Braun Library

Books: A Wonderful Way to Pass the Time!

Stuck at home? Do your children or grandchildren need something other than a screen? We’ve got some Jewish ideas for you! Fill your hours at home with free Jewish books you can download or read online. Here are our favorite picks from the Braun Library.

Note: Some of these links require setting up a free account or downloading a free ebook reading program. Contact Librarian Ellen Lorang for technical assistance. She’ll be happy to help!

For Young Children:

• My School is Closed Today (helps explain the current situation to young children) 
• PJ Library Family Haggadah
• The Passover Story for Kids
• Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons
• Sammy Spider’s First Mtzvah
• The Littlest Levine
• It’s a Mitzvah, Grover
• Tot Shabbat

More free downloads:

• Academic articles & book chapters from JSTOR
• New Kosher Vegan Cookbook
• The Jewish Fake Book
• Yiddish Books
• Sefaria – a huge compendium of Jewish texts in Hebrew and English

Help us add to our ever-growing list. Email Ellen and share your suggestions.