· Title / Author / Publication Date: Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year. / Eric Kimmel. Jon Muth (ill.) / Genre: Nonfiction: Folktales. Format: Picturebook - print. Plot summary: "When his sins threaten the lives of his beloved twin children, a Jewish man finally repents of his wicked ways. Retelling of a Hasidic legend featuring Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer" (NoveList)/5. Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year Eric A. Kimmel, Retold by, Jon J. Muth, Illustrator, Eric A. Kimmel, Author Scholastic $ (32p) ISBN . · by Eric A. Kimmel and Jon J. Muth. “Now Gershon was not always the best person he could be. True, the mistakes read more. 11 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books. Name Pronunciation with Eric A. Kimmel. Grade. PK Genre.
Kimmel's effective retelling of an early Hasidic legend is extended by Muth's watercolor paintings that show the thoughtless acts as little imps and the annual sackful as a pollutant. A helpful author's note at the end provides historical context and suggestions for practicing t'shuvah, or the act of returning to one's true moral nature. Resource Types Books Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year; 0 Ratings. Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year Books. Author: Eric A. Kimmel. Illustrator: Jon J. Muth. Categories Rosh Hashanah, Mid Modern ( - ) Tags. On each scales was written one of Gershon's misdeeds." Gershon never apologized. Instead he swept his tiny sins into the cellar and once a year dragged them to the sea until one day they became a hug sea monster. TITLE: GERSHON'S MONSTER: A STORY FOR THE JEWISH NEW YEAR. WRITER: by Eric A. Kimmel. ILLUSTRATOR: by Jon J. Muth. GENRE.
In Gershon's case, his growing legacy of unrepented misdeeds eventually becomes a monster, and although he has not hitherto cared very much about his behavior, he does care about his children, who are the ones threatened by that monster This story offers an interesting perspective on the Jewish custom of tashlich, in which the previous year's sins are symbolically cast off into a body of water, on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah (see April Halprin Wayland's New Year at the Pier: A. Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year Gershon's Monster Series: Author: Baʻal Shem Ṭov: Illustrated by: Jon J. Muth: Contributor: Eric A. Kimmel: Edition: illustrated: Publisher. Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year Author: Eric Kimmel Illustrator: Jon Muth Date of Publication: Gershon the baker, "not always the.
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