Tourist Guide

The Jewish Children’s Museum is an interactive life size museum for young children. It features different “exhibits,” many of which correspond to Jewish holidays such as Passover or Purim. Each exhibit is intended to teach young children about Judaism in a fun and interactive way.

The picture to the right is an example of the life size exhibits. This is a large loaf of bread, which in Hebrew is called challah. The exhibit, which takes place in side the bread, explains how Jews use this bread on Sabbath, the correct blessing for the bread, and its importance overall. I did not really know what to expect when I visited the museum, although I did not believe it was a museum displaying Jewish children, as some others might have. The picture below is of the passover exhibit. There was a specific room dedicated to this exhibit which showed all the customs pertaining to passover in  a child friendly manner. There was also a mini supermarket in which children could actually go through the whole process of going to the supermarket, even the cash register!

I had never been to a museum like this when I was a child, but I think it is very informative for young children. It makes the subject matter seem fun and exciting as opposed to boring and dull, the affect many museums have on children.