Chris Barash

As summer ends and fall settles in, a family prepares to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. It s time to pick apples, make cards, light the candles, and eat brisket to ring in the new year!

One family prepares for the traditional seder that ushers in Passover.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text show the seasonal and traditional indicators that the Jewish Arbor day, Tu B'Shevat, is near.

A young boy eagerly awaits the start of Shabbat as challah rises, matzah balls cook, and the table is prepared by his loving familiy.

In this charming picture book for young children, the magic of Shabbat is celebrated through light. As the sun goes down on a Friday evening and darkness descends, different sources of light welcome in the Sabbath: candles, lanterns, the moon and stars, fireflies, nightlights and then the next morning, the sunrise. Told in gently rhythmic rhyming couplets and beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an enchanting exploration of light and...