So, it seems that I might find myself with a Jewish daughter-in-law. Thus, I figured I should read some "Jewish" things so as to get a bit more savvy regarding traditions and so forth. All this in a similar vein to my reading books with Chinese or Chinese-American characters so as better to understand the cultural background of my son-in-law, whose parents emigrated from China back in the 1970s. Of course I already know something about Jewish culture, having had a Jewish room mate in grad school, and having attended various weddings and bar/bat mitzvah's, and knowing when it's apppriate to snag a Yarmulke, and where to find one, and so forth.

So, anyway, in this book we have eight short tales related to Hanukkah, the eight-day festival of lights. Many of the stories are mythical, magical, mystical. The stuff of fairy tales. I believe my son already did some candle lighting a few weeks back with my grandson, along with, of course, the prospective daughter-in-law and her two little ones.
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Eight Hanukkah stories for children.

Beautiful stories; we read one each night the year we celebrated Hanukah (although I think we might have neglected to read on the last two nights; someday I'll go back and read those stories, too). ( )

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"Eight tales by Nobellaureate Isaac Bashevis Singer--one for each night of the Hanukkah celebration--tell of a world in which miracles aboundl, love triumphs, and faith prevails. Full-color pictures throughout." amazon.com description