First, they brought us the first-ever Jewish leveled readers. Then they gave grandparents an opportunity to excite and connect to their grandchildren via The Jewish Book Box. And, now, children can watch free Zoom classes! (Watch LIVE here). It’s education with entertainment at its best. Solution One: The Right Books! Enter BCP10 at checkout. When…
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A Curated List of Wholesome Pre-1990 Secular Books
It’s hard to find kosher books among the secular books written today. But it wasn’t like that when we were kids. These are the books you might have read when you were young…and that your child might enjoy today. We’re usually very hesitant to share secular books on Between Carpools since everyone has different standards…
What’s More Exciting Than a Box of New Books?
Imagine your child’s excitement when the Jewish Book Box arrives in the mail! We absolutely love this idea! Does your child love to read? Always looking for new, appropriate books? Get a Jewish Book Box. There’s no work to do. Simply the latest, appropriate books are delivered to your door each month. And it’s so…
Why It’s the Perfect Time for a Book Fair
Encourage your children or students to read this summer by letting him stock up on good books at a school book fair. Then, download this fun reading chart (below) and they’ll win prizes from Menucha Classrooms–just for reading! Are you part of a school administration? Active on the PTA in your child’s school? Want to…
Should You Censor Your Teen’s Book? (+ Book Recommendations)
As kids get older, it becomes harder to find them appropriate reading material. So what’s a mom of an avid reader to do? To edit, or not to edit. While in the secular world the “c” word is an anathema to many, we in the frum community are caught in a dilemma. When faced with…
Is Laura Doyle’s Book Consistent with Jewish Values?
So many have improved their marriages by using the Doyle techniques. But are these techniques inlign with what the Torah would advise us? By a BCP Reader We recently received this letter from a BCP reader after we published the post Are You Married to a Figment of Your Imagination? By Laura Doyle-trained relationship coach…
Mom, Wish There Was an Online Book Store Full of Vetted Secular Books? There Is!
Encourage a love of reading (or feed a voracious reader) at Menucha Classrooms – the online bookstore with a huge selection of vetted secular books (and Jewish books too of course!). What’s a mom of a voracious reader to do? My kids always want to read the latest books, but the content in many popular…
10 Timeless Books That You Can Share With Your Own Kids
Some kids need endless amounts of reading material. But how do you know what’s kosher or not? We’ve read all the books so you don’t have to. By Alisa Avruch They say a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. When my friend and I started pre-reading our children’s books 20…
5 Activities Parents Can Do to Improve Their Children’s Reading Skills Over the Summer
Don’t let your primary and first grade children lose the reading skills they gained over the school year during the summertime. By Lieba Steinfeld As a busy reading specialist in Lakewood, I often hear the following from parents: “My child made so much progress in her reading abilities during the school year; I’m worried…
4 Good Books That Will Make You Thinner
These diet books don’t tell you to eat something different. They teach you to train the way you think. By Rechy Zolty I always had an issue with body image. It’s something I struggled with my whole life. I had come to a place where I was just so sick and tired of dieting. I…