is a way to practice l’dor vador, “from generation to generation.” Making and sharing food is also a way to make guests feel welcome, savor simple pleasures and feel grateful, and learn about and embrace the traditions and culture of others in your community.
Learn to make matzah ball soup with the famous Joan Nathan!
Families often ask us why we have so many PJ Library books about food. The truth is that food forms and shapes some of our first and earliest memories. Small children first experience the world through taste, touch, and smell—so stories about delicious foods are naturally a great way to introduce children to basic Jewish traditions, holidays, and values.
This particular book list features stories about soup—matzoh ball soup, chicken soup, cholent… and more. Enjoy this collection of PJ Library books about soup...possibly over a bowl or two tonight.
Recommended for ages 6 to 7
Sophie has two grandmas from two different cultures, and they each make their own kind of chicken soup -- and each soup is delicious! The more Sophie learns about those soups, the more she realizes how similar they actually are -- on many levels.
Recommended for ages 6 to 7
How can you make a huge pot of delicious matzoh ball soup when all you’ve got is a cold, hard stone? In Chelm, anything can happen — and does.
Recommended for ages 5 to 6
Everyone in Goldie Simcha’s apartment building knows it’s Friday night when they smell her delicious Shabbat cholent. But one Friday night, Goldie doesn’t feel well enough to cook. Her neighbors step up to make an unusual cholent for Shabbat -- and soon Goldie will feel much better.
Recommended for ages 5 to 6
Monty Nudelman is a neighborhood mensch -- every time it snows, he's out there shoveling the walks for all his neighbors. But one day, his back gives out! What do you think his neighbors do?
Recommended for ages 5 to 7
In this gentle retelling of the Stone Soup tale, an imaginative beggar teaches the miserly residents of a shtetl the spirit of community.
Recommended for ages 6 to 7
Eleanor and her grandmother concoct some delectable matzo balls. When everyone takes a taste of those delicious matzo balls from the Passover soup, what will be left to eat at the seder?
Recommended for ages 4 to 6
A lonely bubbe creates a matzo ball boy to keep her company during Passover. The matzo ball boy escapes from her kitchen, and before long everyone is on a mad chase to capture him.
Recommended for ages 4 to 6
A lonely bubbe creates a matzo ball boy to keep her company during Passover. The matzo ball boy escapes from her kitchen, and before long everyone is on a mad chase to capture him.
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November 13, 2018