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    A Rainy Day Story
    A Rainy Day Story
    A Rainy Day Story
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    A Rainy Day Story

    By Ruth Calderon and Noa Kelner

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    Rabbi Hanina feels sorry for himself when he becomes wet, cold and muddy from the rain. But when he goes inside his house—where he is warm, dry and happy—he feels selfish, knowing the parched earth needs the rain, and he learns a lesson about his place in the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateFeb 1, 2021
    ISBN9781728416526
    A Rainy Day Story
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    Ruth Calderon

    Ruth Calderon is the Visiting Professor in Talmudic civil law at Harvard Law School. A former Member of Knesset, she is also an educator and academic Talmud scholar. She is the founder of the Elul pluralistic beit midrash, as well as Alma, the Home for Hebrew Culture. She received her MA and PhD in Talmud from the Hebrew University. This is her first children's book. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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