A Noa + Bubbe story

Noa and Bubbe’s
Yom Kippur

A children’s illustrated story about reflection, apology, making things right, and beginning again.

Noa spends Yom Kippur with Bubbe and her family. As the day unfolds, she thinks about moments when she was unkind, offers sincere apologies, and learns that everyone can try to repair harm.

Noa and Bubbe's Yom Kippur cover

Inside the story

A gentle emotional arc

Noa and Bubbe preparing food
01

Prepare together

Noa helps Bubbe make food for the family’s break-fast meal.

Noa sitting quietly and reflecting
02

Pause and reflect

Noa thinks carefully about her choices during the past year.

Noa apologizing to her younger siblings
03

Make things right

She apologizes to Shira and Ezra and chooses a kinder next step.

Family gathered around the table
04

Begin again

The family breaks the fast together after a day centered on reflection and repair.

“Yom Kippur helps us remember that we can try to make things right.”

— Bubbe
Noa reading with her younger brother and sister

Themes in the book

Reflection followed by action

The story gives children a concrete way to think about responsibility: remember a mistake, offer an apology, ask how to make things right, and try again.

Yom Kippur resources