After shopping for challah, chicken, and fresh fruit at the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv, Bubbe returns home to cook her Shabbat dinner, only to discover that her house is filled with unexpected furry guests.

"A pair of siblings must contend with an invisible goblin as they prepare for Shabbat"--

Sammy, Sol, and their dog Mazel search for Mama's missing babka and discover delicious life lessons along the way. Includes a recipe for Mama's missing babka.

Follows a family as they make homemade challah bread from the heart. Includes information about challah and a recipe.

"Bubbe and her puppy, Bart, are trying to get ready for Shabbat, when Bubbe's matzoh balls start flying"--

Sadie loves listening to Nana's tales, especially about the traveling candlesticks, kiddush cup, and challah cover they use every Friday night. Will Sadie ever be able to tell her own special Shabbat stories, just like Nana?

When Monty Nudelman throws his back out shoveling neighborhood sidewalks and driveways, his neighbors help him in return by sending their children with hot bowls of stew for his Shabbat lunch.

"It's Friday and Miryam has lots of chores to prepare for her family's Shabbat evening meal--collect fruit, borrow an egg, and fill a jug of water from the well. But it's hard to focus when the drums in the next village keep calling to her...She discovers drummers and dancers practicing in a field. Before long, Miryam joins them, filled with an energy she can't resist--and finds a way to bring a new twist to her family's Shabbat celebration."--

"The virtues of taking a break--and of being thankful--are extolled in the gentle story of a stubborn ox, an impatient farmer, and a day of rest. Long ago, in the hills near Jerusalem, lived a young ox. For six days each week, she and her owner would toil in the fields, and on the seventh day both would rest. Then it came to be that this young ox was sold. For six days, she toiled in her new owner's fields, and on the seventh day the farmer brought...