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Benny’s Mitzvah Notes
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Author:
Lumer, Marc
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Sydney Taylor Award Winner
Grades:
Lower Elementary (K-2)
Benny, a young Orthodox Jewish boy, loves the mitzvah notes his parents make for him. Benny grows up and writes a touching mitzvah note of his own.
*This book was awarded the
Sydney Taylor Book Award
, which recognizes the best in Jewish
literature for children and teens each year.
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