shalom sesame is an adaptation of sesame street, the children's television show. it was produced in 1986 and 1990 for public television stations in the united states, aimed at introducing israel and judaism to children. unlike the main sesame street series, shalom sesame was independently distributed to pbs-member stations, and not by pbs themselves. it includes characters from both sesame street and rechov sumsum, the hebrew/arabic version of sesame street, produced and aired in israel, the palestinian territories, and jordan. also, as with the american series, the series featured special guests well-known to american viewers. guests included itzhak perlman, bonnie franklin, mary tyler moore, mandy patinkin, alan king, joan rivers, nell carter, jerry stiller, jeremy miller, anne meara, tracey gold, b.b. king, sarah jessica parker, and paul shaffer. in october 2010, a new 12-part shalom sesame series began, with stars including jake gyllenhaal, christina applegate, debra messing, greg kinnear, anneliese van der pol, and cedric the entertainer.jen thomas, ""big-name celebrities to appear on jewish kids show"christina applegate, jake gyllenhaal, annaliese van der pol, cedric the entertainer, et. al. set for shalom sesame the new series added mahboub, an arab israeli muppet, and other new characters from the 2006 revival of rechov sumsum.new âshalom sesameâ using grover to bridge israel-disapora gap ==characters from rechov sumsum== * kippi ben kippod, a giant hedgehog analogous to big bird * moishe oofnik, oscar the grouch's own grouchy cousin ==books== * shalom sesame presents a chanukah party for kippi is a book written by louise gikow, based on the shalom sesame series. it was published by comet international in august 1995 as a paperback (isbn 1-884857-06-x). * it's a mitzvah, grover! by tilda balsley (author), ellen fischer (author), tom leigh (illustrator), isbn 0761375627 * grover and big bird's passover celebration by tilda balsley (author), ellen fischer (author), tom leigh (illustrator), isbn 0761384928 * the count's hanukkah countdown by tilda balsley (author), ellen fischer (author), tom leigh (illustrator), isbn 0761375570 ==episode list== ===1986 series=== # "the land of israel" # "tel-aviv" # "kibbutz" # "the people of israel" # "jerusalem" ===1990 series=== # "chanukah&qu
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