Title: But
This Night is Different: A Seder Experience
Author: Audrey
Friedman Marcus and Raymond A. Zwerin
Illustrator: Judith
Gwyn Brown
Publisher: Union
of American Hebrew Congregations
Copyright: 1980
Number of Pages: 48
Genre: International
Literature
Grade Level: 3rd
Content Area: English
Language Arts
Audrey Friedman
Marcus and Raymond A. Zwerin wrote about a sacred holiday and why the night of
this holiday is so different from every other night. They tell about their
usual routines for each night, like how they normally just sit down and eat, or
they would wash their hands at the sink. But on this night, they would first
share stories and prayers, then they would wash their hands at the table. Close
to the end of the book they list all the things they do differently on this
night from saying Kiddush and sipping sweet wine four times to feeling close to
their family and feeling especially Jewish. This book shares a holiday that most
children from around here may not know about. I think this book opens students
minds to how different they are from one another and that they should respect each
another’s differences. The illustrations relate to each thing they do on that
night and portray it very well. I would read this book to my students and then
have them write about how they celebrate a certain holiday with their families.
Students love learning about holidays from other countries! I think after reading this book it would be great to let students do some research on other holidays around the world and do a presentation on them.
ReplyDeleteI always like reading about other cultures and what they do at holidays or a certain time of the year.
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