Ellie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup!
Bubbe’s famous matzo ball soup isn’t just delicious and comforting –Ellie’s pretty sure it's also magical. But will Ellie’s wishes over the soup pot be enough to save her family’s deli?
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What the Book Is About
Jewish Content & Values
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What the Book Is About
Eleven-year-old Ellie Glantz worries about a lot of things, but right now her biggest worry is the future of her family’s Jewish deli. It’s been going strong for years (her great-grandmother opened it), but lately things have been pretty slow – and they might need to close it. Ellie loves the deli and is determined to keep it open, and BFF Ava is full of good ideas to get more business (food delivery, a website, and more). The girls rally together friends, family, and the community in their fight to save the Lukshen Deli. There’s friendship trouble at school, and Ellie’s bubbie gets sick and has to go to the hospital, but cheerful illustrations keep the ultimately feel-good story light, and recipes sprinkled throughout will have readers craving matzah balls, chicken soup, and more.
Jewish Content & Values
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The family deli is kosher, so plenty of Jewish foods and associated holidays are mentioned. Ellie’s grandparents are Bubbie and Zeyda; her dad is on the temple board; and Ellie, who reads Hebrew well, decides to learn a new Yiddish word a week.
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A meaningful conversation with friends reminds Ellie of l’dor v’dor, Hebrew for making connections between generations. When Ellie makes wishes (for the deli and for Bubbie) over Bubbie’s pot of chicken soup, she feels like her wishes are her own version of Mi Shebeirach, the prayer for healing.
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Ellie suggests the deli hold a nightly community minyan of ten Jewish adults to say Kaddish (the mourner’s prayer).
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What the Book Is About
What the Book Is About
Eleven-year-old Ellie Glantz worries about a lot of things, but right now her biggest worry is the future of her family’s Jewish deli. It’s been going strong for years (her great-grandmother opened it), but lately things have been pretty slow – and they might need to close it. Ellie loves the deli and is determined to keep it open, and BFF Ava is full of good ideas to get more business (food delivery, a website, and more). The girls rally together friends, family, and the community in their fight to save the Lukshen Deli. There’s friendship trouble at school, and Ellie’s bubbie gets sick and has to go to the hospital, but cheerful illustrations keep the ultimately feel-good story light, and recipes sprinkled throughout will have readers craving matzah balls, chicken soup, and more.
Jewish Content & Values
Jewish Content & Values
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The family deli is kosher, so plenty of Jewish foods and associated holidays are mentioned. Ellie’s grandparents are Bubbie and Zeyda; her dad is on the temple board; and Ellie, who reads Hebrew well, decides to learn a new Yiddish word a week.
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A meaningful conversation with friends reminds Ellie of l’dor v’dor, Hebrew for making connections between generations. When Ellie makes wishes (for the deli and for Bubbie) over Bubbie’s pot of chicken soup, she feels like her wishes are her own version of Mi Shebeirach, the prayer for healing.
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Ellie suggests the deli hold a nightly community minyan of ten Jewish adults to say Kaddish (the mourner’s prayer).
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