Ancient Jewish wisdom. Lessons kids can use today.
How do you make a good friend? What do you do when you're angry? How can you help others while also learning to help yourself?
These are big questions for little people, and they're questions Jewish sages were exploring thousands of years ago.
Mishnafari brings the timeless teachings of Pirkei Avot, also known as Ethics of the Fathers, into a world children can understand. Through colorful stories and time-travel adventures, Leo, Moshe and their friends encounter challenges that help children explore friendship, emotions, independence, respect, kindness and more.
Behind every adventure is a piece of Jewish wisdom and a lesson children can carry with them long after the story ends.
Big lessons for growing humans.
Each Mishnafari story starts with Jewish wisdom and connects it to the social and emotional skills children are developing every day.
Friendship & Belonging
Learn what it means to find a friend, be a friend and become part of a community.
Self Control & Emotions
Explore what to do when anger builds and how we can respond when things don't go our way.
Independence & Helping Others
Learn to help yourself, grow more independent and recognize when someone else needs your help.
Respect
Discover why every person and everything around us has value.
Gratitude & Appreciation
Practice noticing what we have and finding meaning in the world around us.
Friendship & Belonging
Learn what it means to find a friend, be a friend and become part of a community.
Love & Community
Explore what it means to care for our friends, neighbors and the people around us.
And more!
Across the full series, children explore 11 teachings from Pirkei Avot through 10 illustrated adventures.
Meet Leo. Meet Moshe. Start the adventure.
The Mishnafari Book Collection
Leo is a young lion cub growing up in the Savanna of Africa when he and his friend Moshe Mouse discover something extraordinary:
They can travel through time.
Together, they journey into the past, meet Jewish sages and bring the wisdom they discover back into their own lives.
The Mishnafari collection includes 10 illustrated children's books, with each adventure building on the last and introducing a new lesson about ethics, relationships, emotions and growing up.
10
Illustrated Books
11
Teachings from Pirkei Avot
START AT THE BEGINNING
BOOK ONE
Part of a Chain
HOW DO YOU FIND A FRIEND?
AND WHO CAN YOU LEARN FROM?
In the first Mishnafari adventure, Leo discovers his roots, meets Moshe Mouse and begins learning what it means to find friendship and belonging within a community.
$14.99
ALREADY READY FOR THE WHOLE ADVENTURE?
Shop the Complete 10-Book Collection
Follow Leo & Moshe through all 10 adventures and discover the full journey of friendship, wisdom and growing up.
$120.00 USD
Sing Along
Sing Along
Check out our Youtube Channel to sing along with Mishnafari and musician, Robbo Zelonky!
The Program
The Mishnafari Program is your companion to our adventure book series, helping you lead meaningful discussions and hands-on activities as you explore each chapter with your students. With guided questions, worksheets, and immersive experiences, this resource brings the Social Emotional Learning framework to life, making ethics and character development both fun and impactful. Perfect for educators and home-school parents ready to spark curiosity and meaningful learning!
Meet the Team
Meet the incredible team behind our workâclick below to learn more about each member.
