The Opposites Of My Jewish Year (General Jewish Interest)
PreS–Dion uses the Jewish holidays to illustrate the concept of opposites. For example, In synagogue on Rosh Hashanah, theshofaris LOUD; the prayer is QUIET. Readers will need to be familiar with the holidays and their associated rituals and objects to understand and appreciate the ideas. The artwork is sketchy and outlined in thick black lines, making it appear harsh and dark. However, Jewish nursery schools and synagogue libraries will want to add this title to their collections, as will libraries that already own Marji Gold-Vukson'sThe Colors of My Jewish Year(1998),The Shapes of My Jewish Year(2003), andThe Sounds of My Jewish Year(2003, all Lerner).–Rachel Kamin, Temple Israel Libraries & Media Center, West Bloomfield, MICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.