A thematic approach for 12-14 year olds and older to important religious issues discussed by Maimonides and his contemporaries. The themes: the Life and Times of Maimonides; the Concept of Talmud Torah; the Concept of God; the Idea of Messianism; and Mitzvot. Recommended for use in day schools and high schools, as well as in the afternoon school curriculum. This elegant edition is an exciting, playful, and sophisticated work and is comprised of three volumes: a teacher's guide, a student workbook and a student sourcebook. Its completion has been made possible by a generous grant from the...

Kashrut is a system of laws which tells what foods are 'fit' to eat. Kashrut divides food into three categories: Meat, dairy, and neutral (fruits and vegetables). Most of the laws of Kashrut are concerned with the animal foods and how they can be combined with other foods. This workboos, appropriate for students in grades 3-6, will help to teach which animals can be considered kosher, how animals are slaughtered and prepared so that they are kosher, which foods are mean, milk, and neutral, and the laws of separation of milk and meat foods.