Seymour rossel biography

Rabbi Seymour Rossel (born August 9, 1945) is an.
Rabbi Seymour Rossel is an American author, publisher, editor, educator, and founder of Rossel Books.
A renowned storyteller, Seymour lectures widely on archaeology, dreams, folklore, and mysticism; and serves as scholar-in-residence for venues throughout North.

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Child's Bible 1

Authentic and moving retellings of the great Bible stories highlight their timeless moral and spiritual truths, and apply them to the personal concerns of today's children. The classic narratives come to life for young children in simple words, refined by both ancient and modern Jewish scholarship.

Each story is accompanied by:

Peshat - "What does it mean?"
Drash - "What does it teach?"
Remez - "A Lesson about Torah"
Colorful illustrations that depict the Biblical world

Each chapter also contains exercises and activities to reinforce the lessons. The Teacher's Guides feature a special "Teaching the Illustrations" section to help you share each book's art with your students.

Contents:

In the Beginning
In the Garden
The Terrible Crime
Noah and the Flood
A Tower in the Sky
Abram Walks with God
The Sad Tale of Sodom
Abraham's Gift to God
Rebecca
Twins and Tricks
Jacob Takes Two Wives
Jacob Returns Home
Joseph's Coat
Joseph and the Dreamers
Come Down to Egypt
Moses in the Basket
Moses and the Bush
The Ten Plagues

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Seymour Rossel's thirty-eighth book is called *How to Get God on Your Side: 100 Ways to Connect with God." While some earlier books have fallen out of print, his most popular books are alive and kicking. Look for *Alone and Wrestling* a broad cross-section of Seymour's work through 50 years of writing. For great fun, consider *The Wise Folk of Chelm,* irrepressible legends of the silly side of life. For a comprehensive view of popular Jewish stories, there is *The Essential Jewish Stories.* A guide to Bible for early readers is *A Child's Bible (2 vols.),* For the seeker of biblical wisdom, there is *Bible Dreams: The Spiritual Quest.* (One popular book, *The Torah: Portion by Portion* often appears to be out-of-print but it is actually available quite reasonably at the website of Torah Aura Publishers.) Seymour's books have been adapted as the basis of musicals and one-act theater portrayals and his version of classic stories have been adopted by some right-well-known contemporary storytellers. In addition, Seymour has edited nearly 300 books by many dist

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The Story of Rossel Books

Rossel Books claims a tradition of excellence. We started business as an independent entity in 1981. On that first day, I was the only employee. I was also the boss. So I stared into the mirror, faced the image and said, “You are fired!” A moment later, I relented and said, “Now let’s get to work.”

I had no projects and no prospects, but I had friends. So I started there. Before 1981, when I was Executive Vice-President at Behrman House publishers, I issued three textbooks by Jacob Neusner. Jack and I had become good friends, so I made my first telephone call to him on the first day of Rossel Books. “I am opening my own publishing house,” I said. What a moment! And what a response. With no hesitation, Jacob Neusner said, “I want to be the author of your first publication. What kind of book shall I do for you?” And that began the life of Rossel Books. Our first book was Mitzvah, so successful that it has been in print ever since its first publication.

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