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Tzimmes for Tzipporah, by Megan Hoyt ; illustrated by Christine Battuz

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Ages 4-7, Apples and Honey PressGrades K-1, Apples and Honey Press

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Tzimmes for Tzipporah

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by Megan Hoyt ; illustrated by Christine Battuz

"It's just three days until the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. A young girl and her family are getting ready for the traditional holiday feast. Family and friends gather to help harvest and clean the fall root vegetables, mix them with honey and dried fruits, and cook them into the traditional sweet vegetable stew, called tzimmes, 'for a sweet new year.' It's hard but satisfying work that leaves everyone with aching arms, sore feet and happy hearts. When Rosh Hashanah morning arrives, they join together at the synagogue to hear the shofar, the horn that is blown to announce that the holiday has arrived. Back at home on their farm with a diverse group of friends and neighbors, they celebrate both a new year and the joy of being together." --, Provided by publisherTzipporah is finally old enough to join the harvest at the farm, where she helps dig up the potatoes, carrots, and turnips from the earth, prepares them with raisins, plums, and honey, and bakes it into tzimmes for the Rosh Hashanah meal

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