Calendar of Events:
Monday, April 8-Friday, April 12, 2013
Book Fair
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Louis Park, MN
Monday, April 22, 2013
School Visit
Kehillah Schechter Academy
Norwood, MA
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
School Visit
MetroWest Jewish Day School
Framingham, MA
Sunday, April 28, 2013
OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH & CELEBRATION
Saint Louis Park Public Library
St. Louis Park, MN
1:00-4:00 PM
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Book Signing
Yussel's Place
30A Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY
2:00-5:00 PM
Monday, June 3, 2013
Meet the Author Event
Jewish Book NETWORK
New York, NY
Dori would love to add your school, bookstore, book group, etc. to her calendar of events. Click here to see the page for teachers and schools or email her at doriweinstein@hotmail.com.
PAST EVENTS:
2013:
January 19
Presenter
Sampler of Jewish Culture
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Minnetonka, MN
2012:
Guest speaker/panelist
Synaplex Shabbat Program:
Passions in the City.
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Minnetonka, MN
School Visit
Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan
New York, NY
School Visit
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Louis Park, MN
Book Sale and Signing
Mount Zion Temple
Saint Paul, MN
2011:
Sliding Into the New Year
hits the bookshelves!
EVERYWHERE!
Meet the Author Event
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Louis Park, MN
Purim Carnival
Beth El Synagogue
St. Louis Park, MN
School Visit
Annette Newman Day School,
Talmud Torah of St. Paul
St. Paul, MN
School Visit
George Kaplan Afternoon School,
Talmud Torah of St. Paul
St. Paul, MN
Book Fair
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Louis Park, MN
Book Fair
Talmud Torah of Minneapolis
St. Louis Park, MN
School Visit
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School
Chicago, IL
School Visit
Chicago Jewish Day School
Chicago, IL
School Visit
Skokie Solomon Schechter Day School
Skokie, IL
School Visit
Sager Solomon Schechter Day School
Northbrook, IL
School Visit
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Chicago, IL
School Visit
Milwaukee Jewish Day School
Milwaukee, WI
Book Reading and Signing Event
Brochin's Judaica Book and Gift Shop
St. Louis Park, MN
"J'outique" (Jewish Artists' Boutique)
Sabes JCC
St. Louis Park, MN
Aleph School Parent Meeting
B'nai Emet Synagogue,
St. Louis Park, MN
Kabbalat Shabbat Author Visit
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Louis Park, MN
School Visit
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
White Plains, NY
School Visit
Kinneret Day School
Riverdale, NY
School Visit
Temple Beth Sholom Religious School
Roslyn Heights, NY
Book Signing
Yussel's Place
59 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY
Meet the Author Event
Jewish Book NETWORK
New York, NY
School Visit
Solomon Schechter Day School
of Bergen County
New Milford, NJ
Video Chat/Book Group
Golda Och Academy
West Orange, NJ
Grade 3 Visit
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Louis Park, MN
Visitors' Day Book Sale
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin
Conover, WI
Picnic Book Sale
Beth El Synagogue
St. Louis Park, MN
Picnic Book Sale
Adath Jeshurun Synagogue
Minnetonka, MN
Mother-Daughter Book Group
Private Home
St. Louis Park, MN
School Visit
Mount Zion Religious School
St. Paul, MN
School Visit
Rockwern Academy
Cincinnati, OH
School Visit
Columbus Jewish Day School
Columbus, OH
School Visit
The Valley Temple
Cincinnati, OH
Apple Pickin' & Honey Dippin' Event
JCC of Louisville
Louisville, KY
School Visit
Talmud Torah of Minneapolis
St. Louis Park, MN
Children and Young Adult Book Festival
St. Paul JCC
St. Paul, MN
School Visit
Solomon Schechter Day School
of Raritan Valley
East Brunswick, NJ
School Visit
Perelman Jewish Day School
Forman Center
Melrose Park, PA
School Visit
Perelman Jewish Day School
Stern Center
Wynnewood, PA
School Visit
Albert Einstein Academy
Wilmington, DE
School Visit
Gesher Jewish Day School
Fairfax, VA
School Visit
Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Boca Raton, FL
School Visit
Temple Torah Religious School
Boynton Beach, FL
Holiday Boutique
Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Boca Raton, FL
School Visit
Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy
West Palm Beach, FL
Kids' Book Fair
Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties
Ft. Myers, FL
School Visit
Hillel Academy of Tampa
Tampa, FL
Sliding Into the New Year
Book 1 in the YaYa & YoYo series.
(For ages 8 and up)
Thrill-loving fifth-grader Ellie Silver (YaYa) has been waiting all summer to visit the brand new indoor water park in town. She is super excited when her best friend, Megan, invites her to go-- that is until Ellie's twin brother, Joel (YoYo), points out that Megan is going on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Sure, Rosh Hashanah is a big deal, but so is Splash World! What will Ellie do?
"Weinstein employs YaYa's voice as the very believable and delightful narrator and carefully avoids didacticism as she introduces readers to some of the rituals and traditions of Judaism as they are practiced in a warm, loving family."
Kirkus Reviews
"YaYa & YoYo: Sliding Into the New Year is just the sort of wonderful and entertaining story I wish was around when my children were young."
Rabbi Irwin Kula
President, CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership)
"Finally, a Jewish book for young readers that is well-written, engaging, lots of fun and has important lessons to teach."
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
Executive Director, Jewish Outreach Institute
"A contemporary style and point of view that connect present-day pluralistic Judaism to the unbroken chain of Jewish beliefs and customs are at the story's heart."
Association of Jewish Libraries
"Parents...if you're not reading this WITH your kids, do yourself a favor and read it on your own! You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy this beautiful story."
"Our Mom is the best author in the whole, wide world!"
Dori's kids (who are not biased at all!)
Weinstein Household
ong time for a series like this onHead of School, South Area Solomon Schechter Day Schor of We Can Make I
News About YaYa & YoYo!
- Book 2 of the YaYa & YoYo series, Shaking in the Shack is here!
- Sliding Into the New Year won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards!
- YaYa and YoYo are getting a brand new look for Book 2. Check out the new cover of Shaking in the Shack! (Illustration by Ann D. Koffsky)
- Please "like" the Dori Weinstein facebook page for photos and updates.
SHAKING IN THE SHACK
SLIDING INTO THE NEW YEAR
is available at:
Shaking in the Shack
Book 2 in the YaYa & YoYo series.
(For ages 8 and up)
Now available!
Joel Silver (YoYo) loves to be a comedian and to play practical jokes. However, when he, his twin sister Ellie (YaYa) and the rest of their fifth-grade Hebrew school class find something surprising in the synagogue’s sukkah just before the holiday of Sukkot, it’s no laughing matter. Where did the mysterious four-legged visitor come from? What will become of it? Their unexpected adventure brings Joel and Ellie face to face with the importance of shelter and caring for those in need.
"Dori Weinstein does a beautiful job of teaching Jewish values, from respecting nature and animals, to caring for each other. Readers will enjoy the playful banter and antics of the close-knit and fun-loving Silver family, and will learn more about Judaism's rich history as we gather under the Sukkah together."
Gail Rosenblum
Star Tribune columnist and author of A Hundred Lives Since Then:
Essays on Motherhood, Marriage, Mortality and More.
"Another fun romp with YaYa and YoYo and the Silver family! Dori Weinstein portrays the holiday of Sukkot as a joyful celebration of family, friends and caring for others. Packed with positive messages, Shaking in the Shack is a great addition to Jewish middle-grade
literature."
Amy Ariel
Jewish educator and author of Friends Forever
"It is really exciting to have characters in a series that our Jewish young readers can identify with and learn from!"
Judy Miller, M.S.
Head of School, Columbus Jewish Day School
“More adventure. More learning. More fun. So glad to see Yaya and YoYo returning. Another young adult hit by Dori Weinstein. I cant wait to see what the kids will be doing for Hanukkah!”
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
Executive Director, Jewish Outreach Institute
Author of The Discovery Haggadah
"Another winner from Dori Weinstein! Like her first book, the story unfolds so naturally, you don't realize how much you're absorbing about Jewish culture and practice. Dori perfectly captures the tween voice with YaYa and YoYo."
Beth Grafman
Program Director, The Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Former Librarian, Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
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