New Moon

Rose loves the moon. She loves the holidays that come when the moon is full, and she especially loves the holiday that comes with every new moon. Together with her mother, Rose experiences celebration and sisterhood every month. This enchanting book also has a coloring book within. All the illustrations are included in both full color and in black and white so that children can add their own creativity to this very special book.

Rabbi Rayzel Raphael in an "unorthodox" rabbi with many talents. She has been the spiritual leader of three congregations, served as a chaplain and spent many years doing outreach to make people welcome in the Jewish community. Geela Rayzel originally hails from Tennessee and is an award winning songwriter/liturgist with five recordings to her credit. Currently Rabbi Rayzel has a private practice in the Philadelphia area where she counsels couples and helps them prepare for life cycle ceremonies- weddings, funerals, B'nai Mitzvah, and baby namings. Ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College she also studied Religion at Indiana and Brandeis Universities - and in Israel at Pardes and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Rabbi Rayzel is also a visionary artist with soul. As an artist, she also silks paints tallitot (prayer shawls) and huppahs. Her most recent creation is a deck of papercut Shechinah Oracle cards researched from Jewish text and tradition. The "Jewish Mysteries" - angels, dreams, kabbalah, are her favorite topics. Her gift is bringing the esoteric to light as as educational entertainment. The New Moon is her latest venture in children's book. For more information visit www.shechinah.com