Really nice interview, Rebecca! On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 12:04 PM <hasafran-requ...@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
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Reference Works on Judaism (Galron, Joseph) > 9. Re: Rebecca Levitan talks AJL at the BCPL (Erika Dreifus) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 14:16:15 -0400 > From: Heidi Rabinowitz <bookoflifepodc...@gmail.com> > To: Hasafran <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>, SFAJL > <sf...@googlegroups.com>, pub...@ischool.illinois.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] The Book of Life: The Very Best Sukkah > Message-ID: > <CAEogw4v7eOT49rTkFgb3S1Qs0ki=NiYnKwXjSNBm3ccUbv= > o...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Book of Life podcast listeners! > > I've got a unique podcast episode for you this month. I talked to Shoshana > Nambi about her debut picture book, The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from > Uganda, just in time for the Sukkot holiday (October 9-16, 2022). Shoshana > is a member of the Abayudaya, the Jewish community of Uganda, and is in the > U.S. studying at Hebrew Union College to become the country's first female > rabbi. This delightful story, rich with authentic detail, was named to the > Association of Jewish Libraries' Fall 2022 Holiday Highlights list > < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fall-2022-List-Holiday-Highlights.pdf__;!!KGKeukY!0ykcfBRaYlK8-YRD9Q8ZGv1bsvM-VM_O-SoHO6qdSF6l3zJSPBPAiPY7MlP1dq0F1AHDUpJ0LGwHBpH48_NE-GyXtYsnzaCTKyffm0c0fJM$ > >.You > can listen to the podcast (or read a transcript) here: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-very-best-sukkah.html__;!!KGKeukY!0ykcfBRaYlK8-YRD9Q8ZGv1bsvM-VM_O-SoHO6qdSF6l3zJSPBPAiPY7MlP1dq0F1AHDUpJ0LGwHBpH48_NE-GyXtYsnzaCTKyffT1w10JQ$ > > > Word of mouth is the best way for the show to find new listeners, so please > share this or any episode with your friends! > > Thanks! > Heidi > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221002/5d495e11/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 18:38:17 -0400 > From: Barry Dov Walfish <barry.dov.walf...@gmail.com> > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] Reference Works on Judaism > Message-ID: > <CA+c54q2bvwxz5_AgaAE6nRWP4h= > aoigd-prj159zytjkogr...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Amanda, Safranim, > > I kind of suspect that Amanda is aware of the EJ and that this is not what > she's looking for. > The EJ is a wonderful resource in many ways, but it has serious > shortcomings in terms of being up-to-date and inclusive, as I pointed out > in my article in JL in 2012: > > ?Encyclopedia Interrupta, or Gale?s Unfinished: the Scandal of the > *EJ2*.? *Judaica > Librarianship* 16(2012):195-209. > > The problem is that while many articles were updated from the 1972 edition, > many that should have been were not. > > It is true that for some topics, for which there has not been much > research, the old articles are still adequate, even very good. But for > many, this is not the case. > > The classic example, which still boils my blood, is the disgraceful article > on Homosexuality, which was written for the 1972 edition and, > astonishingly, was not replaced for the 2007 edition (there's only a short > update at the end, which hardly does justice to the tremendous changes that > have occurred throughout the Jewish world in the last thirty years or so on > this subject). This is a cardinal example of an article that has not stood > the test of time. There are many other examples, some of which I discuss in > my article. > > For any topic, which is being actively researched, it is important that a > reference work discuss it according to the most up-to-date research, which > is why encyclopedias are updated every few years. > > It is already 15 years since the 2nd edition of the EJ and 50 years since > the first. There don't seem to be any plans to produce a new edition > anytime soon. And there are no other Jewish-only encyclopedias that can > compete. > > In light of this, allow me to promote a project I have been involved with > for the last 14 years, and which unfortunately has not received much > attention among Judaica librarians -- *The Encyclopedia of the Bible and > its Reception* (EBR). EBR is not an encyclopedia of Judaism, but it does > include comprehensive Jewish coverage of hundreds of topics. Furthermore, > it has the advantage of including coverage of Christianity, Islam, and > other religions, as well as the arts--literature, music, visual arts, film, > and dance. The articles are up-to-date (publishing began in 2009 and > continues; vol. 20 (covering the last part of M and the beginning of N) > appeared earlier this year and vol. 21 (N-O) should be published this > winter. Thirty vols., plus a supplementary volume are projected. > > So, this should make it especially appealing to the NYPL, which would have > readers from a variety of backgrounds interested in all these topics. > Unfortunately, the cost is probably prohibitive for small synagogue and > school libraries. > > Of course, the focus is biblical, which means that most of the articles > begin with the Bible and then proceed to show how biblical themes, > characters, places, and ideas, were treated over the centuries and > developed or changed from their biblical origins. In many cases, the > farther one gets from the biblical period, the less biblical influence one > finds. EBR also includes articles on sages, medieval and modern > philosophers, kabbalists, literary authors, musicians, filmmakers, and > artists who were influenced by the Bible. Many Judaism articles are divided > into periods -- Second Temple, Rabbinic, Medieval and Modern -- for more > detailed coverage. > > I am attaching the articles on Homosexuality from the EJ and from EBR for > comparison purposes. I hope you will agree that the differences in content, > coverage, and tone, are stark. > > Best wishes to everyone for shanah tovah and gemar hatimah tovah, > > Barry > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221002/b2feea84/attachment.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > Type: application/pdf > Size: 1067791 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221002/b2feea84/attachment.pdf > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > Type: application/pdf > Size: 114831 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221002/b2feea84/attachment-0001.pdf > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 22:01:00 -0700 > From: Jacqueline Benefraim <j.benefr...@gmail.com> > To: Hasafran <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] NYPL Dorot Jewish Division Mentioned in Atlas > Obscura > Message-ID: > < > caak8w1djoygmnhhy0em5hw6+trsw+hurcju8mg3mssam3fq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Shalom, > > In case you missed it two weeks ago as you were too busy cooking your own > holiday meals, AJL's own Amanda Seigel gets a shout out in this article > about Dorot's Jewish cookbook collection. This is the perfect time to > mention that cookbook author Michael Twitty will be in conversation with > her at AJL's Online Gala on October 23. His book is more memoir than > cookbook, but you'll find it a thought provoking and satisfying read even > if you don't cook. > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cookbook-libraries?utm_source=Atlas*Obscura*Daily*Newsletter&utm_campaign=0ce6b9fa11-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-0ce6b9fa11-68692081&mc_cid=0ce6b9fa11&mc_eid=91d062e06a__;Kysr!!KGKeukY!wzfHjjowylaUAGC0R0KIeYtoeHygQLKLjmRgDbFut8C4twzv0XB-SGv74g74EL14TduztBXO5kMW8SEry0Qs-akzLIv58MiDQf02$ > > > G'mar Hatimah Tova, > > Jackie > < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cookbook-libraries?utm_source=Atlas*Obscura*Daily*Newsletter&utm_campaign=0ce6b9fa11-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-0ce6b9fa11-68692081&mc_cid=0ce6b9fa11&mc_eid=91d062e06a__;Kysr!!KGKeukY!wzfHjjowylaUAGC0R0KIeYtoeHygQLKLjmRgDbFut8C4twzv0XB-SGv74g74EL14TduztBXO5kMW8SEry0Qs-akzLIv58MiDQf02$ > > > > -- > Jackie Ben-Efraim > > *"Although the books had changed, I the reader had not." **Micha Yosef > Berdichevsky 1865-1921* > > Special Collections Librarian > Ostrow Library > American Jewish University > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221002/b40f5d4c/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 12:46:27 +0000 > From: "Kohn, Roger" <r...@loc.gov> > To: "hasafran@lists.osu.edu" <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] REPOST -- To hasafran@lists.osu.edu re.: English > translation of ?????? (ha-perutah) of S.Y. Agnon > Message-ID: <bcfc664fcfca44a0a235bd6d585ed...@loc.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1255" > > > --- > > Fellow Safranim, > > I am looking for an English translation of ?????? (ha-perutah) and from > the Bet Agnon found out that it is in this collection: > > Forevermore & other stories / S.Y. Agnon ; edited and annotated by > Jeffrey Saks. > New Milford : Toby Press, [2016] > xvii, 302 pages : ?b illustrations ; ?c 23 cm > > Would it be possible for someone on this list to make a .pdf file for me > and send it to me to my LC address (r...@lloc.gov<mailto:r...@lloc.gov>) ? > > Thanks in advance for your response. > > All the best, > > .-r. > > Roger Kohn > Library of Congress > LCSG/DPS/ABA/ASME/IJ > 101 Independence Avenue, SE > Washington, DC 20540-4384 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/9fc1cc9b/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 13:55:33 +0000 > From: "Galron, Joseph" <galro...@osu.edu> > To: "'hasafran@lists.osu.edu'" <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] FW: Reference Works on Judaism > Message-ID: > < > bn7pr01mb398585d2699f6e6a03e98e01cf...@bn7pr01mb3985.prod.exchangelabs.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > From: Barry Dov Walfish > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2022 6:38 PM > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu > Subject: Reference Works on Judaism > > > > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > Dear Amanda, Safranim, > > I kind of suspect that Amanda is aware of the EJ and that this is not what > she's looking for. > The EJ is a wonderful resource in many ways, but it has serious > shortcomings in terms of being up-to-date and inclusive, as I pointed out > in my article in JL in 2012: > ?Encyclopedia Interrupta, or Gale?s Unfinished: the Scandal of the EJ2.? > Judaica Librarianship 16(2012):195-209. > The problem is that while many articles were updated from the 1972 > edition, many that should have been were not. > It is true that for some topics, for which there has not been much > research, the old articles are still adequate, even very good. But for > many, this is not the case. > The classic example, which still boils my blood, is the disgraceful > article on Homosexuality, which was written for the 1972 edition and, > astonishingly, was not replaced for the 2007 edition (there's only a short > update at the end, which hardly does justice to the tremendous changes that > have occurred throughout the Jewish world in the last thirty years or so on > this subject). This is a cardinal example of an article that has not stood > the test of time. There are many other examples, some of which I discuss in > my article. > For any topic, which is being actively researched, it is important that a > reference work discuss it according to the most up-to-date research, which > is why encyclopedias are updated every few years. > It is already 15 years since the 2nd edition of the EJ and 50 years since > the first. There don't seem to be any plans to produce a new edition > anytime soon. And there are no other Jewish-only encyclopedias that can > compete. > In light of this, allow me to promote a project I have been involved with > for the last 14 years, and which unfortunately has not received much > attention among Judaica librarians -- The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its > Reception (EBR). EBR is not an encyclopedia of Judaism, but it does include > comprehensive Jewish coverage of hundreds of topics. Furthermore, it has > the advantage of including coverage of Christianity, Islam, and other > religions, as well as the arts--literature, music, visual arts, film, and > dance. The articles are up-to-date (publishing began in 2009 and continues; > vol. 20 (covering the last part of M and the beginning of N) appeared > earlier this year and vol. 21 (N-O) should be published this winter. Thirty > vols., plus a supplementary volume are projected. > So, this should make it especially appealing to the NYPL, which would have > readers from a variety of backgrounds interested in all these topics. > Unfortunately, the cost is probably prohibitive for small synagogue and > school libraries. > Of course, the focus is biblical, which means that most of the articles > begin with the Bible and then proceed to show how biblical themes, > characters, places, and ideas, were treated over the centuries and > developed or changed from their biblical origins. In many cases, the > farther one gets from the biblical period, the less biblical influence one > finds. EBR also includes articles on sages, medieval and modern > philosophers, kabbalists, literary authors, musicians, filmmakers, and > artists who were influenced by the Bible. Many Judaism articles are divided > into periods -- Second Temple, Rabbinic, Medieval and Modern -- for more > detailed coverage. > I am attaching the articles on Homosexuality from the EJ and from EBR for > comparison purposes. I hope you will agree that the differences in content, > coverage, and tone, are stark. > Best wishes to everyone for shanah tovah and gemar hatimah tovah, > Barry > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/cf75faea/attachment.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > Type: application/pdf > Size: 1067792 bytes > Desc: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/cf75faea/attachment.pdf > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > Type: application/pdf > Size: 114832 bytes > Desc: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/cf75faea/attachment-0001.pdf > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:48:24 +0000 > From: "Galron, Joseph" <galro...@osu.edu> > To: "'hasafran@lists.osu.edu'" <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] Reference Works on Judaism > Message-ID: > < > bn7pr01mb39855b08bc3e227e95c056efcf...@bn7pr01mb3985.prod.exchangelabs.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > From: Barry Dov Walfish > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2022 6:38 PM > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu<mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: Reference Works on Judaism > > > > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > Dear Amanda, Safranim, > > I kind of suspect that Amanda is aware of the EJ and that this is not what > she's looking for. > The EJ is a wonderful resource in many ways, but it has serious > shortcomings in terms of being up-to-date and inclusive, as I pointed out > in my article in JL in 2012: > ?Encyclopedia Interrupta, or Gale?s Unfinished: the Scandal of the EJ2.? > Judaica Librarianship 16(2012):195-209. > The problem is that while many articles were updated from the 1972 > edition, many that should have been were not. > It is true that for some topics, for which there has not been much > research, the old articles are still adequate, even very good. But for > many, this is not the case. > The classic example, which still boils my blood, is the disgraceful > article on Homosexuality, which was written for the 1972 edition and, > astonishingly, was not replaced for the 2007 edition (there's only a short > update at the end, which hardly does justice to the tremendous changes that > have occurred throughout the Jewish world in the last thirty years or so on > this subject). This is a cardinal example of an article that has not stood > the test of time. There are many other examples, some of which I discuss in > my article. > For any topic, which is being actively researched, it is important that a > reference work discuss it according to the most up-to-date research, which > is why encyclopedias are updated every few years. > It is already 15 years since the 2nd edition of the EJ and 50 years since > the first. There don't seem to be any plans to produce a new edition > anytime soon. And there are no other Jewish-only encyclopedias that can > compete. > In light of this, allow me to promote a project I have been involved with > for the last 14 years, and which unfortunately has not received much > attention among Judaica librarians -- The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its > Reception (EBR). EBR is not an encyclopedia of Judaism, but it does include > comprehensive Jewish coverage of hundreds of topics. Furthermore, it has > the advantage of including coverage of Christianity, Islam, and other > religions, as well as the arts--literature, music, visual arts, film, and > dance. The articles are up-to-date (publishing began in 2009 and continues; > vol. 20 (covering the last part of M and the beginning of N) appeared > earlier this year and vol. 21 (N-O) should be published this winter. Thirty > vols., plus a supplementary volume are projected. > So, this should make it especially appealing to the NYPL, which would have > readers from a variety of backgrounds interested in all these topics. > Unfortunately, the cost is probably prohibitive for small synagogue and > school libraries. > Of course, the focus is biblical, which means that most of the articles > begin with the Bible and then proceed to show how biblical themes, > characters, places, and ideas, were treated over the centuries and > developed or changed from their biblical origins. In many cases, the > farther one gets from the biblical period, the less biblical influence one > finds. EBR also includes articles on sages, medieval and modern > philosophers, kabbalists, literary authors, musicians, filmmakers, and > artists who were influenced by the Bible. Many Judaism articles are divided > into periods -- Second Temple, Rabbinic, Medieval and Modern -- for more > detailed coverage. > I am attaching the articles on Homosexuality from the EJ and from EBR for > comparison purposes. I hope you will agree that the differences in content, > coverage, and tone, are stark. > Best wishes to everyone for shanah tovah and gemar hatimah tovah, > Barry > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/693cd832/attachment.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > Type: application/pdf > Size: 1067792 bytes > Desc: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/693cd832/attachment.pdf > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > Type: application/pdf > Size: 114832 bytes > Desc: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/693cd832/attachment-0001.pdf > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 11:44:53 -0400 > From: Michelle Margolis <michm...@gmail.com> > To: Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] Rebecca Levitan talks AJL at the BCPL > Message-ID: > < > caew-4o55nzwqpzw5luvm7eckvn0kezuzwjq_6maq+w0k5bq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Colleagues, > > Please take a look at this great video produced by the Baltimore County > Public Library highlighting SSCPL President Rebecca Levitan - where she > discusses why AJL is so important to her work as a public librarian. > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBlE3DQ8JQ__;!!KGKeukY!0dXYGVIlbAR1s_kReGrSzPEBTtOJfQe3RsxwpUelf_a8oTG9DDDs_kxghdwMxHPRRRgxOO1uAnpf6wTgbwMN$ > > > All best, > Michelle > > Michelle Margolis > President, AJL > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/bc2ce151/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:55:30 +0000 > From: "Galron, Joseph" <galro...@osu.edu> > To: "'hasafran@lists.osu.edu'" <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] Reference Works on Judaism > Message-ID: > < > bn7pr01mb398530f8a6ac9e65781b2d33cf...@bn7pr01mb3985.prod.exchangelabs.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > From: Barry Dov Walfish > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2022 6:38 PM > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu<mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: Reference Works on Judaism > > > > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > Dear Amanda, Safranim, > > I kind of suspect that Amanda is aware of the EJ and that this is not what > she's looking for. > The EJ is a wonderful resource in many ways, but it has serious > shortcomings in terms of being up-to-date and inclusive, as I pointed out > in my article in JL in 2012: > ?Encyclopedia Interrupta, or Gale?s Unfinished: the Scandal of the EJ2.? > Judaica Librarianship 16(2012):195-209. > The problem is that while many articles were updated from the 1972 > edition, many that should have been were not. > It is true that for some topics, for which there has not been much > research, the old articles are still adequate, even very good. But for > many, this is not the case. > The classic example, which still boils my blood, is the disgraceful > article on Homosexuality, which was written for the 1972 edition and, > astonishingly, was not replaced for the 2007 edition (there's only a short > update at the end, which hardly does justice to the tremendous changes that > have occurred throughout the Jewish world in the last thirty years or so on > this subject). This is a cardinal example of an article that has not stood > the test of time. There are many other examples, some of which I discuss in > my article. > For any topic, which is being actively researched, it is important that a > reference work discuss it according to the most up-to-date research, which > is why encyclopedias are updated every few years. > It is already 15 years since the 2nd edition of the EJ and 50 years since > the first. There don't seem to be any plans to produce a new edition > anytime soon. And there are no other Jewish-only encyclopedias that can > compete. > In light of this, allow me to promote a project I have been involved with > for the last 14 years, and which unfortunately has not received much > attention among Judaica librarians -- The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its > Reception (EBR). EBR is not an encyclopedia of Judaism, but it does include > comprehensive Jewish coverage of hundreds of topics. Furthermore, it has > the advantage of including coverage of Christianity, Islam, and other > religions, as well as the arts--literature, music, visual arts, film, and > dance. The articles are up-to-date (publishing began in 2009 and continues; > vol. 20 (covering the last part of M and the beginning of N) appeared > earlier this year and vol. 21 (N-O) should be published this winter. Thirty > vols., plus a supplementary volume are projected. > So, this should make it especially appealing to the NYPL, which would have > readers from a variety of backgrounds interested in all these topics. > Unfortunately, the cost is probably prohibitive for small synagogue and > school libraries. > Of course, the focus is biblical, which means that most of the articles > begin with the Bible and then proceed to show how biblical themes, > characters, places, and ideas, were treated over the centuries and > developed or changed from their biblical origins. In many cases, the > farther one gets from the biblical period, the less biblical influence one > finds. EBR also includes articles on sages, medieval and modern > philosophers, kabbalists, literary authors, musicians, filmmakers, and > artists who were influenced by the Bible. Many Judaism articles are divided > into periods -- Second Temple, Rabbinic, Medieval and Modern -- for more > detailed coverage. > I am attaching the articles on Homosexuality from the EJ and from EBR for > comparison purposes. I hope you will agree that the differences in content, > coverage, and tone, are stark. > Best wishes to everyone for shanah tovah and gemar hatimah tovah, > Barry > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/6a710e52/attachment.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > Type: application/pdf > Size: 1067792 bytes > Desc: Homosexuality--EBR.pdf > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/6a710e52/attachment.pdf > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > Type: application/pdf > Size: 114832 bytes > Desc: Homosexuality--EJ2.PDF > URL: < > http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20221003/6a710e52/attachment-0001.pdf > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 11:56:16 -0400 > From: Erika Dreifus <edrei...@gmail.com> > To: Michelle Margolis <michm...@gmail.com> > Cc: Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Rebecca Levitan talks AJL at the BCPL > Message-ID: > <CAE11RiYy_P75kdf0wNy= > v-b8w_ybtg+tp3gsn1rl57akv1g...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is marvelous! Thanks for sharing Michelle--and congratulations, > Rebecca! > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 11:50 AM Michelle Margolis via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues, Please take a look at this great video produced by the > > Baltimore County Public Library highlighting SSCPL President Rebecca > > Levitan - where she discusses why AJL is so important to her work as a > > public librarian. https: //www. youtube. com/watch?v=1EBlE3DQ8JQ > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > Please take a look at this great video produced by the Baltimore County > > Public Library highlighting SSCPL President Rebecca Levitan - where she > > discusses why AJL is so important to her work as a public librarian. > > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBlE3DQ8JQ__;!!KGKeukY!3fSZNZJRpN8QpGGwZ9Sf2max65tSf-ntFFO7BMEhuXtfSTBwPbE2mXbrMKhEEZIxebbWRe1gGwMAo0i0aveJ$ > > > < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBlE3DQ8JQ__;!!KGKeukY!0dXYGVIlbAR1s_kReGrSzPEBTtOJfQe3RsxwpUelf_a8oTG9DDDs_kxghdwMxHPRRRgxOO1uAnpf6wTgbwMN$ > > > > > > All best, > > Michelle > > > > Michelle Margolis > > President, AJL > > __ > > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > > author > > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > > (AJL) > > ================================== > > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > > Ha-Safran Archives: > > Current: > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!3fSZNZJRpN8QpGGwZ9Sf2max65tSf-ntFFO7BMEhuXtfSTBwPbE2mXbrMKhEEZIxebbWRe1gGwMAo8sSfs4d$ > > > Earlier Listserver: > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!3fSZNZJRpN8QpGGwZ9Sf2max65tSf-ntFFO7BMEhuXtfSTBwPbE2mXbrMKhEEZIxebbWRe1gGwMAo8sSfs4d$ > > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!3fSZNZJRpN8QpGGwZ9Sf2max65tSf-ntFFO7BMEhuXtfSTBwPbE2mXbrMKhEEZIxebbWRe1gGwMAoxERBdeR$ > > > -- > > Hasafran mailing list > > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > > > > -- > *Erika Dreifus* | Reader. 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