"The days go past, the weeks fly by, Around and around we go. Let's read about the Jewish year, There's lots to learn, you know! Come be part of the action as Jewish children join their parents and get involved in the holidays! With lively rhymes and vivid illustrations,We Can Do Mitzvos Around the Jewish Year tells what each Yom Tov is all about, showing mitzvos that kids can do on each of these special days"--back cover.

Recognized as a classic in the field, this book is a pioneering study dealing with the traditional rationale behind the 613 commandments, or mitzvot, in the Torah. The author draws on the considerable literature to present the interpretation of the great rabbinical thinkers on each biblical commandment throughout the ages. Excerpts from the key commentaries are given in English translation. The book provides easy reference for the student interested in the systematic study of the mitzvot and for anyone interested in additional information on a particular commandment.

Every day, Benny's mother writes him a mitzvah note, and his father draws a picture on it. Those precious notes, highlighting Benny's good deeds, mean so much to him. At the end of the school year, the teacher puts each child's mitzvah notes into an album. Benny and his family regard each day as a blank page in an album, just waiting to be filled with more and more acts of kindness, friendship, and Jewish observances. No one is perfect, but Benny certainly tries his best! As he grows too old for those little notes, mitzvos remain at the center of Benny's life. When it's time for him to write a mitzvah note for someone else, what will it say, and who gets to keep it? A heartwarming story of life and love that parents and children will want to read over and over again!

What colorful mitzvos come into your head,When you think of yellow ¿ or brown, blue, and red? Study these pages and take a good look,At the rainbow of mitzvos all over this book!