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The Hardest Word

A Yom Kippur Story

by Jacqueline Jules
Katherine Janus Kahn
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Loosely based on the Hasidic legend "The Tear of Repentance", The Hardest Word is a story about forgiveness. The Ziz, a wonderful bird who lived long ago, is so big and clumsy that he can't keep from bumping into things. When a tree he knocks over destroys the children's garden, he seeks God's help to fix things. "Bring me the hardest word," God instructs him, and the Ziz flies off to search. He brings back words like rhinocerous, rock, and Rumplestiltskin, but none is acceptable, until he makes an important discovery. Praise for The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story "This delightful take, featuring a loveable, klutzy bird teaching the essential lessons of the High Holidays, is just perfect! . . . This book is a must!" —San Diego Jewish Times "The very complicated lessons of atonement and forgiveness on Yom Kippur are introduced to children in a warm and humorous story."—Washington Jewish Week A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS FINALIST AN ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781512495683

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      • ISBN: 9781512495683
      • File size: 13822 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2002
      Ziz, an oversize and clumsy bird, flies to Mt. Sinai to tell God about his latest mistake. God asks him to "bring back the hardest word." After much searching and guessing, Ziz learns the word God is looking for is "sorry." The connection to Yom Kippur is tenuous at best, focusing on forgiveness, an integral concept of the holiday. The didactic text is illustrated with amateurish artwork.

      (Copyright 2002 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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