Thank You, God!: A Jewish Child's Book of Prayers (Shabbat)

Thank You, God!: A Jewish Child's Book of Prayers (Shabbat) I purchased this book for my daughter when she was around 3 years old and she woke up every morning and went to bed every evening with the book - she just loved it. She is now in college and wanted to bring the book with her as a memory from home. When we couldn't locate it I purchased it again for her to take to school. I don't think you can have a better review... Read Full Review

THANK YOU, GOD! An outstanding book for jewish children to learn that prayer is a part of jewish life. It is a book that every parent or grandparent should put into the child's library.

When our first child was five, she asked us for her very own prayer book. This was the one we chose, and it has been wonderful both for her and her brother. The book is only 25 pages, but it is filled with the most important prayers in the Jewish liturgy, beginning, after the prayer thanking God for a good night's sleep, with the Shema, the watchwords of the Jewish faith. As the English text explains, "Every morning and every... Read Full Review

As the foreward of this book says, daily Jewish prayers instill values in children. When we say a prayer before we eat, children understand that it's important to be thankful for what we have, including food on the table. When we pray before going to sleep for our safety, kids learn to be thankful for their lives. The bottom line: we love this book. It has prayers for greeting the new day, and bedtime prayers. When our... Read Full Review