Bruce Feiler and Debbie Colodny

I specialize in selecting excellent literature and drawing connections to Judaism.   Are you a member of a Spirituality Group or Parent Education Organization looking for books that can bring God into the home or wondering about books that combine Hanukkah and Christmas?  Do you want my guidance for establishing a congregation- or city-wide reading theme similar to my “Faiths of Chicago Read Together” for which I hosted NY Times Best Selling Author Bruce Feiler?  Would you like a good book review and discussion at a Shabbat evening service?  Please call me to schedule a session at which I will describe and analyze a number of books on a specific topic.  I will also offer the books we discuss for purchase.  For those outside the Chicago area, schedule a weekend combination of adult and family presentations.

Curricular Suggestions and Teacher Workshops – Drawing on my knowledge of child development gained from Early Childhood, Elementary and Learning Disabilities certification, my years as a Children’s Public Librarian, as well as my knowledge from over twenty years as a Jewish Educator, I can provide many suggestions for books, both Jewish and secular, that can be used to teach virtually every subject.  I have developed a number of annotated bibliographies on subjects such as Jewish values, the commonalities among the December holidays of giving and helping others, readiness concepts for early childhood development, and dealing with emotions and behavior through children’s literature, just to suggest a few.  Arrangements for this sort of assistance would be made on an individual basis.