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Shalom Sesame Videos & DVDs

IN ADDITION TO AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOKS & MUSIC, the PJ Library program also provides gifts of free, Jewish-content DVDs through its partnership with Shalom Sesame.  

Shalom Sesame DVDs

Produced by Sesame Workshop, Shalom Sesame offers children and families an introduction to Jewish life and Israel through video, games, and other resources. Now, Shalom Sesame is partnering with PJ Library in delivering DVDs to families raising Jewish children.

For each Shalom Sesame DVD being mailed, PJ Library is including an activity booklet created by Behrman House on behalf of Sesame Workshop. Here are the DVDs scheduled to be mailed this year:

 

The Sticky Shofar
Month: August 2011
Age Group: Dates Almonds (4 to 5 Years)
For which Jewish holiday do you get to eat apples and honey, blow the shofar, and wish each other a sweet new year? Rosh Hashanah!

 

Monsters in the Sukkah
Month: September 2011
Age Group: Challah Toast (3 to 4 Years)
For which Jewish holiday do you wave the lulav and etrog, build a hut, and welcome guests inside? Sukkot!

 

Shabbat Shalom, Grover!
Month: September 2011
Age Group: Egg Matza (Age 5 to 6)
Which Jewish holiday can you look forward to enjoying every week? Shabbat!

  

Welcome to Israel
Month: December 2011
Age Group: Falafel (Age 6 to 7)
Where can you go to touch the holy Western Wall, see the desert in bloom, hear people speaking Hebrew, and taste yummy foods? Israel!


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