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""With beautiful images and words, The Garden of Time offers a magical path through the seasons and allows the sacred breath of life to blow through all our souls. Take a walk in the garden; be refreshed and renewed."" -Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of The Shema in the Mezuzah: Listening to Each Other In this story based on ancient Jewish legend, Adam and Eve walk through the Garden of Eden, noticing what is happening around them and deciding what holidays they will celebrate based on what they see, smell, hear, and taste. Gorgeous text and art illuminate Judaism, the calendar, and the environment for both children and adults. Includes guides to the Jewish holidays and ancient iconography.

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As Adam and Eve discover seasons in The Garden of Time, readers become aware of the universal spirituality and meaning for living within each Jewish holiday. Zoe Cohen's beautiful paintings, which echo ancient Near Eastern art, invite readers into an ancient paradise that is both magical and deeply rooted in the earth. Rabbi Jill Hammer is a world-class storyteller, helping children and adults to connect their experiences in nature to festivals like Hanukkah and Passover. A wonderful teaching aid, intergenerational and multifaith discussion starter, and perfect holiday gift. -Rabbi Goldie Milgram, co-editor of Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning The Garden of Time reveals the cycle and meaning of time, the seasons, and the Jewish holidays in many-splendored ways. Jill Hammer's poetic, midrashic writing led me to see the passage of time in technicolor and with all my senses and to experience it with a renewed vision and a bountiful appreciation. I enthusiastically recommend this transcendent book as an intergenerational shared story! -Peninnah Schram, author of The Apple Tree's Discovery Gracefully written and beautifully illustrated, The Garden of Time roots each holiday in its season, in the cycle of nature. In our urban, speeded up, digital lives, nature is often little more than an amusement or an obstacle, and we can forget how integral the seasons are to our cycle of holidays. Jill Hammer's lilting text and Zoe Cohen's surprising drawings remind us that the cycle of our holidays is rooted in the cycle of nature. I look forward to reading this book with children in my family and community. -Arthur Strimling, Maggid HaMakom, Congregation Kolot Chayeinu, Brooklyn, NY

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Jill Hammer is the director of spiritual education at the Academy for Jewish Religion and a co-founder of the Kohenet Institute, a program in spiritual leadership for Jewish women. She has written four books: Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women, The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons, The Omer Calendar of Biblical Women, and The Hebrew Priestess. Her work has been published in many journals and anthologies, including A Family Treasury of Mitzvah Stories. Zo Cohen is a visual artist and art educator. She works from her home studio in West Philadelphia and teaches at The University of the Arts. She holds an MFA in visual art from Brooklyn College (CUNY). Her residencies include The Vermont Studio Center, Philadelphia's 40th Street Artist in Residence program, and the Artist-in-Residence program at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York, and Berlin, and is in the permanent collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art and Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral.

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